Confessions of a Venture Capitalist Inside the High-Stakes World of Start-Up Financing

图书标准信息

• 作者 Ruthann Quindlen 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2003-03
• ISBN 9780446677004
• 定价 147.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 244页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

What'sthekeytoasuccessfulcompany:themarketforitsproductorthepeoplewhorunit?Couldyoupasstheelevatortest--theabilitytoexplainyourcompany'sbusinessonasingleridebetweenfloors?Beforeyoufollowtheherd,howcanyoumakesureit'snotheadingforacliff?DoyouknowthefivethingsaCEOshouldneversaytohisorherboardofdirectors?You'llfindtheanswerstothesequestions--andsomuchmore--inthisfirst-of-its-kind,insider'slookatthepowerful,lucrativenewworldofventurecapital.ThewomanwhowasanearlychampionofMicrosoftandAmericaOnline,RuthannQuindlen,unveilsthenamesandfaces,thedealsandthedollars,andthevitalroleofventurecapitalincreatingcompanies,jobs,andwealthforthe21stcentury.Wheredoyoufitin?ConfessionsofaVentureCapitalisthelpsyoubypassthemostcommonerrorsmadebystart-upentrepreneurs.Anditprovideseveryone,businesspersonsandcasualreadersalike,withanintimate,front-rowunderstandingofhowtheventurecapitaleconomyandSiliconValleyareradicallychangingtheworldweallinhabit.Here,behindtheclosed-doormeetings,you'llwatchthedecisionmakersatwork.You'llseewhatthebiginvestorslookfor:hownotonlynumbersandprojectionscount,butpassionandcommitment.You'lllearnfromRuthannQuindlen'sreal-lifeexamples--bothherrookiemistakesandherhard-wonsuccesses.Ifyou'reawoman,you'llgetvaluableadviceonescapingthepinkghetto.Allthewhile,Quindlenshowshowhightechnologyiscreatingmind-bogglingnewvenues...andtellsyouwheretolookforthem,howtogetinearly,howtostakeouttheprimeterritory,andhowtokeeponexpanding.Onceyourecognizetheopportunityandadjustaccordingly,yourownforaysintoventurecapitalcanpayoffhandsomely.Allyouneedistherightguide...ConfessionsofaVentureCapitalist.