Get the inside scoop on what venture capitalists want to see in your startup as you hit the fundraising trail. This is the highly anticipated third edition of the best-selling book which has become the definitive resource for understanding venture capital fundraising. Whether you are an entrepreneur, lawyer, student or just have an interest in the venture capital ecosystem, Venture Deals is for you. The book dives deeply into how deals are constructed, why certain terms matter (and others don’t), and more importantly, what motivates venture capitalists to propose certain outcomes. You’ll see the process of negotiating from the eyes of two seasoned venture capitalists who have over 40 years of investing experience as VCs, LPs, angels, and founders. They will teach you how to develop a fundraising strategy that will be a win for all parties involved. This book is designed to bring transparency to the venture capital funding process and includes such topics as: How to raise money; What terms matter and which ones don’t; How to negotiate a fair deal for everyone; What makes venture capitalists tick, including how they are compensated and motivated; How companies are valued by venture capitalists; How all current structures of funding work, including convertible debt, crowdfunding, pre-sales and other non-traditional methods; How these particular issues change through different stages of financing (seed, early, mid and late); and How to avoid business and legal pitfalls that many entrepreneurs make. And as in the previous editions, this book isn’t just a one-sided opinion from venture capitalists, but also has helpful commentary throughout from a veteran CEO who has raised many rounds of financing from many different investors. If you are ready to learn all the secrets and ins and outs of fundraising, Venture Deals is an essential read.

Transform your legal education into a successful and fulfilling legal career In How to Be a Lawyer: The Path from Law School to Success, a team of veteran lawyers and entrepreneurs delivers an eye-opening discussion of how to translate your years of training and education into a running start in the world of practice. The book bridges the gap between law school and practice, whether you hope to be a big firm transactional attorney, a solo criminal lawyer, work for the government or any other legal profession. You’ll discover how you can use what you learned in law school and how you can develop the real skills you’ll need as you deal with clients and colleagues. The authors explain what your professors won’t tell you in law school and what employers and clients will actually expect from you. You’ll also find: Case studies and guest chapters describing the transition to major areas of law and how it can and should affect your law school decision making Expert advice on making your first job a successful one Guidance on how to avoid the most common career pitfalls and client mistakes Unfiltered opinions from clients about what they really think about lawyers An ideal resource for aspiring and current law students and early career lawyers, How to Be a Lawyer is the practical blueprint you need to build your legal career from scratch.

Als 2011 in den Vereinigten Staaten die erste Auflage von "Venture Deals" erschien, traf es einen Nerv. Ein Handbuch über die Kunst der Venture-Capital-Finanzierung, mit dem Ziel, Licht in den Finanzierungsdschungel zu bringen. Das Buch richtete sich an Einsteiger wie Profis gleichermaßen und zog mit seinem lockeren Sprachstil auch diejenigen in seinen Bann, die andernfalls an der nicht selten trockenen Materie gescheitert wären. Heute ist die US-Ausgabe weltweit ein Klassiker und bereits in vierter Auflage erschienen. Die Autoren Brad Feld und Jason Mendelson gehören zu den prägenden Köpfen der Branche. Mit "Venture Deals - Seien Sie klüger als Ihr Anwalt und Risikokapitalgeber" erscheint dieser Klassiker zum ersten Mal in deutscher Sprache. Das Buch ist inhaltlich vollständig überarbeitet. Es berücksichtigt einerseits sowohl die deutsche Vertragspraxis und die deutsche Rechtslage und enthält andererseits den gesamten Erfahrungsschatz von Brad Feld und Jason Mendelson aus mehr als dreißig Jahren Tätigkeit als VC-Investoren. Was ist das Geheimnis einer erfolgreichen Venture-Capital-Finanzierung? - Kaum jemand kann diese Frage besser beantworten als Brad und Jason. Als Gründer der Foundry Group, einem auf Frühphasenfinanzierungen in IT-Unternehmen spezialisierten Venture-Capital-Investor, waren beide an hunderten von Risikokapitalfinanzierungen beteiligt. Ihre Investitionen reichen von kleinen Start-ups bis hin zu großen Finanzierungsrunden. Das Buch gewährt einen Einblick in die Besonderheiten des Venture-Capital-Ökosystems. Es erläutert die Ökonomie hinter den Deals, die vertraglichen Besonderheiten und die Vor- und Nachteile verschiedener Finanzierungsformen. Außerdem zeigt es Verhandlungsstrategien auf und vermittelt nicht zuletzt das für die Branche typische Vokabular. Wer sein Start-up auf das nächste Level heben möchte, mit seiner Investition Erfolg haben will, für seine Mandanten nach der richtigen Strategie sucht, sich mit Finanzierungen beschäftigt oder einfach nur das Ziel hat, auf Augenhöhe mitzureden, für den ist dieses Buch unverzichtbar.

