The VC Field Guide (inbunden, eng)

The Venture Capital Investment Framework Venture capital is the economic engine that drives entrepreneurship and innovation through capital investments, board membership, advice, introductions to relevant employees, and customers. Despite the outsized importance of venture capital, the inner workings remain hidden.

Venture is still a mentor-led industry and it is an industry where you have to do a lot of self-education—you have to learn by doing, and you have to get up to speed quickly. Until now. Author William Lin spent over a decade in venture capital, starting in an entry-level position, helping to start a leading VC firm from scratch, and eventually becoming Managing Partner.

In The VC Field Guide: Fundamentals of Venture Capital, Lin shares his unique framework, the Venture Capital Investment Framework, to help any venture capitalist, entrepreneur, or investor make better investment decisions, quicker. He delivers an incisive and practical handbook for the world of venture capital.

You’ll learn about the industry, how to break into it, and discover the art of investing in startups, and more, including: How VC deals are analyzed, vetted, and madeWhich questions experienced and successful venture capital investors ask startup founders when making investment decisions, and why those questions matterThe venture capital mindset that dominates the thinking of the most prominent venture capital investorsThe best ways to begin a career in venture capital and tips on advancing your careerKey differences between multi-stage and boutique firms and what it means for entrepreneursThe different factors VCs use to evaluate early-stage versus late-stage companiesIf you want to be close to company creation and innovation as a venture capitalist, investor, or entrepreneur, this book is for you.

If you want to be involved in situations that impact economic growth, innovation, and the founders, employees, vendors, and communities that support the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem, this book is for you. The VC Field Guide is not only a primer on the inner workings of the venture capital industry, but a timely framework for how investment decisions are made.

Anyone who wants to better understand how venture capital investments are made, and why will find this book helpful.

Format	Inbunden
Omfång	224 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	John Wiley & Sons Inc
Utgivningsdatum	2023-05-18
ISBN	9781394180653