Recommended Reading . . .
Raising Venture Capital
We recommend each of the following books for your
consideration. In each case, we have found the recommended title useful and think you will too. With
the help of barnesandnoble.com, you can purchase most of them by
clicking on the title and following the instructions.
 Venture Capital Handbook by David
Gladstone (Prentice
Hall 1988). This guide for entrepreneurs is written by a long time
practicing venture capitalist from Washington, D.C. One of the first
comprehensive books on the venture capital process and still one of
the best. Help yourself prepare for venture capital fund raising
with this book.
 Venture Capital Investing by David Gladstone
(Prentice Hall 1990). The second of David Gladstone's valuable books
on the venture capital process. This one is for would-be investors.
It contains valuable information about the venture capitalist’s approach to investing in private
companies.
The
Guide for Venture Investing Angels - Financing and Investing in
Private Companies by Arthur Lipper III (MIC 1996). This book
is written for the individual who wants to invest in private
companies by an expert on private company investing. We know
Arthur Lipper and he knows his stuff. Knowledgeable, opinionated
and worth the read.
 Angel
Financing: How to Find and Invest Private Equity by
Gerald A. Benjamin with Joel Margulis (John Wiley & Sons
1999). This book is written for the entrepreneur who needs to
raise money too early or in too small an amount to attract
institutional venture capital. It describes the process of
obtaining capital from individual 'Angel' investors. Covers topics
from valuation process to writing an investor-oriented business
plan.
  The Venture Capital Cycle
by Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner (MIT
Press 1999). An academic examination of the form and function of
venture-capital funds by two Harvard Business School professors who
have researched original data to analyze venture-capital fundraising,
investing, and exiting methods. One of the book's themes is that the
need to exit an investment influences all aspects of the
venture-capital cycle, from the ability to raise capital to the types
of investments made.
  Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, Third Edition (Cloth)
by Tom E. Copeland, Tim Koller and Jack Murrin (John
Wiley & Sons 2000). Whether you are raising money or preparing to sell the business, a key
factor in how your business and its investors fare is maximizing
the value of the company. This book provides insights into how
company values can be managed, measured and maximized.
Nothing Ventured – The Perils and Payoffs of the Great American Venture Capital Game
by Robert J. Kunze (Harper
Business 1990). Unfortunately out of print and hard to find but definitely worth
the effort. Try the out-of-print book service at barnesandnoble.com
to find
this volume. This book contains a venture capitalist’s summary of
the venture investing process and chronicles the stories of
several ‘portfolio companies’ from investment to exit. The
portfolio company stories provide a unique insight into the
entrepreneurial process after the venture capital financing is
closed.
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