La escasez de financiación para las empresas ha colocado al capital riesgo y a los business angels como alternativa a los bancos. Para muchos emprendedores y empresarios es un recurso nuevo del que necesitan información. Brad Feld y Jason Mendelson son dos conocidos emprendedores e inversores norteamericanos. Su libro explica, de forma divulgativa, el contexto de la industria del capital riesgo —quién la forma, cuál es su papel, cómo funciona el proceso de financiación, qué implicaciones tiene, cómo negociar, etc.— y sitúa en el eje central los aspectos fundamentales del acuerdo de financiación, es decir, el term sheet o lista de condiciones. Este manual va dirigido a todo el ecosistema emprendedor, inversor y de las startups, además de abogados, family offices y, en general, a cualquier persona interesada en la financiación empresarial. Brad Feld y Jason Mendelson son dos conocidos emprendedores e inversores norteamericanos. Su libro explica, de forma divulgativa, el contexto de la industria del capital riesgo —quién la forma, cuál es su papel, cómo funciona el proceso de financiación, qué implicaciones tiene, cómo negociar, etc.— y sitúa en el eje central los aspectos fundamentales del acuerdo de financiación, es decir, el term sheet o lista de condiciones. Este manual va dirigido a todo el ecosistema emprendedor, inversor y de las startups, además de abogados, family offices y, en general, a cualquier persona interesada en la financiación empresarial.

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正是這套夢幻法則，造就矽谷成為創業家與投資家的天堂樂園！ ＼Twitter 前CEO 迪克‧科斯特洛：「我創業的時候怎麼會沒有這本書呢？」／ ☆誠品、金石堂、博客來，各大書店暢銷榜完全制霸！ ☆《華爾街日報》暢銷榜、長踞亞馬遜網路書店創投類冠軍 ☆美國《企業家》雜誌年度必讀 增訂六個全新章節！ 詳解股權結構表、探討群眾募資需要注意什麼法律問題，股權該如何分配？建議何時該讓創投銀行介入、解析條件書的必要與重要性……豐富內容不藏私全公開！ 原始章節大幅修訂新增即時資訊！ 繁體中文版 獨家加注台灣「在地觀點」！ 作者布萊德．費爾德與傑生．孟德森 以近30年、數百次參與創業投資的經驗，傳授給讀者： 撰寫投資條件書的藝術 討論參與創業投資各個面向的參與者 如何融資並了解投資協議的具體條款 融資時的談判技巧、法律問題 以及所有創業者、投資人應該知道並熟記的所有知識與技巧…… 本書從創業投資條件最簡單的來龍去脈說起，先介紹參與創投交易的各方人馬。 接著談到如何籌錢，包括判斷「應該籌多少錢」，還有踏上籌資道路之前，需要哪些東西。這部分會講到許多創投人士決定投資時所遵照的程序。 再來是深入創投投資條件的細項，此處分成三章：「牟利的條件、控制權的條件、其餘條件」。我們在細項條件，力求觀點平衡，加上策略的輔佐，以圖公道地做生意。 後續會談到條件，有談「可轉換證券的方法」，再公開「創投商人的手法」，包含動機和報酬；接著會討論現實結構面如何影響一家公司籌資成敗，或在投資作成事後影響「創投人士、創投廠商、創業人士」三者的關係。 本書會初步講到談判，及特定策略在創投界是加分還是扣分，因為這在募資的過程中至關重要。我們也有意幫創業人士避免常見的錯誤或圈套，同時圓滿完成創投融資的交易。 世上沒有所謂標準的創投融資，各項議題會考量公司不同階段籌資納入考量。 本書特別用一章是講創業人士要知道的其他重要投資條件：向你收購公司的合同意向書。 最後以數個新創公司大多會面臨到的法律層面問題作結。本書也許沒辦法像論文那樣洋洋灑灑，羅列所有創業須知，不過已納入數個作者認為創業理當注意的重點。 ★新創的世界瞬息萬變，初版已是必讀聖經，二版新增逾八萬字內容，完整抓住趨勢脈動，趁勝追擊，擴大公司規模！★ 作者簡介 布萊德．費爾德 Brad Feld 柯羅拉多州圓石市（Boulder）的早期創投基金Foundry Group的共同創辦人暨常務董事，投資範圍涵蓋全美的資訊科技公司。 布萊德在共同創辦Foundry Group前，共同開設了Mobius創投，更早還有協助發起及營運軟體公司的Intensity創投。布萊德也是TechStars的發起人及《如虎添翼》（Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup）這本書的作者之一。 布萊德早期在AmeriData Technologies當技術長。AmeriData買下他1987年創立，專門做訂製軟體應用的廠商Feld Technologies。在被收購前，布萊德已經讓Feld Technologies成為波士頓的領導軟體顧問廠商；而在1995年被GE資本收購的市值15億美元上市公司AmeriData，他也主導了軟體顧問的多元化。 除了投資上的歷練，布萊德活躍於數家非營利組織，目前是國家女性暨資訊科技中心（National Center for Women and Information Technology）的主席。布萊德是全美知名的創投及創業領域講者，經營好評的人氣部落格www.feld.com和www.askthevc.com。 布萊德在麻省理工學院拿到理學學士及管理科學理學碩士，熱中收藏藝術品跟長跑，他跑完了攻克50州目標當中的22場馬拉松。 傑生．孟德森 Jason Mandelson 早期創投基金Foundry Group的共同創辦人暨常務董事。Foundry Group的投資涵蓋全美的資訊科技公司。密西根大學經濟學文學學士及法學博士（J.D.）， 傑生在共同創辦Foundry Group前，是Mobius創投的常務董事及法律總顧問，也擔任監督公司所有營運的首席行政合夥人。 還沒加入Mobius創投前，傑生在科律律師事務所（Cooley LLP）執業，執行公司跟證券法的業務，主要代理公開、私募與併購的新興公司。律師時期傑生完成逾20億美元的創投及50億美元的併購，對基金設立、雇佣法，與一般訴訟經驗豐富，在這類相關領域擔任專家證人。 進入法界前，傑生是埃森哲（Accenture）的資深顧問及軟體工程師。 作為是創投廠商最早的全職受雇法律總顧問，傑生向來是重要的意見領袖；他共同主持美國創投協會（National Venture Capital Association, NVCA）的法律總顧問小組，同時積極參與財務長小組，是起草NVCA示範文件的專案小組要角，曾擬定行業首見的標準化創投籌資文件，大大提升這方面生意的效率。他目前是NVCA董事會的成員。 傑生‧孟德森也是數個樂團演奏鼓和貝斯的樂手；他喜愛居家改裝、美食，和旅遊。平常也在部落格www.jasonmendelson.com和www.askthevc.com分享創投業的個人體驗。 譯者簡介 陳鴻旻 台灣大學經濟系畢業，元智大學財務金融學系碩士。現專事翻譯。 林麗雪 吳大猷科學普及著作獎譯作類金籤獎得主。台灣大學政治學系畢業。曾任職國會助理、記者與編輯。喜愛大自然與有生命力的人、事、物，熱愛文字工作。

