Venture Capital

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'For anyone interested in becoming a better manager' - Bill Gates--------Discover the revolutionary approach to goal-setting behind the explosive growth of Intel, Google, Amazon and Uber.In 1999, legendary venture...

Help take your startup to the next step with the new and revised edition of the popular book on the VC deal process-from the co-founders of the Foundry Group How do venture capital deals come together? This is one of the most frequent questions asked by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591844440Author Jeffrey BussgangFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 225g

From an award-winning financial historian comes the gripping, character-driven story of venture capital and the world it madeInnovations rarely come from "experts." Jeff Bezos was not a bookseller; Elon Musk was not in the auto industry. When it comes to...

Understanding Decentralized Finance demystifies DeFi, locating the integration points between decentralized and centralized finance to help finance professionals unlock valuable opportunities. DeFi - the next evolution of cryptocurrency - has brought...

Secure venture capital? Easy. Getting a business up and running or pushing a brilliant product to the marketplace requires capital. For many entrepreneurs, a lack of start-up capital can be the single biggest roadblock to their dreams of success and...

Startup money is moving online, and this guide shows you how it works. The Art of Startup Fundraising takes a fresh look at raising money for startups, with a focus on the changing face of startup finance. New regulations are making the old go-to advice...

Cryptocurrency. DeFi. Web3. Fintech. The Metaverse. AI. The future of money is here. The world of money is rapidly changing, but what does it all really mean? Exploring key developments such as blockchain, DeFi, AI and the metaverse, the book brings...

Imagine if the multinational hotel groups had founded Airbnb, or the big auto companies had launched Uber and Tesla, or Blockbuster had created Netflix. Large companies can start new ventures. You have ideas, talent, brand, capital-you have customers-you...

The definitive guide to private equity for investors and finance professionals Mastering Private Equity was written with a professional audience in mind and provides a valuable and unique reference for investors, finance professionals, students and...

*A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER!*In this gripping rags-to-riches instant classic-a must-read for starting your own business-Matt Higgins provides the blueprint he used to go from a desperate sixteen-year-old high school dropout caring for his sick...

A comprehensive guide on creating, growing, and leveraging a board of directors written for CEOs, board members, and people seeking board roles. The first time many founders see the inside of a board room is when they step in to lead their board. But...

You're only a startup CEO once. Do it well with Startup CEO, a "master class in building a business."-Dick Costolo, Former CEO, Twitter Being a startup CEO is a job like no other: it's difficult, risky, stressful, lonely, and often learned through trial...

Find out how to hold your own with the accountants. The principles of business finance aren't complicated. Every business is driven by just four figures. Knowing what these four figures are, how they relate to each other and (most importantly) how they...

Global Best Practice in Private Equity Investing Private Equity in Action takes you on a tour of the private equity investment world through a series of case studies written by INSEAD faculty and taught at the world's leading business schools. The book...

Get tested and proven advice on how to navigate risk and succeed in all phases of business ownership from a successful entrepreneur who turned a small startup into a billion-dollar company.Self-made billionaire and Paychex founder Tom Golisano...

One of Silicon Valley's most successful angel investors shares his rules for investing in startups. There are two ways to make money in startups: create something valuable-or invest in the people that are creating valuable things. Over the past...

Exam Board: Cambridge Level: IGCSESubject: Business StudiesFirst teaching: September 2018; First exams: June 2020Suitable for the 2020 exams Letts Cambridge IGCSE (R) Business Studies Revision Guide provides clear and accessible revision...

With Big Tech's breakthrough into finance with blockchain, it is imperative that finance players understand the ramifications and how they can defend their competitive advantage. Big Tech in Finance provides a cutting edge look at Big Tech's play for...

The new edition of the definitive guide for venture capital practitioners-covers the entire process of venture firm formation & management, fund-raising, portfolio construction, value creation, and exit strategies Since its initial publication, The...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn adrenaline-fuelled expose of life inside the tech bubble, Chaos Monkeys lays bare the secrets, power plays and lifestyle excesses of the visionaries, grunts, sociopaths, opportunists and money cowboys who are revolutionising...

Every VC wants to find the next billion dollar company to invest in, and every startup wants to become one. Ali Tamaseb set out to find patterns in the backgrounds, methods, and trajectories of these companies, gathering and analyzing 40,000 data points...

This set combines the definitive guide to private equity with its case book companion, providing readers with both the tools used by industry professionals and the means to apply them to real-life investment scenarios. 1) Mastering Private Equity was...

'Creating something from nothing is a daring act. Tom's wisdom and encouragement will give any reader the confidence to take the leap.' Eric Ries, bestselling author of The Lean Startup ________________ 90% of start-ups fail. But...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593083581Author Scott KuporFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 158mm * 27mm

Through an engaging and humorous narrative, Peter Coughter presents the tools he designed to help advertising and marketing professionals develop persuasive presentations that deliver business. Readers will learn how to develop skills to create the...

Embedded finance is here and having global impact. Are you ready for it? In Embedded Finance: When Payments Become An Experience, veteran growth strategists, entrepreneurs, and fintech disruptors Scarlett Sieber and Sophie Guibaud deliver a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593491782Author Sebastian MallabyFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 556gDimensions(mm)...

__________*Picked by the Financial Times as a Best Read of 2021*'Impressive and inspiring' Financial Times 'I have no intention of making small bets' - Masayoshi SonIn order to understand what's happening in Silicon Valley, you just need to look at...

"An incisive history of the venture-capital industry."-New Yorker"An excellent and original economic history of venture capital."-Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"A detailed, fact-filled account of America's most celebrated moneymen."-New...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316507967Author Arlan HamiltonFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Little, Brown SparkPublisher Little, Brown SparkWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 236mm...

Learn how to sell your startup from an acquisition expert Many entrepreneurs dream of the day their company is acquired and they secure a perfect exit. But information about the process of getting your business acquired usually comes from expensive...

"Anyone who comes to pitch on Shark Tank should read this book first!" --Barbara Corcoran, ABC's Shark Tank "I have seen literally thousands of companies trying to raise capital and know that a great pitch deck is critical. This book gives you the...

***WINNER STARTUP/SCALEUP BOOK OF THE YEAR: BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022***Before you get on the Money Train, here's what you need to know...You have a great business idea but very little money. There are investors out there with lots of money looking for...

A major exploration of venture financing, from its origins in the whaling industry to Silicon Valley, that shows how venture capital created an epicenter for the development of high-tech innovation.VC tells the riveting story of how the industry arose...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781510753990Author Robert L BlochFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm)...

Finance your company's growth without losing your stake in it Too often, thanks to multiple rounds of equity investment, company founders wind up with only a small fraction of the businesses they start. But this situation isn't inevitable. The...

The world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains was initially viewed as a niche space of little interest to mainstream business and finance sectors. With major banks now licensed to provide cryptocurrency custody solutions, and everyone from Facebook...

Finance for non-financial managers - succeed with just four numbers.Finance doesn't have to be complicated. This book shows you how to make better, faster, financially sound business decisions using just four numbers.Effective financial management is at...