Ulteriori informazioni
Smarter Ventures demystifies the world of venture capital and the VC decision-making process. From insight on the structure of venture capital firms, and its influence on their objectives, to advice on how to dress for the initial meeting with a potential investor,
Smarter Ventures is the bible of the European venture capital market and your complete companion to the venture cycle.
Sommario
SMARTER VENTURES
Preface
- Introduction PART ONE - THE INDUSTRY
- Inside the venture industry
- Cycle Psychology
- An eclectic's history of venture capital in Europe
- Silicon Valley compared
- Other species :angels and corporate venture capitalists
PART 2 - THE PROCESS
- Fit for venture capital
- The Approach
- Choosing a venture capitalist
- The Business Plan
- Early meetings
- Due diligence
- Term sheets
- Negotiations
- Close
PART 3 - WORKING WITH VENTURE CAPITAL
- VC on board
- Down rounds
- "Exits"
PART 4 - THE FUTURE
- A European industry matures
VC JARGON BUSTER
Info autore
Katharine Campbell is the former private equity correspondent of the Financial Times. She spent five years delving into the secretive world of private equity, and became one of the leading commentators on the sector. A weekly column on the Enterprise Page of the FT provided an outlet for her particular interest in entrepreneurship and venture capital. Previous roles at the FT, where she spent a dozen years in total, included Frankfurt correspondent at the beginning of the 1990s, covering the early years of German unification. She studied German and ancient Greek at Oxford University, and international relations at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, in Washington DC. She now works in the private equity industry.
Riassunto
Smarter Ventures demystifies the world of venture capital and the VC decision-making process. It aims to help you tailor your approach in the right way to the right firm; from insight on the structure of venture capital firms, and its influence on their objectives, to advice on how to dress for the initial meeting with a potential investor.
