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Conversational Capital: How to Create Stuff People Love to Talk About 4 reviews
Bertrand Cesvet
FT Press, 2008
The science behind common sense marketing
Word of mouth is what all product developers have always been wishing for. We all know that pier to pier recommendations have more impact than any ad will ever have, but as the marketplace becomes crowded with new stuff and consumers become more sophisticated, the pressure to create the ultimate "experience" is constantly increasing. The bar is set higher and higher everyday and this book gives ...
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Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Venture Capital Term Sheets & Valuations ... 23 reviews
Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore.com
Aspatore Books, 2006
Short, concise & useful
This short text is concise, easily read and a most useful tool. If you need to understand term sheets, the short time it will take to read and digest this volume will be well invested.
Term Sheets & Valuations is also an excellent source of reference. It gives an accurate and authoritative view of the subject to hand.
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Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital 4 reviews
Spencer E. Ante
Harvard Business School Press, 2008
WWII and Venture Capital History Lovers - A MUST READ!!!!
Americans always talk of saving France during WWII, yet at the same time, here was an intriguing French immigrant who rose to be a top professor of entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, a founder of the venture capital industry, founder of INSEAD the European business school and to top it all off- played a critical role in saving countless American lives in WWII by leading the innovation ...
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Vol. 3 (Penguin Classics) 1 review
Karl Marx
Penguin Classics, 1993
A rationalization for slavery and slaughter
The book that spawned the deaths of over 100 million people in the 20th Century is, ironically, only a boring litany of economic fallacies. The poverty of the labor theory of value, the absurdity of economic progress without a price system, and the necessary terror that accompanies socialism are all exposed in detail in George Reisman's CAPITALISM. All of you poor proletarians with computers ...
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Capital Ideas Evolving9 reviews
Peter L. Bernstein
Wiley, 2007
Accessible explanation of the foundations of finance
In the early 1950s, graduate student Harry Markowitz presented his Ph.D. dissertation to the University of Chicago economics department. The response was less than encouraging. "This isn't a dissertation in economics," Milton Friedman told Markowitz. "It's not math, it's not economics, it's not even business administration." Whatever it was, Markowitz's heterodox theory of portfolio selection ...
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The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else144 reviews
Hernando De Soto
Basic Books, 2003
First Rate Analysis of Poverty and Development
The Mystery of Capital tackles one of the largest issues in development and comparative economics: non-convergence. Why is it that living standards do not converge? Is it because some nations have better technology? Is it because some nations simply have more capital? De Soto focuses on institutions rather than existing technology or capital. The reason why some nations succeed in developing a ...
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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management209 reviews
Roger Lowenstein
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2001
When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
An excellent read & indeed very relevant in today's' times when we see fiascos in the financial markets repeated almost every day. I expect another book from Roger Lowenstein soon on Bear Stearns, Lehman, Merrill Lynch & the state of financial markets (today). God Bless Wall Street & God Bless America! Hail Lowenstein!
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Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation6 reviews
Andrew Metrick
Wiley, 2006
Best book of its kind
Metrick's book clearly and concisely illustrates the finance behind venture capital. Accessibly written, this book is the kind of book you would use to teach yourself how to apply the tools of finance to VC. I found it especially useful in understanding the different structures VCs use and in understanding the impact of additional financing on the valuation of a prior investor's shares. The ...
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Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur8 reviews
Dermot Berkery
McGraw-Hill, 2007
Pulls it all together for me
I've worked in, and been around, VC and angel investor-financed businesses for a long time. So, in some ways the topics in this book are not entirely new to me. However, this book takes all the various buckets of entrepreneurial finance information that are scattered around my brain and puts them into a coherent whole.
More than that, since I am also in the process of fundraising for a ...
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Capital: Volume 1: A Critique of Political Economy (Penguin Classics)38 reviews
Karl Marx
Penguin Classics, 1992
please read the book before reviewing it!
