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ISBN0139414282
Venture Capital Investing
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Venture Capital Investing is a practical guide to the venture capital and leveraged buyout investment process, written from the investor's perspective. It covers the full investment lifecycle—from identifying opportunities through due diligence, negotiation, closing, and exit—and includes practical tools like sample questions and entrepreneur assessment frameworks.
- Who is it for?
- The book is directed at venture capitalists, LBO fund professionals, angel investors, and private investors—both experienced professionals seeking systematic frameworks and those newer to private investing in growth companies.
- What are the main themes?
- Key themes include the full investment cycle and decision-making process; due diligence across multiple dimensions (team, financials, market, competition, products); entrepreneur and management assessment; deal negotiation and closing; and exit strategy planning.
- Who wrote it?
- David Gladstone and a co-author. Gladstone previously wrote Venture Capital Handbook, which was oriented toward entrepreneurs seeking funding rather than investors.
- What format or source is it?
- A structured practical reference guide organized to walk readers through successive stages of the investment process, including sample due diligence questions and assessment tools for applied use.
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What's this book about?
The book addresses the practice of investing in small- and medium-sized businesses, covering venture capital and leveraged buyout scenarios. It examines how investors evaluate business proposals, including assessment of management teams, financial analysis, market dynamics, competitive positioning, and product viability, as well as strategies for managing portfolio company relationships.
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Venture Capital Investing addresses the practice of investing in small- and medium-sized businesses from the investor's perspective, covering venture capital and leveraged buyout scenarios. The book is directed at venture capitalists, LBO fund professionals, angel investors, and private investors. I
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