Insider's Guide to Venture Capital, 2002
Author: Dante Fichera
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ISBN: 0761532390
Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (27 April, 2001)
Sales Rank: 41,188
Average Customer Rating: 4.82 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Comments from the Author
My name is Dante Fichera and I'm the author of this book. I'm not only going to write a review of my book but also write about the history of why I committed four years of my life to this project.Four years ago while I was working in public accounting as an auditor (mostly auditing VC funds), I frequently met entrepreneurs that did not know how or where to find venture capital. Since I knew who all the VCs in town were, I began compiling their profiles and contact information. I then prepared hundreds of 20-page pamphlets that were stapled together and handed them out at a local networking event in San Diego.
Within an hour all the pamphlets had been snatched up. Months later, I would see entrepreneurs walking around at various networking events with these same pamphlets, clinging on to each falling page.
That is when I set out to compile the most useful resource tool available to entrepreneurs anywhere. I not only compiled over 400 profiles of funds actively seeking investment opportunities, but I also recruited over 20 nationally recognized venture capitalist and business leaders to write essays providing insight for entrepreneurs.
No other book combines the industry knowledge with the most current contact information for prospecting venture capital.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Trying to Raise $ for Your New Venture?
Dante Fichera and David Richardson have produced the book that addresses the issues that entrepreneurs who seek funding in today’s tough market need to know. The book is divided into two parts: 1. Nuts and bolts advice from executives who have been there, done that. 2. A list of firms [and their personnel, addresses, phones and email]; that are in the business of investing in new firms. Reading “Insider's Guide to Raising Venture Capital, 2002” is comparable to attending an all day seminar about raising funds for new ventures; where you desperately hope to meet the executives who can help you; all while trying to absorb the advice from the experts who sit on the stage above you. This book gives you more useable advice and more contacts. Definitely a good value.
Michel Dedina....
Rating: 3 out of 5
great reference book
The how to chapters in this book are very insightful and demonstrate that the variety of authors have clearly sat in venture discussions for funding as well as the daily operations of business. I state this from similiar first hand experiences.
If you are looking for a particular type of funding the indexed text of this book provides a base line level of research that you can use to identify the right funding sources for your offering, plan an approach, possibly an introduction and surely what the right message to deliver in your pitch. Similar Products
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