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Book: The Business of Venture Capital

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Today’s book recommendation, for anyone interested in venture capital, is The Business of Venture Capital: The Art of Raising a Fund, Structuring Investments, Portfolio Management, and Exits by Mahendra Ramsinghani. He was investing in Detroit and eager to write a book about the art and science of venture capital.

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Endless Meaningless Words in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

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For example, I continually get asked some version of “How do I get a job as a VC” and point everyone at my partner Seth’s post How To Get a Job In Venture Capital. The post Endless Meaningless Words in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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How To Get A Job In Venture Capital

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My partner Seth Levine has written several posts over the years on the topic of how to get a job in venture capital. His 2019 post, titled creatively How To Get A Job In Venture Capital is excellent. And How to get a job in venture capital (revisited – 2008).

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Load Balancing Between VC Partners

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Fortunately, I’ve got amazing partners. As a result, we’ve always been active at moving primary responsibility for a company (which we define as a board seat) between partners. And, I feel intense relief and satisfaction that I work with three partners who I trust as deeply as I do.

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Hotshot Advice on Raising Venture Capital

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Entrepreneurs need to understand what’s involved – from what to consider when picking the right venture partner and how to think about the economic and control rights at stake, to what life will be like after the deal closes. That not only benefits them, but it benefits us as their partners and investors. Raising money is hard.

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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

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As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC. The SBIC was instrumental in the creation of the venture capital business. it made the difference between not being able to do it, not having the money.”

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Book: The Business of Venture Capital

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In the fall of 2010 Mahendra Ramsinghani reached out to me by email about a new book he was working on called The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies. I made a pile of intros and didn’t think much more of it.