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Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs
Macmillan
January 2011
On Sale: January 4, 2011
272 pages
ISBN: 023010486X
EAN: 9780230104860
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Entrepreneurs drive the future, and the last several decades
have been a thrilling ride of astounding, far-reaching
innovation. Behind this transformative progress are also the
venture capitalists—who are at once the investors, coaches
and allies of the entrepreneurs. William H. Draper III
knows this story first-hand, because as a venture
capitalist, he helped write it. For more than 40 years,
Bill Draper has worked with top entrepreneurs in fabled
Silicon Valley, where today’s vision is made into tomorrow’s
reality. The Startup Game is the first up-close look at how
the relationship between venture capitalists and
entrepreneurs is critical to enhancing the success of any
economy.
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.
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