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Showcases the results of the authors' three-year search for data, opinions, and statistics from some 250 venture capital firms, and offers many quotes from the venture capitalists themselves. Tips, advice, and comments from successful entrepreneurs demonstrate how to create and present a business plan to investors, how to organize a quality management team to attract investors, how to realistically value a company, and how to do due diligence and avoid scams. The authors are founders of a research and management consulting firm. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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The inside story on finding the capital your business needs togrow When it comes to finding capital--and the right investors for yourbusiness--entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. Brian Hilland Dee Power spent three years surveying 250 venture capital firmsto find out what venture capitalists look for when putting theirmoney in young businesses. Their results will give you all thetools you need to make smart decisions and avoid pitfalls andunnecessary risks, including: * How to create and present a business plan to investors * Profiles of venture capitalists in action * Enlightening true tales in venture capital * How to organize a quality management team to attractinvestors * The truth about referrals * Tips on valuing your company realistically * Doing due diligence: scams, vultures, and bottom feeders * Negotiating the best terms for you and your business Inside Secrets to Venture Capital will show you what it takes toattract the investors and the money you need to grow. It'severything you need to know to play the venture capital game--andwin . . .
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