Book description
A full revised edition of the Wall Street Journal bestselling
book on startups and entrepreneurship
As each new generation of entrepreneurs emerges, there is a renewed
interest in how venture capital deals come together. Yet there is
little reliable information focused on venture capital deals. Nobody
understands this better than authors Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson.
For more than twenty years, they've been involved in hundreds of
venture capital financings, and now, with the Second Edition of
Venture Deals, they continue to share their experiences in
this field with you.
Engaging and informative, this reliable resource skillfully outlines
the essential elements of the venture capital term sheet-from terms
related to economics to terms related to control. It strives to give a
balanced view of the particular terms along with the strategies to
getting to a fair deal. In addition to examining the nuts and bolts of
the term sheet, Venture Deals, Second Edition also introduces
you to the various participants in the process and discusses how
fundraising works.
- Fully updated to reflect the intricacies of startups and
entrepreneurship in today's dynamic economic environment
- Offers valuable insights into venture capital deal structure and strategies
- Brings a level of transparency to a process that is rarely well understood
Whether you're an experienced or aspiring entrepreneur, venture
capitalist, or lawyer who partakes in these particular types of deals,
you will benefit from the insights found throughout this new book.
Brad Feld has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur for
over twenty years. Prior to cofounding Foundry GroupÂ-a Boulder,
Colorado-based early-stage venture capital fund that invests in
information technology companies all over the United StatesÂ-he
cofounded Mobius Venture Capital. Prior to that, he founded Intensity
Ventures, a company that helped launch and operate software companies.
Feld is also a cofounder of TechStars and has been active with several
nonprofit organizations. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the
topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship.
Jason Mendelson has over a decade of experience in the venture
capital and technology industries in a multitude of investing,
operational, and engineering roles. Prior to cofounding Foundry Group,
he was a managing director and general counsel for Mobius Venture
Capital, where he also acted as its chief administrative partner
overseeing all operations of the firm. Mendelson was also an attorney
with Cooley LLP, where he practiced corporate and securities law with
an emphasis on representation of emerging companies in private and
public financings as well as mergers and acquisitions.
