About the book
How do venture capital deals come together? This is one of the most frequent questions asked by each generation of new entrepreneurs. Surprisingly, there is little reliable information on the subject.
How do venture capital deals come together? This is one of the most frequent questions asked by each generation of new entrepreneurs. Surprisingly, there is little reliable information on the subject.
Venture Deals explains the inner-workings of the venture capital deal process to entrepreneurs and investors. It explores the different stages of financings, describes the many types of investors who might fund your company, and goes through the venture capital term sheet in-depth. It explains effective negotiating strategies and covers various types of funding, including equity, traditional convertible debt, venture bank debt, or one of the newer practices of crowdfunding and pre-sales.
The 4th Edition includes revisions and updates to negotiating, gender issues, ICO’s, and economic terms. Several new chapters examine legal and procedural considerations relevant to fundraising, venture bank debt, and how to hire an investment banker to sell a company.
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist is a must-have resource for any entrepreneur, venture capitalist, or lawyer involved in VC deals as well as students and instructors in related areas of study.
Book reviews
“Venture Deal is the best book written so far on the subject of how an entrepreneur can survive the start up fund raising world with their dignity and perhaps their company intact. If you are an entrepreneur, or plan to be one, buy and memorize this book.”
“I will be handing this book out like candy — I can’t recommend it enough. It’s an excellent overview of how venture deals work, combining a perfect blend of investment mechanics with practical advice. We’ve needed a book like this for a long time.”
“If you are running a startup, or plan to start a company soon, you need to read this book. Feld & Mendelson put the fun in learning about funding!”
“I can’t recommend this book highly enough. It’ll make your fundraising process more successful, and it’ll make you fluent in the language that VCs speak, giving you access to more deals and faster results.”
Daniel Odio
“All in all, if you are thinking about looking for outside capital for your business, you should definitely read this book. If you are a wannabe VC, it’s also important. I, who fall into neither category, found it a fascinating read.”
“if you are an aspiring or actual entrepreneur, buy this book. Even if you’ve done a couple of financings, this is fantastic reference material, and Brad and Jason’s points of view on things are incredibly insightful beyond the facts.”
Matt Blumberg
Return Path
“Hands-down the best book I’ve ever read on venture capital. An entrepreneur’s must-read”
Chris Sacca
Lowercase Capital
“Let’s get rid of the information asymmetry problem. Every startup needs the knowledge in this book.”
Mark Suster
GRP Partners
“Easily the best book I’ve ever read on start-ups and venture capital”
Tim Ferriss
The Four Hour Work Week
“If you’re an entrepreneur or VC or will be working in this industry – buy this. read it. live it”
“After reading it, I’ve concluded that it’s like having a super-mentor on your shelf”
Eric Ries
Lean Startup
“It’s a textbook on venture capital deals. If you plan to do one of them, as an investor, advisor, or most importantly, as an entrepreneur, you should get this book and read it.”
Fred Wilson
(Union Square Ventures)
