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The founders and driving force behind the foundry group a venture capital firm focused on investing in earlystage information technology companies brad and jason have been involved in hundreds of venture capital financings. What you will learn in this book will serve you well in every investment, legal, and banking conversation throughout your life as an entrepreneur. The book venture deals is coauthored by brad feld from the foundry group and techstars and jason mendelson also of the foundry group. It explores the different stages of financings, describes the many types of investors who might fund your company, and goes through the venture capital term sheet indepth. The founders and driving force behind the foundry groupa venture capital firm focused on investing in earlystage information technology companiesbrad and jason have been involved in hundreds of venture capital financings.
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