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Contents
1. Understanding
the Venture Financing Chain
Venture
Financing Chain
Case in
Point: A Financial Chronology of Amazon.com
Start-Up
Capital Formation Process
Providers
of Finance Throughout the Evolution of an Entrepreneurial Firm
The Equity
Gap
Pre-IPO
Company Ownership (Examples)
Start-Up
Business Success: 10 Steps
Realization of Financial Returns for VC Investor and Exit Strategies
2. Venture
Capital Basics
Selecting
Type of Finance: Debt of Equity?
Specific Features of the Venture Capital
Language
of the Venture Capital
Venture
Capital Funding Stages
Main
Sources of Funds for Entrepreneurial Firms
Distribution of Venture Capitalist Exit Routes and Realized Gains
3.
Understanding Venture Capital Investors
Differences Between Business Angels and Venture Capital Firms
Who
Are Business Angels
Samples of Successful Business Angel Deals
Typical Angel Investments
The
Pros and Cons of Business Angel Investments
Involvement of Business Angels in the Venture
VC-funded High-tech Start-ups: Probability of Success
Characteristics of VC Firms Most Important to Entrepreneurs
Growing Corporate Venture Investing
Dealing With Banks
4.
Introducing Venture Opportunity To Investors
Venture
Capitalists at the First Round Seek...
Key
Documentation To Be Prepared By the Entrepreneur
How To
Introduce Your Opportunity To a Venture Capital Company
Milestone-based Operations and Funding
Outline
for Presentation to Investors
Start-Up
Business Plan
Business
Plan Review by VC Investors
5.
Opportunity Evaluation By Investors
The
Process and Success Rates
Specific
Characteristics of Young Firms: an Investor's View
10 Most
Important Investment Criteria
Aspects
Leading to Rejecting an Investment Opportunity
What VC
Firms Look For In a Business Plan
Due
Diligence: Study Areas
Factors
That Are Analyzed and Verified During Due Diligence
6. Negotiating and Structuring the Deal
Required
Rate of Return for Different Business Stages
Ownership
Required To Support a 30% Return
Valuating
a Start-Up Company: 9 Typical Ways
Negotiations: Value Claiming vs. Value Creation
8 Key
Elements of a Great Deal
Characteristics of Sensible Deals |
