Entrepreneurs who dream of building the next Amazon, Facebook, or Google have the opportunity to take advantage of one of the most powerful economic engines the world has ever known: venture capital. To do that, you need to woo, impress, and persuade venture capitalists to back your endeavor. That task alone is a challenge. But finding and choosing the right investor can be harder still. Even if you manage to get backing, you want your VC to be a partner, not some dictator who will undermine your vision and take control of your life's work.
Jeffrey Bussgang is one of a very few people who have played on both sides of this high-stakes game. By his early thirties, he had helped build two successful start-ups-one went public, the other was acquired. Now he uses his experience and unique perspective on "the other side" as a venture capitalist helping entrepreneurs bring their dreams to fruition.
In the book, Bussgang offers high-level insights, colorful stories, and practical advice gathered from his own experience as well as from interviews with dozens of the most successful players on both sides of the game, including Twitter's Jack Dorsey and LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman. He reveals how to get noticed, perfect a pitch, and negotiate a partnership that works for everyone.
An insider's guide to the secrets of the world venture capital, Mastering the VC Game will prove invaluable for entrepreneurs seeking capital and successful partnerships. To learn more, visit JeffBussgang.com. (edited by author)
Jeffrey Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, an early stage venture capital firm with more than $500 million under management. Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, he was a successful serial entrepreneur for ten years and the co-founder of Upromise. He also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School, where he earned an MBA with highest distinction. Bussgang writes a popular blog, www.SeeingBothSides.com and lives in the Boston area with his wife and three children. The book website can be viewed at www.JeffBussgang.com.
Overall Evaluation A very good introductory book to VC industry. After this you'll have a basic understanding of the VC world: 1. Great knowledge structure. Covers the whole flow of how VC plays the game together with entreprenuers: how the startup finds a ...
评分The books covers how people become VCs, what they do and how they make decisions. It's quite a praticable guidebooks for entrepreneurs. Being complete without too much redundant information is reallly what I appreciate most of this book. I'll highlight a fe...
评分The books covers how people become VCs, what they do and how they make decisions. It's quite a praticable guidebooks for entrepreneurs. Being complete without too much redundant information is reallly what I appreciate most of this book. I'll highlight a fe...
