Peter Adams

Secure venture capital?
Easy.

Getting a business up and running or pushing a brilliant product to the marketplace requires capital. For many entrepreneurs, a lack of start-up capital can be the single biggest roadblock to their dreams of success and fortune. If you're an entrepreneur looking for hands-on guidance on how to secure capital for your business, Venture Capital For Dummies takes you step by step through the process and gives you the edge you need to succeed.

Nothing… Show more

Secure venture capital?
Easy.

Getting a business up and running or pushing a brilliant product to the marketplace requires capital. For many entrepreneurs, a lack of start-up capital can be the single biggest roadblock to their dreams of success and fortune. If you're an entrepreneur looking for hands-on guidance on how to secure capital for your business, Venture Capital For Dummies takes you step by step through the process and gives you the edge you need to succeed.

Nothing ventured, noting gained – get up-to-speed on venture capital basics, find out if working with a VC is right for you, and understand alternatives to VCs
Mirror, mirror on the wall – find ways to become attractive to venture capitalists, position your company (not the product), cultivate relationships, and provide an exit strategy
It's a deal – grasp the ins and outs of structuring pre-VC deals, leading the risk conversion, telling your valuation story, and negotiate your terms
Pitch it – discover how to pitch to investors, from planning the pitch to making the presentation — and everything in between
Open the book and find:

How a venture capital fund works
What venture capitals look for
Ways to get into the venture capitalist mindset
Advice on creating an online persona for your company
Tips for making contact with investors
The importance of cultivating relationships
How to position your company to appeal to investors
Ten ways to lose the deal (and how to avoid them)
Learn to:

Find and secure venture capital for your business
Gain traction to prove your company’s potential to VCs
Target and achieve key milestones for early-stage businesses Show less

This book presents a hands on approach to the digital health innovation and entrepreneurship roadmap for digital health entrepreneurs and medical professionals who are dissatisfied with the existing literature on or are contemplating getting involved in digital health entrepreneurship. Topics covered include regulatory affairs featuring detailed guidance on the legal environment, protecting digital health intellectual property in software, hardware and business processes, financing a digital… Show more

This book presents a hands on approach to the digital health innovation and entrepreneurship roadmap for digital health entrepreneurs and medical professionals who are dissatisfied with the existing literature on or are contemplating getting involved in digital health entrepreneurship. Topics covered include regulatory affairs featuring detailed guidance on the legal environment, protecting digital health intellectual property in software, hardware and business processes, financing a digital health start up, cybersecurity best practice, and digital health business model testing for desirability, feasibility, and viability.
Digital Health Entrepreneurship is directed to clinicians and other digital health entrepreneurs and stresses an interdisciplinary approach to product development, deployment, dissemination and implementation. It therefore provides an ideal resource for medical professionals across a broad range of disciplines seeking a greater understanding of digital health innovation and entrepreneurship. Show less