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 each generation of new
entrepreneurs. Surprisingly there is little reliable information on the subject. No one
understands this better than Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. The founders and driving force
behind the Foundry Group--a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage
information technology companies--Brad and Jason have been involved in hundreds of venture
capital financings. Their investments range from small startups to large Series A venture
financing rounds. The new edition of Venture Deals continues to show fledgling entrepreneurs
the inner-workings of the VC process from the venture capital term sheet and effective
negotiating strategies to the initial seed and the later stages of development. Fully updated
to reflect the intricacies of startups and entrepreneurship in today's dynamic economic
environment this new edition includes revisions and updates to coverage on negotiating gender
issues ICO's and economic terms. New chapters examine legal and procedural considerations
relevant to fundraising bank debt equity and convertible debt how to hire an investment
banker to sell a company and more. * Provides valuable real-world insights into venture
capital structure and strategy * Explains and clarifies the VC term sheet and other
misunderstood aspects of capital funding * Helps to build collaborative and supportive
relationships between entrepreneurs and investors * Draws from the author's years of practical
experience in the VC arena * Includes extensively revised and updated content throughout to
increase readability and currency Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture
Capitalist is a must-have resource for Any aspiring entrepreneur venture capitalist or lawyer
involved in VC deals as well as students and instructors in related areas of study.
