Free Download Venture Capital Strategy: How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist by Patrick Vernon
English | June 30th, 2020 | ISBN: 1089935226 | 335 pages | True AZW3 | 11.05 MB
An approachable but disciplined overview of venture capital written by a professional musician turned business school professor over a 15-year period of teaching venture capital and startup classes at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. The book is a one-stop shop for understanding venture capital, distilling lessons from hundreds of interactions with VCs and founders.
Readers of the book will learn:
* The core competencies of successful VCs
* What VC's are looking for in startups
* How venture capital differs from other forms of startup financing
* How the sharks on TV's Shark Tank are ruining venture capital
* The top two terms on any term sheet (and a few other key terms)
* Why VCs often behave like music industry professionals
* How to think like a VC
Understanding how venture capital works in our economy can be of benefit to a wide variety of readers, from entrepreneurs to corporate decision-makers and everyone in between. This book treats venture capital as a topic of entrepreneurial strategy, not finance, and includes a background of the industry, an explanation of all aspect of the "VC Job Cycle" and a framework called "VC Razor" for performing due diligence. Learning how to think like a venture capitalist can help anyone become a better decision-maker.