Silicon Valley has become shorthand for a globally acclaimed way to unleash the creative potential of venture capital, supporting innovation and creating jobs. In The Venture Capital State Robyn Klingler-Vidra traces how and why different states have adopted distinct versions of the Silicon Valley model. Venture capital seeks high rewards but is enveloped in high risk. The author's deep investigations of venture capital policymaking in East Asian...

This book explains alternative capital raising strategies available to mission driven entrepreneurs and provides a six-step process for finding and enlisting investors.

In the past year, crowdfunding platforms helped generate a staggering $34 billion dollars in funding. But the harsh reality is that the majority of crowdfunding campaigns fail-only 40% meet their goals. And failing means failing hard. If you fall short of your goal by the deadline, not only won't you see any of the money you've worked so hard to raise, but you might actually tarnish your shiny idea. In this book, Alex Daly shows you how to: build...

The founder of the One Last Word app, which allows you to send messages to whomever you want after you pass, Sara Chae, when she accidentally sends her final words to the important people in her life, including her former crush, with whom she now works, finds her life turned upside down.

Based on Bill Fisher's master-class seminars-featured at The World Bank, The University of California, and Draper University-this book offers the kind of capital-raising street smarts that most entrepreneurs never tap into until it is too late. Fisher organizes the capital-raising process into six clear steps, and then breaks through the myths to reveal the triggers for success. For example, entrepreneurs are told that great business ideas get funded....

Explaining the trends and key words in the green energy movement, this book examines the idea of modern energy--a combination of old and new energy resources--and the costs involved in making them operational. Resources that include wind, solar, nuclear, wave, biofuels, biomass, smart grid technologies, magnetics, hydropower, oil, gas, and coal all need to be partnered with entrepreneurs to bring them to life. Fusing intellectual and financial resources...

“AngelThink” gives business founders and start-ups a distinct competitive advantage when it comes to raising funds or getting business angels to invest. Founders need to make investors love them, to want them, the team and the business proposition more than they'll like any other proposition, and investors see hundreds. The author distils research and experience, the psychology of influence and the wisdom of greats into 150 gems of insight to...

Unscaled identifies the forces that are reshaping the global economy and turning one of the fundamental laws of business and society--the economies of scale--on its head. An innovative trend combining technology with economics is unraveling behemoth industries--including corporations, banks, farms, media conglomerates, energy systems, governments, and schools-that have long dominated business and society. Size and scale have become a liability. A...

Did you know that black entrepreneurs in Belgium face challenges that exclude them from the venture capital space? The Black Opportunity: Conversations on Belgian Venture Capital and Afropean Entrepreneurship explores how the inclusion of black voices in the venture capital space will shape the world for generations to come. It is time for a world that includes products by and for black people and allows them to get the attention and investment...

There are lots of books about how to invest in venture capital. There are few books focused on what it takes to set up the behind-the-scenes business to position you for being a successful venture capitalist. To be a successful venture capitalist, you must set up a strong foundation for your business, including setting up your venture capital fund. This book provides you the fundamentals to quickly and easily set up your venture capital business....