Haislip Essentials of Venture Capital

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-91084-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 338 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Essentials

The first comprehensive guide for mastering venture capital

Essentials of Venture Capital is your guide tounderstanding how venture capital and technology finance works fromthe inside out. Author Alexander Haislip easily explains the mostcomplex concepts in venture capital and how the business isevolving to meet modern market needs. He illuminates the opaqueindustry that drives innovation in Silicon Valley and beyond.

* Learn how venture capital firms are organized and managed

* Develop techniques for fundraising and making high-growthinvestments

* Understand preferred stock provisions and startup valuationmethods

* Navigate recent regulatory changes and evaluate investmentreturns

The author draws on more than half a decade of experience andinterviews with high-level investors in the U.S. and abroad.Whether you are contemplating a career in this industry, hoping toraise money for an entrepreneurial endeavor, or are already aseasoned veteran of venture finance, the book's insights andreal-world examples will cement your understanding. Essentialsof Venture Capital is the first comprehensive book to explainventure capital, how it is changing and what it will look like inthe future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haislip, Alexander

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Chapter 1: Industry Overview.
What is Venture Capital?
How Venture Capital Works.
Performance Expectations.
Venture Capital in Crisis.
Summary.
Notes.
Chapter 2: Careers and Organization.
Launching a Career.
Nurturing Your Career as a Venture Capitalist.
Firm Structure and Organization.
Planning for the Future.
Summary.
Notes.
Chapter 3: Fundraising.
Fundraising is a Venture Capitalist's Number One Priority.
What Limited Partners Want.
Working with Limited Partners.
Why Invest in Funds That Lose Money?
First Time Funds.
Bigger Funds.
The Future of Fundraising.
Summary.
Notes.
Chapter 4: Investing Basics.
What Makes a Good Deal?
Macroeconomics of Investing.
Investment Process.
Stock Classifications.
Typical Preferred Stock Clauses.
Stock During Different Stages of Development.
Syndication.
Valuation.
Summary.
Notes.
Chapter 5: Finding Investments.
Gathering Opportunities.
Hunting for Investments.
Growing Your Own Investments.
Alternative Methods.
Missed Opportunities.
Summary.
Notes.
Chapter 6: Getting the Money Back.
Gains from Investment.
Going Public.
Getting Acquired.
The IPO Crisis.
Solving the IPO Problem.
Are Fewer IPOs a Bad Thing?
New Strategies and Adaptations for Liquidity.
Summary.
Notes.
Chapter 7: Booms, Bubbles & Busts.
Riding the Waves.
Boom Beginnings.
Bubbles.
Busts.
Summary.
Notes.
Chapter 8: Going Global.
Strategies for Foreign Investing.
Venture Capital Outside the United States.
Israel.
China.
India.
Russia.
Europe.
Rest of the World.
Summary.
Notes.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Haislip specializes in venture capital andtechnology investment analysis. He is a columnist for Forbes.comand has been a senior writer at Thomson Reuters's Venture CapitalJournal and Private Equity Hub for the past four years. He holds aneconomics degree and a finance certificate from PrincetonUniversity and a master's degree from the Columbia UniversityGraduate School of Journalism. Mr. Haislip has won awards from theNew York Financial Writers Association, the National PressFoundation, and the Western Publishing Association. TheLondon-based Management Consultancies Association recognized him asone of the "Best Young Management Writers."
In addition to researching and writing, Mr. Haislip also conductsconferences and moderates panels of experts on topics such asventure capital, cleantech, energy, buyouts, fundraising, andprivate equity. You can find more information about Mr. Haislip athis Web site, www.AlexanderHaislip.com.