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The untold fact is that relying on traditional VC/angel groups for startup funding doesn't work, but now, there's a better way. The Evergreen Startup presents a radical new approach that dramatically diversifies the sources of capital and types of investments available to an early-stage startup. It has been used in the real world by hundreds of founders to raise many millions of dollars.

Is poverty inevitable? No, says author Paul Godfrey. More than Money shows how organizations can win the fight against poverty and create prosperity for people at the base of the pyramid in the developing and developed world.

In his blockbuster new book Rollback, New York Times best-selling author Thomas E. Woods, Jr., offers the first critical analysis of the 2010 midterm elections and answers the number-one question on conservatives’ minds: How do we roll back the liberal policies and big government programs that Obama/Pelosi/Reid rushed through Congress before the midterms?

In Something for Nothing, financial economist Maureen O'Hara explains that one of the key innovations of modern finance is its reliance on arbitrage, the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between two or more markets to generate profits and remove inefficiencies. When done correctly, arbitrage can create value at little or no cost (in effect, getting "something for nothing"); but it can also be an exploitative tool.

Cyber-risk, climate change, and terrorism are all man-made risks. Daniel Wagner and Dante Disparte, two leading authorities in global risk management, make a compelling case for the need to bring traditional approaches to risk management and decision-making into the 21st century.

Cyber Intelligence-Driven Risk provides a solution to one of the most pressing issues that executives and risk managers face: How can we weave information security into our business decisions to minimize overall business risk?

Warren Buffett is one of the best investors of all time. But what is his strategy? Buffett's 2-Step Stock Market Strategy breaks down Buffett’s two-step strategy and compiles his best investing principles, so that you can replicate his strategy when you invest in stocks. Buffett's 2-Step Stock Market Strategy will teach you when Buffett buys and sells, what he looks for when researching a stock, and the biggest mistakes that beginners make when trying to replicate his strategy.

Selling a business for millions of dollars is a dream for many and a reality for few. With the help of Linda Rose’s Get Acquired for Millions, rest assured you can be one of those few. This insider’s guide to designing the most lucrative exit strategy is the “go-to” book for Technology Service Provider business owners who need answers. The book contains access to two valuable assessments to help you determine your current company valuation as a Technology Service Provider and your readiness to exit your company on a personal level.

Executives, investors, and the business press routinely chant the mantra that corporations are required to "maximize shareholder value." In this path-breaking book, renowned corporate expert Lynn Stout debunks the myth that corporate law mandates shareholder primacy. Stout shows how shareholder value thinking endangers not only investors but the rest of us as well.

This audiobook is written for startup founders to prepare them for successful fund raising for their company. From working on the core components of the startup to preparation of right documents and pitching to the investors, this audiobook covers all key aspects of fund raising. Atal Malviya, the founder of Spark10 has built and exited VC funded companies and has also helped hundreds of startups in raising investment globally.

This book is about Corporate Finance: how companies make decisions about what projects to pursue, and how to value those projects. This book will provide a framework for how financial professionals make decisions about how, when, and where to invest money. Corporate Finance comprises a set of skills that interact with all the aspects of running a business. It is also extremely helpful in our personal lives when making decisions about buying or leasing, borrowing money, and making big purchases.

Venture Deals provides entrepreneurs and start-up owners with a definitive reference for understanding venture capital funding. More than an overview of the process, this book delves into the details of the term sheet, the players, the negotiations, the legalities, and more, including what not to do. This new third edition has been updated to reflect the new realities of today's intricate start-up environment.

The Synergy Solution will change how companies think about and approach their M&A strategies and realize the performance promises they make to their shareholders. Beginning with a clear and well-accepted foundation of the economics of the M&A performance problem, Deloitte's Mark Sirower and Jeff Weirens show acquirers how to develop and execute an M&A strategy-end-to-end-that both avoids the pitfalls that so many companies fall into and creates real, long-term shareholder value.

Over 100,000 businesses have slow or non-paying customers. Yet very few actually have a workable plan for claiming the missing revenue that results. This book gives you a complete solution and tool set to ensure your business maximizes its collections while maintaining an effective, profitable credit plan. Get Paid enables you to decide what matters most to your business when it comes to billing, payment terms, pricing, cash flow, and more.

The light, humorous tone in Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers makes it an accessible resource for nonprofit executives, board members, students, and those new to the field. This book forgoes useless, pretentious verbiage in order to outline real-world strategies that work. This edition includes: new insights, updates, vignettes, case studies, and examples to deal with the implications of nonprofit financial management; an examination of nonprofit business models in relation to growing demands from the government and other funders; and more.

Hundreds of books have been written about the financial crisis that engulfed the world after Lehman Brothers went bankrupt. But what if the bigger financial crisis is ahead of us, not behind us?As John Mauldin and Jonathan Tepper deftly illustrate in this controversial audio book, the crisis was more than a half-century in the making. The Great Financial Crisis, however, was merely Act I.

Need investment to start or scale your business–and struggling to get it? You’re not alone. When it comes to funding, female founders are seriously up against it: in the pale, stale and male world of venture capital, less than two percent goes to businesses led by women.

In his top-rated book Buyable, best-selling author, successful entrepreneur with an exit, and sought-after consultant Steve Preda will show you how to turn your business into a valuable asset. You’ll create a buyable business even if you have no plan to sell it. Why? Because your business will work for you with very little effort, supervision, and stress from you.

Based on over 10 years working with small businesses, Kassan says the landscape of investment capital is far larger and more diverse than many would have you believe. Venture capitalists looking for a tenfold return on their investment are a tiny minority, and many investors are just as mission-driven as entrepreneurs. Kassan takes listeners through a six-step process to create a customized capital-raising plan, one that inspires them, excites them, and is in complete agreement with their business, their values, and their lives.

There are lots of books about how to invest in venture capital. There are few books focused on what it takes to set up the behind-the-scenes business to position you for being a successful venture capitalist. To be a successful venture capitalist, you must set up a strong foundation for your business, including setting up your venture capital fund. This book provides you the fundamentals to quickly and easily set up your venture capital business. It provides a step-by-step process for launching your venture capital fund from Day 0.