A comprehensive guide to financial planning and venture fundraising for tech entrepreneurs
As technology progresses, impacting our daily lives in more and greater ways, technology start-ups come and go at a dizzying pace. There are plenty of opportunities out there for anyone with a great idea, but it takes much more than a great idea to make your tech start-up a success. In addition to creativity and new ideas, being a successful tech entrepreneur requires strategic decision-making in terms of business planning, financial planning, negotiations, and corporate governance.
This book serves as a thought-provoking guide that helps tech entrepreneurs avoid the dangers inherent in business start-ups in general and the treacherous realm of venture capital in particular. This book is the ideal reference for anyone who wants to overcome the challenges of running a start-up from incubation to exit.
For first-time founders of tech start-ups requiring venture capital, Start-Up Guide for the Technopreneur is the perfect resource.
Start-Up Guide for the Technopreneur: Financial Planning, Decision Making and Negotiating from Incubation to Exit, + Website| David Shelters (Author)| Wiley
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Finance for Start-Ups 101
Fundraising Stages, Risk/Return, Types of Funding, Capital Structure, Intellectual Property, Valuation, Exit Strategy, Summary.
Chapter 2: Know Your Investors
KYI #1: Their Primary Objective Is to Make Money, KYI #2: There Are Many Types of Investors, Each with Different Expectations and Capabilities, KYI #3: Prospective Investors Are Looking for Success Traits, KYI #4: Money Is Not Enough, Summary.
Chapter 3: Business Planning from a Strategic Financial Perspective
Value of a Business Plan, Composition of a Business Plan, Business Plan Customization, Business Plan Rudiments, Summary.
Chapter 4: Financial Planning for Maximizing Returns
Importance of Having a Financial Plan, Formulating a Financial Strategy, Financial Objectives, FREE, Financial Plan Composition, Rules of Thumb, Summary.
Chapter 5: Successful Fundraising
Planning Funding Presentations, Prospectus Materials, Different Types of Presentations, Summary.
Chapter 6: Becoming a Formidable Negotiator
Prenegotiations, Due Diligence, Actual Negotiations, Concluding Negotiations, Summary.
Chapter 7: Establishing an Investment-Grade Organization
Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance Best Practices, Summary.
Chapter 8: Financial Decision Making for Optimal Performance
Financial Decision-Making Process, Financial Decision-Making Structures, Financial Decision Making in Practice, Summary.
Afterword
Appendix A: Sample Financial Plan
Appendix B: Sample Funding Proposal
Appendix C: Dictums of Entrepreneurial Finance
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