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Best Practices for Energy Venture Capital in 2008 Top VCs and CEOs on Energy Company Growth Plans Valuations Exit Strategies and Raising Rounds of Capital - Inside the Minds Author: Aspatore Books Staff Best Practices for Energy Venture Capital in 2008 is an authoritative, insider s perspective on the ins and outs of energy venture capital for VCs, entrepreneurs, and industry executives. Featuring managing partners at top VC firms and CEOs of funded energy companies, these experts provide best practices for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs...  more » at all stages of an investment with a focus on raising capital, establishing valuations, determining exit strategies, and structuring deals. From spotting opportunities in the industry to developing a solid leadership plan, these industry leaders discuss characteristics that make a good partner, key tools and methods for determining valuations, strategies for conducting due diligence, and negotiation techniques to produce a successful deal. These seasoned experts reveal their advice for increasing fund-raising, assessing potential ROI, evaluating the timeline of a deal, and understanding management team criteria, as well as provide insight for hedging risks and avoiding common mistakes. Additionally, the authors offer strategies for overcoming challenges, dealing with being green and assessing gas, oil, electrical, coal, nuclear, and alternative energies. The different niches presented and the breadth of perspectives represented enable readers to get inside some of leading minds of today, as these insiders offer up their thoughts around the keys to successful deal-making in this rapidly evolving industry. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. Matthew Caspari , CEO, Aurora BioFuels Inc. "Energizing the Growth Process: Strategies of Venture-Backed Engery Firms" 2. Douglas F. Egan, CEO, Competitive Power Ventures Inc. "Investing in Green Energy Projects: a Vision for the Future" 3. Tom Szaky, CEO, TerraCycle Inc. "Angel and VC Investin gin Start-ip Companies" 4. Andrew Perlman, Founder, GreatPoint Energy "Making a Difference: VC Funding in the Energy Sector" 5. Lee Bailey, Managing Director, US Renewables Group "Does the Venture Capital Investment Model Work in Energy Technology?" 6. Thomas E. Cain, Managing Partner, SAIL Venture Partners "Innovation: Finding New Frontiers in Energy Investing" 7. Rob Day, Principal, @Ventures "Analyzing Investments in the Energy Industry" 8. Ricardo Angel, SVP, GE Energy Financial Services "Energy Sector Investment: The Client New Vertical" 9. Raj Atluru, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson "Innovative Investments in the Energy Field" 10. Keith Gillard, President, BASF Venture Capital America Inc. "Strategic Investing Strats with a Strong Management Team" 11. Giacomo Marini, Founder/Managing Director, Noventi "Venture Investments are Driving Technology Innovations in the Energy Industry" 12. Carlos Perea, CEO, MIOX Corp. "Going Green to Make Green" 13. Tim Healy, CEO and Co-Founder, EnerNOC Inc. "Creating a World-Class Company and the Importance of having the Right Investors on the Team"  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780314986672 ISBN-10: 0314986677 Publication Date: 1/31/2008 Pages: 188 Rating: Currently 0/5 Stars.   ? 0 stars, based on 0 rating Publisher: Aspatore Books Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 0 Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

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