As a founder I can highly recommend it

We just closed our 6 month multi-million dollar seed round last month (which I led all the work on as CEO), and in the process got offers (term sheets) from a handful of VCs. Having been through the funding round process for the first time - now reading this book right after - I think it's highly recommended reading for anyone raising either angel or VC money to cover all the aspects of e.g., leading a funding round from start to finish, and how VCs think about startups in their evaluation process. I would for instance probably have saved about 30 hours speaking with our lawyers and other startup founders asking a ton of questions that are covered in this book. I can highly recommend it.

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Breaks Down Venture Capital into Manageable Ideas

Great book that gave insight into the Venture Capital process. It includes a PDF download that you can use to reference when they are discussing sample term sheets and funding scenarios.

Narrators voice allowed it to be played at a faster speed without compromising the performance.

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Great Insights for Entrepreneurs

I enjoyed this book very much and found Scott’s analysis of startups and VC’s quite insightful. I’m a lawyer with over 30 years’ experience in business law and working with technology startups. Scott’s deep knowledge of what happens “behind the scenes” at VC firms was quite illuminating. His discussion of the typical provisions of a term sheet and their practical impact will be very helpful for entrepreneurs. It should also lead them to understand why they need to work collaboratively with an experienced business lawyer to protect their interests.

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Great insight from a godfather of venture capital

Great insight into the inner workings of venture capital from one of the legends, Scott Kupor of Andreessen Horowitz. He and his teams’ investments’ in Skype, Okta, Airbnb, Facebook, Groupon, Stripe, Twitter and many other household-name investments have changed the world and impacted how we all live day to day and interact with technology.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or simply interested in starting a company, this book is well worth the time to listen or read.

- Henry Gindt

Solid Snapshot of the US VC Ecosystem

It's great to have someone confirm where the VC ecosystem is at this moment and then discuss the drivers behind it. Granted, everything changes (corona), but the explanations are clear and the assessments seem reasonable for where things may head. Most entrepreneurs only get to navigate this world once or twice so it was great to have a 30,000 ft view of what to expect in the US markets.
Thank you for making the time to write this. It helped a lot.

hard to listen must read

it's a book you have to read rather than listen to. still pretty good book.

A must read for all MBA & Founders

This book is a must read for anyone entering business school or trying to start their own company. The author has a background in law, as a partner in a VC, and on founding teams. Well worth the read.

Very informative!

Just started my new venture, and this book helped me with understanding the ecosystem. Highly recommended to first time entrepreneurs!

Highly educational in an accessible way

The opening and ending are too long and superficial. The middle part is great. Wish the term sheet section were developed more fully.

Incredible

This book has verything I needed to know about venture capital. Definitely worth your time.