From Concept to Wall Street: A Complete Guide to Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

Part IV. Raising Capital from the Public

Part IV discusses the topic of raising capital from the public, which is an important event in the lifecycle of a venture's development. As a result, it turns from a private company with limited public visibility and financial resources into a traded company which is much more visible and has a variety of financing resources available to it.

The discussion focuses on the considerations involved in the decision to go public and in the method of executing such a decision, as well as on the general principles governing public offerings.