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The Business of Venture Capital The Art of Raising a Fund, Structuring Investments, Portfolio Management, and Exits, 3rd Edition Mahendra Ramsinghani I [PDF] [eBook]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xxvii Part One The Making of a VC 1 The Business of Cash and Carry 3 2 Why Choose a Career in VC 11 3 Attributes of Succes... sful VCs 15 4 Welcome to the Land of Ad-Venture 21 5 Developing Your Investment Career 41 6 A Business Where Enemies Accumulate 57 7 Generational Transfer and Succession 63 Part Two Raising Your Venture Fund 8 LP Universe 73 9 LPs of Choice: Fund of Funds 89 10 How LPs Conduct Fund Due Diligence 95 11 Defining Your Fund’s Investment Strategy 99 12 Investment Team Diligence 119 13 Fund Size and Portfolio Construction 129 14 Performance Analysis 137 15 Terms of Fund Investment 155 16 The Venture Firm’s Ethos, Culture, and Values 173 17 Raising Your First Fund 193 18 The Fundraising Roadshow 205 19 Why LPs Seek First-Time Funds 221 20 Sourcing Investment Opportunities 229 Part Three Building Your Portfolio 21 Due Diligence Cheat Sheet 255 22 Diligence 259 23 Management Team Diligence: Assessing the Intangible 269 24 Market, Product, and Business Model Analysis 293 25 Terms and Conditions Apply 303 26 Structure of the Term Sheet 309 27 Buy Low, Sell High 317 28 The Closing Process 353 Part Four The Art of Value Creation 29 Serving on Boards 357 30 Board Culture and Orientation 367 31 Let Me Know How I Can Be Helpful: Value Creation 377 32 Challenges in the Boardroom 391 Part Five Exits: Liquidity Events and Champagne 33 Exit Strategies 407 34 Acquisitions 417 35 Initial Public Offering 435 36 Secondary Sales 449 [Show More]

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