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Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist 4th Edition - eBook

Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist is a must-read guide for entrepreneurs looking to understand the venture capital process and secure startup funding. Written by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, co-founders of Foundry Group, this book provides insider knowledge drawn from hundreds of real-world VC deals.

This updated edition explains how venture capital deals work—from seed funding to Series A rounds—giving readers a clear understanding of term sheets, deal structures, and negotiation strategies. It breaks down complex financial and legal concepts into practical insights that entrepreneurs, investors, and students can easily apply.

Fully revised for today’s fast-changing startup ecosystem, the book includes new content on fundraising strategies, ICOs, economic terms, and key legal considerations. It also covers topics such as equity and convertible debt, bank financing, and how to work with investment bankers when selling a company.

With actionable advice and real-world examples, Venture Deals helps founders build strong relationships with investors, negotiate better deals, and make smarter financial decisions. Whether you are launching a startup or scaling your business, this book is an essential resource for mastering venture capital and entrepreneurship.

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Quote by Brad Feld

If you don't have a VP Finance on your team reporting to you, do yourself, your team, and your investors a favor and go hire one right now.

If you don't have a VP Finance on your team reporting to you, do yourself, your team, and your investors a favor and go hire one right now. —Brad Feld

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Happiness. It's Complicated by Good Life Project http://ift.tt/2gjAe6n

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As with many things in life, Attitude impacts Outcome

Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson

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Amazing time at #upsummit in #lasvegas, celebrity moment with #bradfeld (at The Learning Village)

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The SHITS

SHITS - Show High Interest Then Stall.

"The equally annoying cousin to unresponsiveness is hanging around the hoop. Being barely responsive but only to maintain optionality until there is external pressure or momentum."

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Radio Silent Rudeness

“We’re raising money.  I have a good intro session.  Prospective investor wants to meet in person, see a demo.  We have a good 2nd meeting. We agree on action items.  I go away and follow up.

Radio silence.

Follow up again.

Radio silence still.  

The first time it happened I was inclined to think it was the investor and that they just couldn’t find the time to send an email response saying, “sorry – no longer interested”.   Then, it happened again this month.”

Via Brad Feld 

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We Got This Far, Now What?

I've been thinking a lot about what's next for our community now that the fifth year of Big Omaha is behind us.

It seems to me the fifth year is a sign of the potential for what's ahead. It's also a good reason to pause, take a look at where we're at, and make course corrections or adjustments to make sure we not only continue moving forward, but moving forward faster, and with greater impact and results.

The point has been made before by Brad Feld, to which I strongly agree, that it takes a critical mass - which isn't that many - maybe a half dozen people who are committed to building a community. And committed for the long haul, not just the next few months or even a year.

So as we've arrived the an important stage in our community, what do you think is needed?

What organizations or people are flying under the radar and need to be called upon to get engaged?

What's next for us as a city and region?

How can we leverage Omaha's unique assets to build something of lasting value and impact?

Who are the other leaders that are interested in making a dent in the community? 

What's lacking and / or needs to be improved?

Let's look at this time as the end of the first quarter, and take a step back to look at what's happened over the last few years, and double down on making the next five years and beyond even better.

Who's in?