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Venture Capital & IPOs Summaries

Going public or going private? Private equity, venture capital, mezzanine financing? Learn about the variety of options businesses have to raise capital – other than the traditional bank loan.

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Better, Stronger, Faster
 

Brad Rosser

Infinite Ideas, 2009

(8)

Hit the Deck
 

David Ronick

UpStart Bootcamp, 2010

(8)

Start-Up Nation
 

Dan Senor and Saul Singer

Twelve, 2009

(8)

Reality Check
 

Guy Kawasaki

Portfolio, 2009

(7)

Angel Investing

Robert J. Robinson and Mark Van Osnabrugge

Jossey-Bass, 2000

(8)

Creative Capital
 

Spencer E. Ante

Harvard Business Review Press, 2008

(8)

Winning on Wall Street

Martin Zweig

Warner Books, 1997

(8)

The Angel Investor's Handbook

Gerald A. Benjamin and Joel Margulis

Bloomberg Press, 2001

(8)

Den of Thieves
 

James B. Stewart

Simon & Schuster, 1992

(10)

The Business of Investment Banking

K. Thomas Liaw

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999

(8)

Initial Public Offerings

Richard F. Kleeburg

Thomson South-Western, 2005

(6)

Attracting Investors

Philip Kotler et al.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004

(8)

Reverse Mergers
 

David N. Feldman and Steven Dresner

Bloomberg Press, 2006

(8)

Creating Shareholder Value
 

Alfred Rappaport

Free Press, 1997

(8)

Zero Gravity
 

Steve Harmon

Bloomberg Press, 1999

(7)

The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses
 

Amar V. Bhide

Oxford UP, 2000

(7)

High Tech Start Up

John L. Nesheim

Free Press, 2000

(5)

Venture Capital Investing

David Gladstone and Laura Gladstone

FT Prentice Hall, 2003

(7)

Real Venture Capital

Richard Thompson

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

(7)

Investing in IPOs

Tom Taulli

Bloomberg Press, 1999

(6)

The Venture Capital Cycle

Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner

MIT Press, 1999

(5)

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Venture Capital and IPOs

Venture capital investing, most everyone agrees, is not for the faint of heart. Investment options these days run the gamut from extremely conservative to daringly risky. And while venture capital investments can result in jackpot payoffs, they can also leave you with empty pockets. Before you begin your journey into venture capital funding or investments, you’d be wise to benefit from the knowledge getAbstract has been supplying to satisfied clients for years. Our summaries of the latest venture capital books are guaranteed to make you better informed and more confident as you ponder your investment choices. Whether it’s venture investing – or any other financial opportunity, for that matter – getAbstract helps you do your homework properly and make sensible decisions. Our summaries eliminate the need for you to unnecessarily wade through the complexities of venture capital investments. Our expert writers compress all the essential information into reader-friendly five-page summaries you can access on your computer, iPhone or Blackberry. Print out our summaries and assemble a handy reference file.

Make Smart Moves

Smart investors do not put their hard-earned money behind start-up companies without thorough investigation. getAbstract’s summaries will help explain how the process works and how to avoid making costly mistakes. You’ll be better equipped to decide if you want to invest in healthcare, technology or any other industry. You’ll learn how to tell if that IPO is really as attractive as advertised. Perhaps you are looking for venture capitalists to make your entrepreneurial dreams come true. Learn the proper strategy for approaching investors and the importance of formulating a comprehensive business plan. With getAbstract, you’ll never venture into the unknown.

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