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Slightly off-topic but is there any book or resource that a software engineer like me can read to understand the basics of how VC operate, what each round of fu
by acidity 11y ago
Slightly off-topic but is there any book or resource that a software engineer like me can read to understand the basics of how VC operate, what each round of funding mean, what one needs to know when one approaches a VC, difference between VC/LP?
- kapilkale 11y agoUsually recommended: http://www.amazon.com/Venture-Deals-Smarter-Lawyer-Capitalist/dp/1118443616 http://www.amazon.com/Venture-Deals-Smarter-Lawyer-Capitalis...
- sydneyliu 11y agoVenture Deals by Brad Feld is great for how to fundraise and he does go over most of the basics and how things work. Mark Suster, from Upfront Ventures, has a really great list of blog articles you can read about raising VC: http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/pitching-a-vc/ http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/pitching-a-vc/ This should give you a general idea of how VC's operate: http://founderequity.com/the-new-reality-of-venture-capital/ http://founderequity.com/the-new-reality-of-venture-capital/