Book description
Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes offers unparalleled insights into the funding and management of companies like YouTube, Zappos, Twitter, Starent, Facebook, and Groupon. The venture capitalists profiled—among the best in the business— also reveal how they identify promising markets, products, and entrepreneurs.
Author Tarang Shah, a venture capital professional himself, interviews rising VC stars, Internet and software investment pioneers, and venture investment thought leaders. You'll learn firsthand what criteria venture capitalists use to make investments, how they structure deals, the many ways they help the companies they fund, avoidable mistakes they see all too often, the role of luck in a success, and why so many startups fail.
Venture Capitalists at Work also contains interviews with those on the receiving end of venture money—entrepreneurs in high-profile startups that went on to achieve great success. Whether you're an entrepreneur, an aspiring VC, an M&A professional, or an ambitious student, the knowledge you will gain from Venture Capitalists at Work could provide a significant shortcut to success.
What you'll learn
How venture capitalists identify promising markets, entrepreneurs, and companies
What venture capitalists are looking for in entrepreneurs and business plans
How to build an "A" team and a culture of success
Successful relationship dynamics between entrepreneur and investors
When to slow down, ramp up, and scale companies
Knowing when to sell a business, keep growing, or shut it down
Why startups fail
Common entrepreneurial mistakes you can avoid
Who this book is for
This book is a must-read for entrepreneurs and venture capital/private equity investors. It's also for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in emerging markets who want to apply to homegrown ventures the Silicon Valley model of building billion-dollar startups. Corporate executives focused on innovation or mergers and acquisitions will find the book's insights priceless. Finally, business students and aspiring entrepreneurs will find this book a great reference guide and how-to manual for starting companies, building new products and services, and helping move the 21st century economy forward.
Table of contents
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1: Roelof Botha, Sequoia Capital: YouTube, Xoom, Green Dot, Dropbox, AdMob
- CHAPTER 2: Mike Maples, FLOODGATE Fund: Twitter, Chegg, Digg, Demandforce, ngmoco:), SolarWinds, ModCloth
- CHAPTER 3: George Zachary, Charles River Ventures: Twitter, Yammer, Millennial Media, Jambool, Scribd, Metaplace
- CHAPTER 4: Sean Dalton, Highland Capital Partners: Starent Networks, Altiga Networks, Telica, PA Semi
- CHAPTER 5: Alex Mehr, Zoosk
- CHAPTER 6: Howard Morgan, Idealab: Overture/GoTo, Citysearch, eToys, Snap: First Round Capital: Mint, myYearbook
- CHAPTER 7: Tim Draper, DFJ: Baidu, Skype, Overture, Hotmail, Parametric Technologies, Focus Media, AdMob
- CHAPTER 8: Osman Rashid, Chegg
- CHAPTER 9: Harry Weller, NEA: Groupon, Opower
- CHAPTER 10: David Cowan, Bessemer Venture Partners: LinkedIn, Smule, Zoosk
- CHAPTER 11: Michael Birch, Bebo, Birthday Alarm
- CHAPTER 12: Mitchell Kertzman, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
- CHAPTER 13: Scott Sandell, NEA: Salesforce, WebEx, Bloom Energy
- CHAPTER 14: Gus Tai, Trinity Ventures: Blue Nile, Photobucket, Modulus, zulily, Trion Worlds
- CHAPTER 15: Steven Dietz, GRP Partners: DealerTrack, TrueCar, Bill Me Later, Koral, UGO Entertainment
- CHAPTER 16: Paul Scanlan, MobiTV
- CHAPTER 17: Ann Winblad, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners: Hyperion, The Knot, Dean & Deluca, Net Perceptions
- CHAPTER 18: Jim Goetz, Sequoia Capital: AdMob
- CHAPTER 19: Roger Lee, Battery Ventures: Groupon, Angie’s List, TrialPay
- CHAPTER 20: Ken Howery, Founders Fund: PayPal, Facebook, SpaceX, ZocDoc
- CHAPTER 21: Alfred Lin, Sequoia Capital: Zappos
- CHAPTER 22: Kevin Hartz, Xoom, Eventbrite
- CHAPTER 23: Eric Hippeau, Lerer Ventures: SoftBank Capital: The Huffington Post, Yahoo!, Danger
- CHAPTER 24: David Lee, SV Angel: Twitter, Foursquare, Flipboard, Dropbox, AirBnB
- CHAPTER 25: Ted Alexander, Mission Ventures: MaxLinear, RockeTalk, Enevate
- CHAPTER 26: Robert Kibble, Mission Ventures: Greenplum, Shopzilla, Sandpiper Networks
- CHAPTER 27: Rajiv Laroia, Flarion Technologies
- CHAPTER 28: Jim Boettcher and Kevin McQuillan, Focus Ventures: PCH International, Starent, Pure Digital, PA Semi, Aruba Networks, Financial Engines, Centrality, DATAllegro
- CHAPTER 29: Mike Hodges, ATA Ventures: Tellium, Zoosk, Biometric Imaging
- CHAPTER 30: Alan Patricof, Greycroft Partners: Apple, AOL, Office Depot, Audible, The Huffington Post
- CHAPTER 31: Ben Elowitz, Blue Nile, Wetpaint
- CHAPTER 32: Vish Mishra, Clearstone Venture Partners: PayPal, Overture, Cetas, Mimosa, Ankeena, Kazeon
- CHAPTER 33: Rich Wong, Accel Partners: Angry Birds, Atlassian, AdMob, 3LM
- CHAPTER 34: Randy Komisar, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers: LucasArts, WebTV, TiVO, Pinger, Transphorm
- CHAPTER 35: Peter Wagner, Accel Partners: Fusion-io, Opower, ArrowPoint Communications, Riverbed Technology, Redback Networks
- Index
Product information
- Title: Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2011
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781430238379
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