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Founder vs Investor
Book

Founder vs Investor

The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO

HarperCollins Leadership, 2023 подробнее...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Concrete Examples
  • Eloquent
  • Insider's Take

Recommendation

This ingeniously structured guide to venture capital offers a fresh approach to a familiar topic. From his perch as a veteran venture capitalist, Jerry Neumann provides his perspective on the system. Then successful founder Elizabeth Zalman weighs in with her own tales from the trenches. By interspersing often conflicting views, this insightful book acknowledges that reality can feel very different, depending on which side of the VC equation you occupy. The result is an unusually thorough look at the VC experience that practitioners, entrepreneurs and financial professionals will appreciate.

Take-Aways

  • A venture capital investment requires a leap of faith for both the investor and the founder.
  • Fundraising is stressful for both sides.
  • Getting the attention of an investor is difficult, particularly for novice founders.

About the Authors

Elizabeth Zalman is an infrastructure and information security expert. She is a two-time founder of venture-backed companies. Venture capitalist Jerry Neumann has invested in some of the most successful venture-funded companies of the past three decades and has worked alongside dozens of entrepreneurs as investor, board member and adviser.


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