The Little Book of Venture Capital Investing: Empowering Economic Growth and Investment Portfolios -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- An Introduction to Venture Capital Investing -- Who Are the 99% and Why Are They So Angry? -- What Is Venture Capital Investing? -- An Overview of the Venture Capital Industry -- Not Your Grandfather's Venture Capital -- What This Little Book Is and What It Isn't -- Chapter One: An Historic Overview of Venture Capitalism -- In the Beginning -- The Roots of Venture Capital -- The First VCs -- Shockley Chooses Silicon -- The Traitorous Eight -- Why Was the Venture Capital Method of Investing Chosen? -- Past Is Prologue -- Chapter Two: The VC Industry Today -- Adventures in VC Investing -- How It All Began -- The MoneyTree Report -- Geographical Definitions -- Industry Classifications -- Sector Definitions -- Cooking the Soup -- Outstanding Venture Capital Firms -- If It Was Easy . . . -- Chapter Three: The Value Proposition -- The Multiplier Effect of Venture Capital -- Water, Water Everywhere -- Economy and Jobs Impact -- More Economic Benefits -- Start-Up Business Benefits -- Social Benefit of New Technology and Innovation -- Medical Innovations -- Casual Games -- 3D Printing -- Orbital in Orbit -- Social Media -- Cyborgs -- Future of the Car -- The Cashless Society -- Robodiptera -- Financial Benefits to Investors -- The Power of VC's Multiplier Effect -- Sowing the Seed -- Chapter Four: Prevailing Investment Climate -- View of Prevailing Investment Climate -- The Size of Government Debt -- The Deficit -- Simpson-Bowles -- Discretionary Caps -- Federal Health Spending -- Additional Spending Cuts -- Tax Reform -- Accountability -- Give Us Only What We Need -- Changing with the Times -- How Investment Climate Affects Start-Ups and Job Creation.

Why Is Entrepreneurship Still Declining in the United States? -- Policies for a Vibrant VC Sector -- Tax Policy for Long-Term Investments -- A Vibrant Capital Markets System -- Research Funding for America's Innovation Economy -- Immigration and Workforce Recruiting -- Health Care and Medical Innovation -- Energy and Clean Technology -- Cyber Security and Intellectual Property Protection -- Summary -- Chapter Five: Field Guide for VC Investing Options-Nonlisted -- Alternative Investments and Venture Capital -- Traditional Stages of Venture Capital Financing -- The Seed Stage -- Risks/Benefits -- The Start-Up Stage -- Risks/Benefits -- Expansion Stage-Second Round Financing -- Risks/Benefits -- Expansion Stage-Third Round Financing -- Risks/Benefits -- The Bridge/Pre-Public Stage -- Risks/Benefits -- Traditional VC Funds Active in 2012 -- Accel Partners -- Andreessen Horowitz -- Benchmark Capital Management -- Crosslink Capital -- Draper Fisher Jurvetson -- Khosla Ventures -- First Round Capital -- Versant Ventures -- The Common Denominator -- Alternatives to Traditional Venture Capital Funds -- Sweat Equity -- Angel Investment Opportunities -- Crowdfunding -- Stock and Warrant Off-Balance Sheet Research and Development (SWORD) -- Secondary Investing -- Vulture Capital or Activist Funds -- Government-Sponsored VC -- Fund of Funds -- Company Stock Options -- Chapter Six: Investment Options-Listed -- Private Equity Exchanges -- PIPEs-Private Investments in Public Equities -- Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) -- Listed Spin-Offs -- Listed Venture Capital Funds -- Tradable Venture Capital Mutual Funds -- Listed PE Funds or BDCs -- Chapter Seven: Investment Process-Sourcing and Screening -- Sourcing and Deal Flow -- Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) -- Relationships Really Do Matter -- The GP's Network -- What a VC Wants -- Searching High and Low.

It Starts at "Hello . . ." -- Chapter Eight: Investment Process- Due Diligence and Selection -- LP Due Diligence of the VC -- Dimensions of a Great GP -- The Truth and Nothing but the Truth -- Getting to the First Close -- The Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) -- Subscription Agreement -- Best Intentions -- What Do You Have under the Hood? -- Business Plan or Business Model? -- The Stark Reality of the Post-2008 Landscape -- What's It Worth? -- A Seat at the Table -- The Paperwork -- Final Word -- Chapter Nine: Investment Process-Portfolio Construction, Monitoring, and Monetizing -- Some Important Words on Portfolio Construction -- Monitoring -- Duties of a Board of Directors -- Communication -- Processes, Systems, Roles, and Responsibilities -- Course Adjustments -- Cut Losses Early -- Methods of Monetization -- Mergers and Acquisitions -- Initial Public Offering (IPO) -- Secondary Sales -- Recapitalization -- Winding Up -- Conclusion: Is VC Still Alive? -- Appendix: Resources -- VC Glossary of Terms -- Due Diligence Questionnaire -- Model Legal Documents -- Notes -- About the Authors.