Entrepreneurs drive the future, and the last several decades have been a thrilling ride of astounding, far-reaching innovation. Behind this transformative progress are also the venture capitalists, who are at once the investors, coaches and allies of the entrepreneurs. William H. Draper III knows this story first-hand, because as a venture capitalist, he helped write it. For more than 40-years, Bill Draper has worked with top entrepreneurs in fabled...

Readers have turned to The Complete Book of Business Plans for almost 10 years for advice and information, making it one of the bestselling business planning books of our time. Authors Brian Hazelgren and Joseph Covello have gone back to the drawing board on this updated edition, providing readers with more than a dozen brand-new business plans. The Complete Book of Business Plans also includes revised and updated information on how to get started,...

In the past year, crowdfunding platforms helped generate a staggering $34 billion dollars in funding. But the harsh reality is that the majority of crowdfunding campaigns fail-only 40% meet their goals. And failing means failing hard. If you fall short of your goal by the deadline, not only won't you see any of the money you've worked so hard to raise, but you might actually tarnish your shiny idea. In this book, Alex Daly shows you how to: build...

Funded by 586 people from 24 countries through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Capital C is the first feature length documentary dedicated to crowdfunding. Over the course of more than two years, the filmmaking duo J©ırg M. Kundinger and Timon Birkhofer followed crowdfunding pioneers all over the United States. The film is centered on the inspiring endeavors of Zach Crain (bottle koozies), Jackson Robinson (hand-drawn playing cards), and...

"With advice from Daymond John, Bobbi Brown, Mark Cuban, Sallie Krawcheck, Max Levchin, Alexa von Tobel, and other successful early stage startup investors, Inc. magazine shows you how to attract and wisely apply your firm's first precious sources of cash. Bootstrapping, crowdfunding, VCs, payroll, profits--money makes your business boom. But mess up your finances, and the venture can go bust. It's time to get smart. Let the experts at Inc. guide...