Investing in Dynamic Markets : Venture Capital in the Digital Age
Henry. Kressel
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2010
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (282 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Why venture capital?; Managing change; Assessing risk; 1 Hot markets, investment waves, bubbles, charlatans; Waves and bubbles; Inflationary investing; Winners and losers; Technology makes waves; 1980s - Workstations and personal computers; 1990s - The Internet; 1990s - Telecommunications; 2000s - Alternative energy sources; Biofuels; Solar technology; Gauging entrepreneurial integrity; Goal: Return on investment; 2 Financing high-risk businesses. - Due diligence4 Investing in a transformed market: Telecommunications; Telecommunications transformed; Roots of deregulation; Fiber optic digital communications; Product startups; Licom: Betting on a new standard; Epitaxx: Keeping it simple; Startups selling services; IGS: Implementation services using new technology; Covad Communications: Faster on-ramp to the Internet; NeuStar: Change your carrier, keep your number; Lessons learned; New industry standards may be the basis of building a new company but caution is needed; Defensible niche markets can be very attractive. - Gaining access to large customers: A big hill to climbBeing first to market is great - staying in the game is the hard part; Timing is (almost) everything - especially in accessing growth capital; Nothing is forever - exits must be planned; 5 Investing in a transformed market: Semiconductors; Investment potential; Understanding the industry; Products; Moore's Law: More processing, lower cost; Cycles and growth; Global expansion, foreign rivals; Symbiosis: Semiconductor startups and contract manufacturers; Technology meets economics; Investing in chip companies. - How venture capital became a growth industryAngel investors; Industrial holding companies; Private equity and venture capital firms; Buy-out and private equity; Venture capital strategies; Firms that span various investment strategies; How venture capitalists manage investments; Working through a board of directors; Incentives for entrepreneurs; Options, incentives, and taxes; The entrepreneurial society; Where venture capital is invested; How do you value a company for investment?; 3 Venture investing: An uncertain science; Assessing technology risks; A matter of timing. - The importance of synergyCautionary tales; Protecting intellectual property; Patents vs. innovations; Litigation hazards; No patents required; Technology-specific risks; Software development; Semiconductor integrated circuits; Process technologies: The long road from lab into production; Planning for price drops; Compressed lifecycles, faster product development; Same chips, different products; Technology companies go global; Operating across geographies; Global from the get-go; Industry consolidation: A way of life; The big get bigger; More on consolidation: Software companies bulk up. - Waferscale Integration, Inc. (WSI): Flash memory-based chips. - A highly successful venture capitalist takes you behind the scenes of the private equity process.
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| ISBN | 9780521111485
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