Business Book Warranties Quiz

Book Title: Venture Deals

• The book is written by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
• A foreword is written by Dick Costolo, Twitter CEO
• The book aims to help entrepreneurs, students, and first-time entrepreneurs be smarter than their lawyer and venture capitalist
• The book covers various aspects of venture capital financings
• It includes a detailed overview of the contents, the key players, fund-raising, negotiation, etc.
• Key chapters include: the art of term sheets, how venture capital funds work, negotiation tactics, raising money the right way, issues at different financing stages, etc.
• The book contains sample term sheets and letters of intent.

Contents

• The book provides a comprehensive overview of venture capital financings, including the various players involved (entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors, lawyers, mentors, etc.)
• It discusses how to raise money, including determining how much to raise and required materials.
• An in-depth look at the terms found in venture capital term sheets, including economic terms (price, liquidation preference, pay-to-play, vesting, employee pool, antidilution) and control terms (board of directors, protective provisions, drag-along rights, conversion).
• It also covers other terms in the term sheet (dividends, redemption rights, conditions precedent to financing, information rights, registration rights, right of first refusal, etc.)
• A chapter on the capitalization table, explaining how it works, and how to use it to analyze deals.
• Chapters on how venture capital funds operate, negotiation tactics (including styles and approaches), and legal things every entrepreneur should know.

Additional Materials

• Additional materials, like standard forms and documents, are available on the AsktheVC website.

Acknowledgments

• People who contributed to the book's production are credited.
• The book involved input from many people, including earlier deal books from Jack Tankersley, and others from the entrepreneurship community.

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