Executive Reports: Raising Venture Capital From a Tier 1 VC Firm - Over 50 Leading Venture Capitalists on What VCs Really Look For, Term Sheet Analysis, Due Diligence and Deal Terms [Paperback]

Aspatore Books Staff (Author), Alex Wilmerding (Author), Jonathan Goldstein (Author), Aspatore.com (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1587620774 | ISBN-13: 978-1587620775 | Publication Date: June 2003

This insider look at what it takes to raise venture capital features insider perspectives by venture capitalists from some of the world’s top firms such as TA Associates, Boston Capital Ventures, EuclidSR Partners, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Ventures, Polaris Venture Partners, Venrock Associates and over 10 tier one venture capital firms. This report includes actual term sheets, valuation methodology and analysis, assessment of stock option programs and their impact on valuations and capital structures and other real world documents used by leading venture capitalists and lawyers analyzed from multiple perspectives. Also included are over 30 case studies written by CEOs of the fastest growing private companies on how they started and grew their companies. And finally, this report includes a list of the top 400 venture capital firms, contact information and web site addresses. This report also includes all of the content from the books "Deal Terms", "Term Sheets & Valuations" and "Inside the Minds: The Ways of the VC".

Chapters written by the following venture capitalists:
Graham Anderson, EuclidSR Partners
John Abraham, Partner, Battery Ventures
Sam Colella, Managing Director, Versant Ventures
Patrick Ennis, Partner, Arch Venture Partners
Robert Chefitz, General Partner, Apax Partners
Alex Wilmerding, Principle, Boston Capital Ventures
David J. Cowan, Bessemer Ventures
Oliver D. Curme, Battery Ventures
Jonathan Goldstein, TA Associates
Praveen Gupta, CDIB Ventures
Mathias S. Schilling, BV Capital
Terry McGuire, Polaris Venture Partners
Anthony Sun, Venrock Associates
Lawrence E. Mock, Jr., Mellon Ventures
Michael Carusi, Advanced Technology Ventures

Documents included:
List of 400 venture capital firms, contact information and web site addresses
2 Term Sheets (from best selling books Term Sheets & Valuations and Deal Terms)
Time value of money tables Documents likely to be requested during due diligence

Administration and compensation of boards and advisory boards
Sample Intel stock options plan
Coca-Cola Ethics Policy
Sample Non-disclosure agreement

Sample entrepreneurial chapters include:
Dave Cone - The Journey to Entrepreneurship: A Roadmap for Landmark Achievement
Steve Demos - Wealth Without Guilt: Founding a Business on Principles
Mike Turner - Entrepreneurship 101: From Validation to Viability
Frederick Beer - Navigating Your Entrepreneurship Through Choppy Startup Waters
Hatch Graham - Discoveries: Exploring the World of Entrepreneurial Momentum
Todd Parent - The Extreme Entrepreneur
Farsheed Ferdowski - A Blueprint for Long-Term Success
Jack Lavin - From Mom & Pop to National Player
Lucinda Duncalfe Holt - Torpedoes Abound! Why It’s Better to be a PT Boat Than a Battleship
Art Feierman - Lessons Learned Along the Way

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Aspatore Books (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587620774
• ISBN-13: 978-1587620775
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,485,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Resource & Value, September 3, 2003

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This review is from: Executive Reports: Raising Venture Capital From a Tier 1 VC Firm - Over 50 Leading Venture Capitalists on What VCs Really Look For, Term Sheet Analysis, Due Diligence and Deal Terms (Paperback)

This report has everything you could need as an entrepreneur looking to raise venture capital. The chapters by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists provide incredible insight, while the term sheet and other documents are incredibly useful, and will help you get the right deal on valuation. Having been in venture capital related fields for over 10 years, this is the best resource I have found - I recommend this to everyone I know that is raising venture capital or interested in the true workings of venture capital.