Làm thế nào để một công ty khởi nghiệp lọt được vào mắt xanh của những nhà đầu tư đầy kinh nghiệm? "Một cuốn sách cần thiết cho các chủ doanh nghiệp. Brad và Jason đã làm sáng tỏ mớ lộn xộn những hợp đồng, điều khoản của một thương vụ mua bán và sáp nhập, đồng thời cắt bỏ các vấn đề pháp lý rườm rà và tập trung vào những vấn đề mấu chốt nhất. Thế nên không chỉ các doanh nhân, mà cả các nhà đầu tư và luật sư cũng sẽ thấy cuốn sách này rất cần thiết. Bởi một doanh nhân thông hiểu về lĩnh vực đầu tư sẽ khiến việc đàm phán trở nên dễ dàng hơn rất nhiều." _Greg Gottesman, CEO của Madrona Venture Group Tôi ước mình có cuốn sách này trong tay khi bắt đầu gây dựng công ty đầu tiên. Khi ấy tôi thâm chí không phân biệt được cổ phiếu ưu đãi với cổ phiếu thường và còn cho rằng quyền tham dự ưu tiên chỉ được sử dụng trong chuyển nhượng cầu thủ của Liên đoàn Bóng đá Quốc tế. Giờ đây với tư cách là CEO của Twitter và là người sáng lập ba công ty khác trong đó hai công ty đầu được một công ty đại chúng và công ty thứ ba được một công ty tư nhân mua lại, tôi đã phải tự mình xác định những rủi ro và cạm bẫy đang rình rập.

本书旨在说明创投投资条件的简单来龙去脉, 从参与创投交易的各方人马说起, 接着谈到从创投筹钱, 包括判断应该筹多少钱, 不家踏上筹资道路之前, 需要准备好哪些东西.接着深入创投投资条件的细项, 包括牟利的条件, 控制权的条件, 其他条件等.

Get the inside scoop on what venture capitalists want to see in your startup as you hit the fundraising trail. This is the highly anticipated third edition of the best-selling book which has become the definitive resource for understanding venture capital fundraising. Whether you are an entrepreneur, lawyer, student or just have an interest in the venture capital ecosystem, Venture Deals is for you. The book dives deeply into how deals are constructed, why certain terms matter (and others don't), and more importantly, what motivates venture capitalists to propose certain outcomes. You'll see the process of negotiating from the eyes of two seasoned venture capitalists who have over 40 years of investing experience as VCs, LPs, angels, and founders. They will teach you how to develop a fundraising strategy that will be a win for all parties involved. This book is designed to bring transparency to the venture capital funding process and includes such topics as: How to raise money; What terms matter and which ones don't; How to negotiate a fair deal for everyone; What makes venture capitalists tick, including how they are compensated and motivated; How companies are valued by venture capitalists; How all current structures of funding work, including convertible debt, crowdfunding, pre-sales and other non-traditional methods; How these particular issues change through different stages of financing (seed, early, mid and late); and How to avoid business and legal pitfalls that many entrepreneurs make. And as in the previous editions, this book isn't just a one-sided opinion from venture capitalists, but also has helpful commentary throughout from a veteran CEO who has raised many rounds of financing from many different investors. If you are ready to learn all the secrets and ins and outs of fundraising, Venture Deals is an essential read.