[Preface] 1 Introduction to Start-Ups and Their Funding 2 Historical Overview 3 The Process of Forming the Company 4 Getting Started Legally 5 Preparing the Business Plan 6 The Team 7 Ownership, Dilution, Negotiation, and Valuation 8 Personal Rewards and Costs 9 Venture Capitalists 10 Leasing as a Source of Capital 11 Bankers and Bootstraps as Funding Sources 12 Angels and Other Sources of Venture Capital 13 Wall Street and the Initial Public Offering 14 Mergers, Spinouts, and Corporate Venture Capital Appendixes A. Saratoga Venture Tables B. Resources for the Entrepreneur C. Three Venture Capital Firms Describe Themselves Bibliography Index About the Author

Chapter One

Introduction to Start-Ups and Their Funding

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