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Venture Capital Books
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Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.12 — 17,283 ratings — published 2011
Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,705 ratings — published 2010
Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,160 ratings — published 2019
The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,341 ratings — published 2022
The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies (Wiley Finance)
by (shelved 44 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.33 — 585 ratings — published 2011
Creative Capital (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.06 — 248 ratings — published 2008
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.15 — 397,195 ratings — published 2014
Term Sheets & Valuations: An Inside Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations (Bigwig Briefs)
by (shelved 19 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.85 — 313 ratings — published 2003
Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,916 ratings — published
The Art of Startup Fundraising (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.02 — 816 ratings — published 2016
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.20 — 109,094 ratings — published 2014
Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.19 — 283 ratings — published
eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.08 — 770 ratings — published 2000
#BreakIntoVC: How to Break Into Venture Capital And Think Like an Investor Whether You're a Student, Entrepreneur or Working Professional (Venture Capital Guidebook Book 1)
by (shelved 13 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.70 — 475 ratings — published
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL BIBLE TO VENTURE CAPITAL: Inside Secrets from the Leaders in the Startup Game (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.68 — 180 ratings — published 2013
VC: An American History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.86 — 453 ratings — published 2019
The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.90 — 697 ratings — published 2011
Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money & Having Fun Investing in Startups (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.13 — 556 ratings — published 2014
The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.81 — 634 ratings — published 2009
Venture Capital Due Diligence: A Guide to Making Smart Investment Choices and Increasing Your Portfolio Returns (Wiley Finance)
by (shelved 10 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.48 — 93 ratings — published 2002
Venture Capitalists At Work: How VCs Identify And Build Billion Dollar Successes (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.94 — 194 ratings — published 2011
Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,586 ratings — published 2009
Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.06 — 602 ratings — published 2013
Venture Capital For Dummies (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.79 — 53 ratings — published 2013
The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.11 — 363,761 ratings — published 2011
The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.21 — 403 ratings — published
The Innovation Blind Spot: Why We Back the Wrong Ideas And What to Do about It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.08 — 295 ratings — published
Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.09 — 105 ratings — published 2006
The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups (Audio)
by (shelved 6 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,915 ratings — published 2012
Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,029 ratings — published
Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.02 — 31,355 ratings — published 2002
Venture Capital Deal Terms: A guide to negotiating and structuring venture capital transactions (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.94 — 120 ratings — published
High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,777 ratings — published 2018
The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
by (shelved 5 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.02 — 5,337 ratings — published 2011
Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.21 — 680 ratings — published 1995
Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,550 ratings — published 2011
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.31 — 696 ratings — published 2002
Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,011 ratings — published 2012
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.40 — 281,087 ratings — published 2018
Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: Markets, Speculation and the State (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.05 — 124 ratings — published 2012
Business Model Generation (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.21 — 59,012 ratings — published 2010
Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Casebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.81 — 95 ratings — published 1999
The Fundraising Rules (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.90 — 59 ratings — published 2013
The Startup Playbook: Secrets of the Fastest-Growing Startups from Their Founding Entrepreneurs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.78 — 584 ratings — published 2012
Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.69 — 236 ratings — published 2007
The Venture Capital Cycle (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.34 — 44 ratings — published 1999
Done Deals: Venture Capitalists Tell Their Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 3.55 — 74 ratings — published 2000
Startup CEO: How to Build a Company to Success (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,410 ratings — published 2013
The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,822 ratings — published 2022
Crack the Funding Code: How Investors Think and What They Need to Hear to Fund Your Startup (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as venture-capital)
avg rating 4.15 — 131 ratings — published
“I believe that in the 21st century, we need to redefine ownership, innovation, and capital—because if we don’t, we’ll soon wake up in a modern-day feudal society. And no, I’m not kidding.
In the vast majority of countries, an average citizen can’t invest in a privately-held company—yet private equity, including direct investments, now makes up the largest share of family office portfolios, serving exclusively high-net-worth individuals.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
In the vast majority of countries, an average citizen can’t invest in a privately-held company—yet private equity, including direct investments, now makes up the largest share of family office portfolios, serving exclusively high-net-worth individuals.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
“I believe that any meaningful change requires initiating the kind of conversations that make people uncomfortable. I believe in asking questions – and searching for the truth. I have questions and would rather “have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned,” paraphrasing Richard Feynman, a quantum physicist and Nobel prize winner who lived here in Los Angeles.”
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain
― Raise and Rise: Funding Sources for Your Startup in the Era of Digital Transformation & Blockchain












