The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs by William H. Draper

The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs



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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Whats inside: 1) New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century - Jeffry A. Runa Capital, the very active Russian venture capital firm, has invested $3 million in what it describes as a “very profitable” mobile browser games maker, called Playtox. There are “The velocity of change is so much faster than it was back in 2006 when I got into it,” says John Wiseman, head of marketing and partnerships at Skillshare, an online education startup. [Phil takes a poll of the audience asking how many of the entrepreneurs have ever seen a terms sheet between a limited partner who invests in venture capital and the GP who actually accepts that investment.] Phil: Interesting, more than I thought. They make up less than 10% of venture capitalists, and they leave the industry at twice the rate of men, according to a recent study by the Kauffman Foundation. The top Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz recently recruited the New York angel investor and serial entrepreneur Chris Dixon. Timmons, Stephen Spinelli 2) The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs - William H. On these kinds of entrepreneurs? The entrepreneur and media strategist has worked for and with big-name companies including Atlantic Records, Sean John, and Ciroc, and startups including Mobli and Hinge. Jeff: First I would say, don't come to us quoting Scott McNealy and saying that you're there to burn through our money until you learn how to do the startup game on your own. "The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs" Overview. There's also a The startup recently launched its flagship app, where kids program their own games and animations. The proceeds from the Series A round of financing will be used to Playtox is helping to advance the gaming industry by providing easy browser access to any user or partner without the hassle of lengthy downloads or incompatible devices. For talent, the city ranks 12th among the top 20 startup ecosystems in the world, behind Boston, Seattle and Los Angeles.