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Venture Capitalists At Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes is a collection of interviews with the venture capitalists behind some of the most notable startup successes, including You.
Tube, Twitter, Skype, Baidu, and Facebook.
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Table of contents (35 chapters)
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About this book
"I highly recommend Venture Capitalists at Work. This book captures the personalities and approaches of a number of leading VC practitioners and displays the heart and soul of the venture capital process, by offering an exclusive window into the voice of the practitioners."—Gus Tai, Trinity Ventures
"Venture Capitalists at Work is a foundational pillar in an entrepreneur's understanding and resources. This is a first in terms of the level of detail, quality of discussion, and value to the entrepreneur."—George Zachary, Charles River Ventures and Investor in Twitter
Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes offers unparalleled insights into the funding and management of companies like YouTube, Zappos, Twitter, Starent, Facebook, and Groupon. The venture capitalists profiled—among the best in the business—also reveal how they identify promising markets, products, and entrepreneurs.
Author Tarang Shah, a venture capital professional himself, interviews rising VC stars, Internet and software investment pioneers, and venture investment thought leaders. You’ll learn firsthand what criteria venture capitalists use to make investments, how they structure deals, the many ways they help the companies they fund, avoidable mistakes they see all too often, the role of luck in a success, and why so many startups fail.
Venture Capitalists at Work also contains interviews with those on the receiving end of venture money—entrepreneurs in high-profile startups that went on to achieve great success. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, an aspiring VC, an M&A professional, or an ambitious student, the knowledge you will gain from Venture Capitalists at Work could provide a significant shortcut to success.
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- European Founders at Work, Santos, 978-1-4302-3906-2
- Women Leaders at Work, Ghaffari, 978-1-4302-3729-7
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Reviews
From the reviews:
“Book contains a series of structured interviews with 35 well-known venture capitalists … asking each venture capitalist similar questions about what attracts them to a potential venture. … a revealing account of how venture capitalists think. … A really compelling work from the investor’s perspective. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate students through professionals.” (J. J. Janney, Choice, Vol. 49 (10), June, 2012)About the authors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Venture Capitalists at Work
Book Subtitle: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes
Authors: Tarang Shah, Sheetal Shah
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3838-6
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Tarang Shah and Shital Shah 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-3837-9Published: 17 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-3838-6Published: 23 January 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 500
Topics: Business and Management, general
Industry Sectors: Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemical Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, Engineering, Finance, Business & Banking, Pharma