From the Book - Paperback ed.
1. The Entrepreneurial Itch: Change the World
What makes an entrepreneur tick-profiles of Sirtris's Christoph Westphal, Twitter's Jack Dorsey, LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman
2. Inside the VC Club: The One Thousand Deciders
A look inside the exclusive VC club-profiles of August Capital's David Hornik, DFJ's Tim Draper, Union Square's Fred Wilson
3. The Pitch: Being the One in Three Hundred
How to succeed in pitching VCs-give them what they are looking for: a set of discrete experiments with clear milestones
4. When the Dog Catches the Bus: Making the Pick and Doing the Deal
How VCs add value to start-ups and how to negotiate a term sheet with them
5. As the Start-up Turns: Every Company Is a Soap Opera
How to manage your board of directors and avert a fall from grace
6. Jackpot: Routes to Cashing Out
Exit considerations: who, what, when, and how-profiles of Constant Contact's Gail Goodman and Brontes' Eric Paley
7. The Venture-Backed Start-up: America's Greatest Export
A sampling of how VC is practiced abroad-profiles of China, Vietnam, and Europe
