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pcothenet's review against another edition
3.0
Useful, on the lawyerly side of thing. Not indispensable if you've already read Venture Deals.
rhyslindmark's review against another edition
2.0
Fine overview on startup deals from the VC's perspective.
mikegray6's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
I imagine this is pretty dry for most, but if your goal is to learn about how VC investments in startups work and you don't want to read a bunch of blog posts or a textbook, these <300 pages are the way to do it. I feel like I will go back and reference this book often if I start a company or get into venture. It was surprisingly readable considering the deeper dives into board governance and other topics Kupor gets into. Definitely keeping on the shelf. I'll be comparing this to Power Law sometime in the coming weeks.
nanometers's review against another edition
2.0
Venture Deals was by far the better book, in my opinion. I was hopeful for this one after so many recommending it thinking it was a mix of history and interesting stories mixed with raising venture dollars. Other than a few of the legal cases that were introduced, it lacked the connection.
This does exist as an introductory book to Venture, but not one I'd look to recommend to anyone who's done some research in the space, sadly.
This does exist as an introductory book to Venture, but not one I'd look to recommend to anyone who's done some research in the space, sadly.
korey's review against another edition
4.0
Solid overview of the VC process in 2019ish. Dry subject, but I think he covered the highlights.
vladco's review against another edition
3.0
Good primer on how VC works. Covers too much territory in too few pages, and occasionally repeats itself out of carelessness. But I haven’t read a better overview.
nadavi's review against another edition
4.0
True honest practical bible for hardest playground around.