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From Concept to Wall Street: A Complete Guide to Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
By Oren Fuerst, Uri Geiger, Chemi Peres, Davidi Gilo, Ron Lubash
Publisher	: Financial Times Prentice Hall
Pub Date	: August 22, 2002
ISBN	: 0-13-034803-1
Pages	: 352
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		Foreword
		Preface
		Acknowledgments
		About the Authors
		Chapter 1.  Introduction
			Book Structure
			Glossary
		Part I.  Establishment and Development of Ventures
			Chapter 2.  Beginnings Establishing a Venture
				The Price of Success and Failure
				The Idea
				The Management Team
				External Advisors
				Incorporation
				Incorporation in Delaware
			Chapter 3.  Financial and Business Planning
				The Company's Business Cycle
				Financial Statements
				Financial Projections
				Cost Structure Analysis and Forecasting
				Cash Flow Forecasting
				Market Analysis and Strategic Planning
				Strategic Alliances
				The Business Plan
			Chapter 4.  Employee Recruitment and Compensation
				Employee Recruiting
				Employee Compensation in the Technology Segments
				Granting Options to Employees
				Taxation of Stock Options
				Performance-based Compensation
				Incentives to Tie Employees to the Company
				Considerations in Employment Termination
			Chapter 5.  Intangible Capital and Intellectual Property
				Patents
				Copyright Law
				Trademark Law
				Trade Secrets
				Issues with Employees
				NDA Non-Disclosure Agreements
				Considerations in the Granting of Licenses
		Part II.  Financing the Venture
			Chapter 6.  Milestones and Sources of Financing the Venture
				Financing in Stages
				Milestones in Venture Development
				Scope of Financing and the Company's Value
				Stages in Raising Venture Capital
				Sources of Capital
			Chapter 7.  Practical Aspects of Raising Venture Capital
				Basic Terms
				Deciding How Much Capital to Raise
				Valuing the Company for the Purpose of Raising Capital/Determining According to Which Value Capital Will be Raised
				The Process of Raising Venture Capital
			Chapter 8.  Legal and Contractual Aspects of Raising Venture Capital
				Legal Restrictions on Raising Private Capital
			Chapter 9.  Valuation of Companies
				Methods Based on Multiples
				Methods for Discounting Cash Flows and Residual Income
				The Real Options Method
				Value to Investors or Strategic Investors and Buyers
				The Discount Rate Used by Venture Capital Funds
				Issuing Stock to Investors
				The Venture Capital Method
				Appendix Basic Terms in Measurement
		Part III.  Venture Capital Investors
			Chapter 10.  Venture Capital Funds
				Private Equity Funds and Venture Capital Funds
				Venture Capital Investment Characteristics
				Venture Capital Funds and Their Investors
				Venture Capital Funds and Their Portfolios
				The Development of the Venture Capital Industry in the United States
				The Venture Capital Industry at the Dawn of the Third Millennium
				The Structure and Activities of Venture Capital Funds
				Exit Strategies of Investments by Venture Capital Funds
				The Return on Venture Capital Funds
			Chapter 11.  Other Venture Capital Investors
				Private Investors (Angels)
				Corporate and Other Investors
				Financial Institutions Which Invest Directly in Funds
				Other Sources of Capital
		Part IV.  Raising Capital from the Public
			Chapter 12.  Raising Capital from the Public Introduction
				Deciding to Go Public
				Preparing the Company for an IPO
			Chapter 13.  The Public Offering Process
				Stock Markets in the United States
				Forming the IPO Team
				The Process
				The Underwriting Agreement
				The Registration Statement
				Liability under U.S. Securities Laws
				Changes in the Registration Process
				Following the IPO
				Selling Shares That Are Exempt from Registration
				Foreign Companies Raising Capital
		Part V.  Mergers and Acquisitions, Bankruptcies, and Dissolution
			Chapter 14.  Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Introduction
				The Scope of the Phenomenon
				Types of Corporate Restructuring
				Strategic Classification
				Why Do Mergers and Acquisitions Occur?
				Do Mergers and Acquisitions Create Value?
				Sales and Mergers Versus IPOs
				Case Study The Sale of Chromatis to Lucent
			Chapter 15.  Conducting the M&A Transaction
				Mergers
				Sale and Acquisition of Assets
				M&A Strategy
				The Consideration in Mergers and Acquisitions
				The Process
				Tender Offers
			Chapter 16.  Additional Legal Aspects
				Legal Rules Governing Mergers and Acquisitions
				Merger or Acquisition Agreements
				Antitrust Issues
				Fairness Opinions
			Chapter 17.  Other Restructuring
				Other Types of Restructuring: Spin-offs, Split-offs, Carve-outs, and Letter Stocks
				Equity Carve-outs (Spin-out IPOs)
				Letter Stocks/Targeted Stocks
				The Rationale of Separate Listing of Units
			Chapter 18.  Bankruptcy and Dissolution of Companies
				Legal Rules Governing Bankruptcy and Dissolution in the United States
				Additional Issues Concerning Bankruptcy of Startup Companies
		Glossary
		Further Readings