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The Business of Venture Capital

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  • Sep 7, 2011
  • #StartupInvesting #Startup
Mahendra Ramsinghani
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The definitive guide demystifying the venture capital business The Business of Venture Capital covers the entire spectrum of a venture capital business, from raising venture funds... Show More

The definitive guide demystifying the venture capital business

The Business of Venture Capital covers the entire spectrum of a venture capital business, from raising venture funds to structuring investments, value creation as board member and assessing exit pathways. Author Mahendra Ramsinghani covers the distinct aspects of the venture capital fund raising and investment process with insights and perspectives from leading experts. Interviewees include Limited Partners (LPs) such as Credit Suisse, Grove Street Advisors and General Partners (GPs) from Foundry Group, Spark Capital, Benchmark Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. If you're curious about venture capital businesses, you've found the only book that covers it all.

- The first book to address the full investment cycle of the venture capital business
- Demystifies the key aspects of the business - raising venture funds, fund-level due diligence and fund terms, structuring investments, value creation, and exits
- Foreword by Mark Heesen, President, National Venture Capital Association
- Benefit from the experiences of the best-in-class practitioners, who have made investments in leading companies like Zynga, Twitter & Foursquare
- Describes how venture capital is an art as well as a science

In-depth and thorough, The Business of Venture Capital is the one book that includes insights, tools and real world examples every practitioner can benefit from.

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Number of Pages: 392

ISBN: 0470874449

ISBN-13: 9780470874448

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Lee Edwards @terronk · Apr 8, 2022
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Nobody ever recommends this book for new VCs, and it blows my mind. Absolutely comprehensive. Covers the aspects of the VC business you didn’t even know existed (firm dynamics, LP management, LP fundraising, portfolio math, major players.) Must-read.
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