评分The books covers how people become VCs, what they do and how they make decisions. It's quite a praticable guidebooks for entrepreneurs. Being complete without too much redundant information is reallly what I appreciate most of this book. I'll highlight a fe...
评分终于读完了这本“创业必读书”,如果你正在创业,或打算创业,并且想通过VC让你的项目快速起飞,那这本书还是配得上“必读”这两字的,对我来说,最有用的是第2和第3章,这也是全书篇幅最多的两个章节,第二章讲VC的运作机制,第三章讲如何向VC展示你的项目,我目前正处在这个...
《掌握VC游戏》这本书,与其说是一本指南,不如说是一位经验丰富的导师在耳边进行的深度对话。我被书中对VC投资决策过程的细致描绘所深深吸引。作者以一种近乎侦探般的严谨,拆解了VC在评估一个项目时所关注的每一个细枝末节:团队的构成、市场规模的判断、产品/服务的独特性、竞争格局的分析,乃至创始人的激情和韧性。书中关于“如何讲一个令人信服的故事”的部分,更是让我醍醐灌顶。它强调了仅仅拥有一个伟大的想法是远远不够的,关键在于如何将其转化为一个能够打动投资人、让他们愿意为之押注的愿景。我尤其对书中关于“退出策略”的讨论印象深刻,这往往是许多创业者在早期容易忽视的关键环节,而作者却将其置于极高的重要性,让我意识到,一场成功的投资,其终点同样是起点,是为下一轮的增长和价值创造埋下伏笔。这本书让我对VC的运作有了全新的认识,它不再是遥不可及的神秘力量,而是建立在逻辑、数据、人性和对未来深刻理解基础上的复杂体系。
评分阅读《掌握VC游戏》,我仿佛踏入了一个全新的商业世界,对风险投资有了前所未有的深刻认识。作者以一种极为人性化的笔触,描绘了VC行业中那些不为人知的“潜规则”和“不成文的规矩”,这些细节对于初次接触VC的创业者来说,是极其宝贵的。我尤其欣赏书中关于“如何判断VC的真诚度”以及“如何识别那些‘不靠谱’的VC”的章节,这些内容帮助我避免了可能走过的弯路。书中对“市场时机”和“行业趋势”的解读,也让我对如何把握创业风口有了更清晰的认识。它强调了,即使拥有绝佳的团队和产品,如果错过了最佳的市场时机,也可能导致项目的失败。这本书让我意识到,VC游戏不仅仅是关于数字和商业模式,它更是一场关于洞察力、关于判断力、关于人性和关于时机的复杂博弈。读完这本书,我感觉自己对如何在这个充满挑战但也充满机遇的领域中游刃有余,充满了信心。
评分这本书的阅读体验,简直就像在一位经验老道的“老炮儿”的指导下,一点点解开VC游戏的层层迷雾。我特别喜欢作者在探讨“估值”这个核心问题时所采用的方法论,它避免了空洞的理论说教,而是通过一系列生动的案例,展示了不同的估值模型如何在实际操作中被运用,以及影响估值的那些微妙因素。书中对于“谈判”环节的描写,更是精彩绝伦,仿佛置身于一场激烈的商务谈判现场,让我真切地感受到双方在利益、风险和期望之间的拉锯。作者并没有简单地提供“谈判技巧”,而是深入剖析了谈判背后的心理博弈,以及如何在这种博弈中为自己争取到最大化的利益。此外,书中对“尽职调查”的阐述也让我大开眼界,让我理解到VC在投入资金之前,是如何像侦探一样,对项目进行全方位的“体检”,以规避潜在的风险。这本书让我明白了,VC的世界并非只有光鲜亮丽的一面,它同样充满了挑战、策略和无数的细节决策。
评分读完《掌握VC游戏》这本书,我的脑海中涌现出无数关于投资、创新以及风险资本运作的思考。这本书并非简单罗列融资技巧或者教你如何写出一份华丽的商业计划书,而是深入剖析了VC行业的核心逻辑,从创始人的视角出发,以一种近乎“旁观者清”的姿态,揭示了这个充满魅力的领域背后隐藏的运作机制。我尤其欣赏作者在描述早期融资阶段时所展现的深刻洞察,他并没有回避其中的困难与挑战,而是将创业者在面对VC时可能遇到的各种情境,如同一部跌宕起伏的戏剧,生动地呈现在读者面前。无论是对于初创公司的创始人,还是对VC行业充满好奇的旁观者,这本书都提供了一个绝佳的窗口,让你能够更全面、更深入地理解“钱”是如何在创新创业的洪流中涌动的,以及在这个过程中,信息不对称、博弈心理以及对未来趋势的预判所扮演的关键角色。它教会我,融资不仅仅是拿到钱,更是一场关于信任、关于愿景、关于执行力的全方位较量。
评分《掌握VC游戏》这本书,无疑是我在创业旅程中收获的一份宝贵财富。作者以一种极为坦诚的态度,剖析了VC与创业者之间的微妙关系,以及在这个生态系统中,信息流、资金流和价值流是如何相互作用的。我被书中关于“如何选择合适的VC”的建议深深打动,它不仅仅是看对方有多少钱,更重要的是看对方是否理解你的愿景,是否能为你的项目带来除了资金之外的附加价值,比如行业资源、战略指导等等。书中关于“投后管理”的章节,更是让我认识到,拿到融资仅仅是第一步,如何与VC建立良好的沟通机制,如何有效地利用VC的资源来推动业务增长,才是决定项目能否成功的关键。作者并没有将VC描绘成无所不能的神,而是将他们还原为一群精明的商业判断者,他们同样需要被说服,同样需要看到清晰的投资回报。这本书让我学会了以更成熟、更理性的视角来看待VC融资,它是一种合作,是一种战略联盟,而不仅仅是简单的资金输送。
评分I hope I had read this book last year; it would have saved me months
评分I hope I had read this book last year; it would have saved me months
评分在美国,90%的VC都是从企业家转型成VC得。在中国就不一定了。
评分quick notes about nature of VC circle (close and apprentice), typical career tracks/roles, revenue/salary/carry interest & what they bring to the table (consult, connect, finance)
评分书中介绍了VC工作人员的背景和工作状态。印象比较深刻的就是新兴企业的三个stages:jungle,dirt road和highway还有就是美国entrepreneur的共性:有一点点singular minded。这本书对于想创业的读者也是不错的选择,介绍了VC的看人特点:stronog networking,good background,singular minded。
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