The author of Nothing Ventured, Everything Gained analyzes successful startups to show readers how to launch a successful business without outside help.

Award-winning professor of entrepreneurship Dileep Rao presents readers with a detailed guide to success through his interviews and analysis of billion-dollar entrepreneurs (those who built a venture from startup to more than $1 billion in sales and valuation) and 100 million-dollar entrepreneurs (startup to $100 million).

Rao is here to show entrepreneurs that it is possible to start a business without outside help. He shares how more than ninety percent of America’s billion-dollar entrepreneurs in the VC era (since 1946) avoided or delayed VC, and instead used finance-smart expertise?skills that combine business-smart, capital-smart, and leadership-smart strategies.

It takes more than one person to grow a business from the bottom up. But that doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice control of the venture in the process. Armed with twenty-three years of experience as a financer, Rao shows readers how to optimize internal financing to attract external financing. By keeping control of the venture, entrepreneurs keep more of the wealth, as well.

In Finance Secrets of Billion-Dollar Entrepreneurs learn about: • Pre-financing, financing and post-financing skills and strategies of finance-smart entrepreneurs • The ins and outs of venture finance, applicable to anyone looking to start a business • Tips on increasing capital productivity and attaining financially sustainable entrepreneurship

Perfect for readers of The Lean Startup, The $100 Startup, or Venture Deals.

Praise for Finance Secrets of Billion-Dollar Entrepreneurs

“This book delivers clear thinking for entrepreneurs who want to control their own destiny and grow their business without the need for venture capital.” —Joel Cannon, co-founder and president of Cannon Technologies

“Entrepreneurs and leaders from around the world—including from Fortune 500 companies—can count on Dileep’s advice in venture financing and business development.” —Yosef Martin, founder and CEO of BoxyCharm

“With the voice of an entrepreneur, the insight of a scholar and the wisdom of experience, Rao provides a clear roadmap for how entrepreneurs can grow successful companies while maintaining control of their ventures!” —Dr. Raymond Smilor, Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship, Neeley School of Business, TCU

“Must-read material for every business owner looking to build their empire.” —Brian Moran, CEO, Small Business Edge

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E-kirja: 24. marraskuuta 2020