The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs
Book genres
Business, Entrepreneurship, Nonfiction, Biography, Finance
Topics
Startup Fundraising, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Angel Investor
From a venture capitalist who saw the potential of Skype, Apollo Computer, Hotmail, OpenTable, and many other companies, come firsthand stories of success. In these pages, Draper explores how to evaluate innovative ideas and the entrepreneurs behind those ideas, and he shares lessons from Yahoo, Zappos, Baidu, Tesla Motors, Activision, Measurex, and more. Also, in revealing his on-the-ground account of how Deng Xiaoping brought China roaring into the modern world and how Manmohan Singh unlocked the creative genius of Indian entrepreneurs, Draper stresses the essential value of farsighted political leadership in creating opportunity.
The author also discusses his efforts to bring best practices of the venture capitalist/entrepreneur partnership to the social sector.
Written in an engaging narrative, and incorporating many of the author`s personal experiences, this book provides a much-needed look at how the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship works.