Getting Funded (PDF)

Chandra S. Mishra is Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management Programs, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, USA. He is co-author of The Theory of Entrepreneurship (2014). His interests include finance and entrepreneurship, including venture design, venture capital, technology commercialization, incentive compensation, and mergers and acquisitions.

"Mishra provides a useful and sensible framework that will help entrepreneurs increase the likelihood they succeed and help investors increase the likelihood they invest in the right entrepreneurs and start-ups." - Steven N. Kaplan, Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, USA

"In this insightful book, Mishra provides a comprehensive explanation for how investors asses, and add value to entrepreneurial start-ups, and how entrepreneurs can secure funding." - Dean A. Shepherd, Professor and David H. Jacobs Chair of Strategic Entrepreneurship, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Business Venturing

"Mishra presents a focused, well-constructed path for startups to increase their odds of a successful financing. Getting Funded is particularly timely in the current environment of too many startups chasing a finite supply of capital." - Barry Steiner, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.

"Mishra has clearly brought his vast expertise and experience to bear in capturing the diverse and challenging issues faced by entrepreneurs and investors throughout the entrepreneurial process. The book will be an advantageous read for entrepreneurs and investors alike who want to mitigate the risks in executing investment and financing decisions, as well as preparing for the ultimate goal of creating value for an exit. Equally important, as a result of the book's balanced presentation, both the entrepreneur and the investor will come away with a more complete understanding of the other's perspective and what it will take to structure a win-win deal for all parties." - J. William Petty, Professor of Finance and W.W. Caruth Chair of Entrepreneurship, Baylor University, USA

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