Reading the "reviews" of Capital here on Amazon.com, a person who has read the book can see that most "reviewers" have not even troubled themselves read the book! Instead of taking the time and energy to plow through this work, many would rather get on a soap box and ramble on about their own views thereby "reviewing" the work.
I read the entire book from cover to cover. Not an easy task. It ...
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Money and Capital Markets
Peter S. Rose, Milton Marquis
McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2008
Money and Capital Markets , 10th edition by Peter Rose and Milton Marquis provides a thorough and comprehensive view of the whole financial system. All the major types of financial institutions and financial instruments present today are discussed, along with how and why the system of money and capital markets is changing. Money and Capital Markets also provides a descriptive explanation of how interest rates and security values are ...
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Capital Markets: In and Instruments (4th Edition)7 reviews
Frank J Fabozzi
Prentice Hall, 2008
A fascinating desk reference.
Since I bought this book, I have it as my desk reference. For beginners in this area, is a great comprehensive tool to help understand capital markets. For the more skilled financial readers, is an obligated desk reference. Fabozzi and Modigliani take you in complete tour through capital markets. In the early chapters you will find valuable information about financial systems and institutions, ...
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Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Casebook15 reviews
Josh Lerner, Felda Hardymon, ...
Wiley, 2008
Reads like a novel
I couldn't put this book down; I felt like I was reading a captivating novel. It does a great job of introducing the reader to the unique terminology of the VC/PE industry.
However, I wish there was more follow through or structured questions presented for the cases; without sitting in Prof. Lerner's class, I would like to see exactly what broad lessons he is attempting to present and drive ...
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Capital Mysteries #8: Mystery at the Washington Monument (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))1 review
Ron Roy
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007
Great series for kids
My son loves these books. They combine history, geography, and mystery. What's not to love! I hope Ron Roy keeps writing this series.
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Capital Mysteries #10: The Election-Day Disaster (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Ron Roy
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2008
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION is less than a week away, but KC and Marshall have more important things on their minds?their Halloween party at the White House! The morning after the costume party, though, KC and Marshall wake up to a trick, not a treat. Someone has posted damaging photos of the president on the Internet, photos that were digitally doctored! Will they ruin President Thornton?s chances for a second term? Or can KC and Marshall rescue ...
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Washington: The Making of the American Capital5 reviews
Fergus Bordewich
Amistad, 2008
Nation's Capitol
Mr. Bordewich's latest book explains the complex process of the development of Washington D.C. The simplistic knowledge of the formation of the location of the capitol was based on a dinner party, however the truth is much more complicated. The history of this great metropolis was created amidst confusion, chicanery and speculation. It is fascinating to learn of the involvement of the main ...
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Capital : A Critique of Political Economy (Penguin Classics) (Volume 2)2 reviews
Karl Marx
Penguin Classics, 1993
Must read
Although Marx's Capital remains a difficult read, it is essential for understanding the current economic mess, in particular the growth of unproductive speculative capital. With speculative debt reaching nearly ten times the level of the world's productive economy (GDP), it appears that the barons of capitalism have sealed their own fate. Find out why.
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Capital Mysteries #9: A Thief at the National Zoo (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Ron Roy
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007
KC and Marshall are helping out with the baby tigers at the National Zoo when they meet a new friend, Sunwoo from China. Sunwoo?s father is lending the zoo a precious jewel called the Tiger?s Eye to raise money for endangered tigers. But during the zoo?s big party, the lights suddenly go out. And when they?re turned back on, the jewel is missing! Who stole the Tiger?s Eye? And how did someone sneak it out of a room with no windows and a guarded ...
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Venture Capital Due Diligence: A Guide to Making Smart Investment Choices and Increasing Your Portfolio ...13 reviews
Justin J. Camp
Wiley, 2002
Great Overview
The book provides a great overview of the process, and is a tool I used in my decision making.
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Capital Mysteries #5: Who Broke Lincoln's Thumb? (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))1 review
Ron Roy
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2005
Great Book!
All of the books in this series are great. My son started reading these to do a second grade book report. He had to read them all after that first one!
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