The Little Book of Venture Capital Investing
Empowering Economic Growth and Investment Portfolios
Reeks: Little Books. Big Profits
Louis C. Gerken
- A
- little
- book
- full
- of
- enormous
- value
- for
- novices
- and
- seasoned
- venture
- capitalists
- alikeAfter
- having
- been
- thrown
- for
- a
- loop
- by
- the
- bursting
- of
- the
- tech
- bubble
- more
- than
- a
- decade
- ago,
- the
- venture
- capital
- industry
- suddenly
- has
- come
- roaring
- back
- to
- life
- over
- the
- past
- two
- years.
- In
- 2011
- alone,
- more
- than
- $7.5
- billion
- in
- venture
- capital
- was
- invested—representing
- more
- than
- a
- 19%
- increase
- over
- the
- previous
- year—in
- more
- than
- 966
- companies.
- A
- majority
- of
- these
- companies
- reside
- in
- the
- life
- sciences,
- Internet,
- and
- alternative
- energy
- sectors.In
- today's
- weak
- job
- market,
- VC
- is
- more
- important
- than
- ever,
- since
- financing
- new
- tech,
- alternative
- energy,
- media,
- and
- other
- small
- to
- mid-sized
- companies
- is
- vital
- to
- creating
- new
- jobs.
- Written
- by
- Lou
- Gerken,
- a
- noted
- international
- authority
- on
- venture
- capital
- and
- alternative
- investments,
- this
- book
- tells
- you
- everything
- you
- need
- to
- know
- about
- the
- venture
- capital
- industry's
- important
- role
- in
- enhancing
- economic
- growth
- and
- employment.
- It
- is
- also
- the
- perfect
- go
- to
- primer
- on
- making
- venture
- capital
- investments
- to
- enhance
- portfolio returns.
