Description: This is an important new book on the venture capital industry with something of use for everyone engaged in providing or seeking capital for start-up companies. Simple enough in language for those new to the industry to understand, yet detailed enough for those currently active as investors or entrepreneurs. It should be of interest to both academics and practitioners alike, with special relevance to anyone interested in being more effective at raising finance for their start-up company." - Scott Moeller, CEO & Director, Cass Executive Education, Cass Business School, formerly Managing Director and Founder of DB eVentures at Deutsche Bank "Anyone thinking of starting a business should rush out and buy Raising Venture Capital. This book provides a clear and engaging explanation of the venture financing process, from a high level understanding of how venture capital works to the details of term sheets. I recommend this book to all my students." - Scott Shane, SBC Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University, and author of Finding Fertile Ground: Identifying Extraordinary Opportunities for New Businesses "An excellent book - extremely readable, fun and accurate - I feel like I am walking the corridors of a major venture firm." - Stan Boland, CEO, Icera Semiconductor "Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs inhabit a complex ecosystem with many important, but often opaque (to the entrepreneur) rules and interactions. This excellent book lays out clearly all of the important issues and background surrounding venture capital. Written by two authors with first hand experience of this industry, the book is refreshingly accurate and useful. I thoroughly recommend that anyone contemplating raising venture capital reads this book. All would-be venture capital reads this book. All would-be entrepreneurs and even seasoned veterans should read this book, as should those trying to understand or promote entrepreneurism: Your life will be easier and the chances of success will increase. I wish it had been available before I did my first deal!" - Professor Mark WJ Ferguson, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Renovo

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