Angels, Dragons and Vultures: Capital Advice for Entrepreneurs

by Simon Acland

Suitable for entrepreneurs, this book allows them to learn about the inner workings of the venture capital industry and shows how its firms make their money. It lets you discover how venture capitalists run their own businesses and the ways they can best help you run yours, and the alternatives to venture capital and how to make a successful exit.

Genres: Entrepreneurship

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 16, 2010

About the author

Simon worked as a venture capitalist, investing in early stage technology businesses, for 25 years. The sale of his firm in 2007 gave him the chance to do something completely different.

Simon's first novel, The Waste Land, is the product of several overlapping interests: fascination with the original 12th and 13th century grail romances as a result of studying French at Oxford, enthusiasm for the meaning and origins of ancient myths and legends, and awe for TS Eliot's genius in blending these elements together and giving them universal meaning. His first novel also betrays his suspicion of organised religion, his interest in medieval history, and his enjoyment of adventure stories in the old style.

His second novel, The Flowers of Evil, was published in June 2011. It continues the story of Hugh de Verdon that started in The Waste Land.

Reviews

[Jules · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really really informative and useful book. I would highly recommend this to anyone who's thinking of starting a startup. It's proving to be invaluable as I undergo a fundraising process. This book goes through all the basics of raising funds from angels and VCs, and how to work efficiently and smoothly with them going forward.

[Renata Stuhlberger · Rating 3 out of 5]

I highly recommend this book if you are launching a business or thinking about it. It covers all steps from funding to management and sale. It is also a good book if you want to know more about Venture Capital. However, it is a more qualitative than a quantitative book, which slightly reduced its appeal to me.