Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur |  | Author: Dermot Berkery
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 18954
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.15224
ASIN: B0010QI2JY
Publication Date: September 10, 2007
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Get the Funding You Need From Venture Capitalists and Turn Your New Business Proposal into Reality. Authoritative and comprehensive, Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur is an all-in-one sourcebook for entrepreneurs seeking venture capital from investors. This expert resource contains an unsurpassed analysis of the venture capital process, together with the guidance and strategies you need to make the best possible deal and ensure the success of your business. Written by a leading international venture capitalist, this business-building resource explores the basics of the venture capital method, strategies for raising capital, methods of valuing the early-stage venture, and techniques for negotiating the deal. Filled with case studies, charts, and exercises, Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur explains: How to develop a financing map How to determine the amount of capital to raise and what to spend it on How to create a winning business plan How to agree on a term sheet with a venture capitalist How to split the rewards How to allocate control between founders/management and investors
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Good read July 6, 2010
J. Labrum
This is a great book, light read, great overview. Absolutely recommend to anyone considering the life of an entrepreneur or those dealing with venture capital. Great basic explanations and guidance.
Gets to the point without any fluff June 10, 2010
J. Shackle
I bought this book to get a crash course on venture capital and it did not disappoint. The author explains VC in plain language using understandable case studies. Clearly, Dermot Berkery has years of practical experience in equity finance and he has skillfully converted that experience into meaningful lessons and indespensible wisdom. That's what makes this book good. What makes this book great is what the author has omitted: the superfluous filler that you might find in a "For Dummies" type of text. Berkery sticks to the facts and backs up his opinions and suggestions with sound reasoning. In an age when shelves are cluttered with management books filled cover to cover with useless babble from business philosophers and pontificating tomes from celebrity entrepreneurs and CEOs, it's refreshing to to find a volume that gets to the point without any fluff.
Just buy it, its a no brainer for the value contained inside! May 31, 2010
Allen O'Neill (Ireland)
I can honestly say that this book has changed the way I look at business, and building a company in general. It is laid out very clearly, uses easy to understand examples and is accessible to the non-financial guru! I talked to a VC recently who wryly said the book gave away to many secrets. Ultimately it's a very fair, insightful, from the hip guide, that will inform and educate you in many ways. I now recommend it to everyone I meet who is considering building an enterprise of scale - even if they don't think they need it - the wisdom is there!
If you are considering building something big - get this book first, and know the game!
Well written and easy to understand...highly recommend! October 12, 2009
Thomas E. Gross (Rochester, MI)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just finished the book. Very good understanding of how the VC game is played. This book will help entrepreneurs formulate a targeted biz plan with a better chance of funding.
Well written and easy to understand...highly recommend!
Well Done! A Must Read For All Entrepreneurs.... September 4, 2009
William M. Wright II (Chesapeake, VA - USA)
I wanted to gain a better understanding of venture capital financing, for purposes of my own professional development, and to expand the services I offer as a CFO consultant. As I searched out different books on the subject, I came across Dermot Berkery's "Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur". This book was exactly what I was looking for.
Mr. Berkery provides his readers a clear and complete understanding of every aspect of venture capital. Some of the areas that were quite helpful included understanding the unique cash flow and risk dynamics of an early stage venture, how much capital to raise and when, creating winning business plans (not what you have read in other books), how to value early-stage ventures, and negotiating all facets of a term sheet.
In addition to his clear writing style, he provides well thought out explanatory exhibits, mini-cases, and exercises - all of which reinforce the concepts, in a meaningful way.
I would highly recommend this book to any entrepreneur, and those that support them, who really wants to, and needs to, understand venture capital as a funding source. And if there are college professors out there teaching venture capital - this book has to be the one you use as a textbook. Mr. Berkery's depth of experience in the venture capital world comes through clearly in his writing - he knows what he is talking about and has a great way of explaining it to those who want to learn more.
William M. Wright II, CPA
Chesapeake, VA USA
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