
Non-Fiction
Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO
Elizabeth Joy Zalman and Jerry Neumann
Year read: 2023
About the book
Founder Elizabeth Zalman and investor Jerry Neumann examine venture-backed startups from opposite sides of the table. Their debate follows the relationship through raising money, negotiating terms, working with a board, pursuing growth, and arranging an exit. By exploring conflicting incentives and the distance between promises and behavior, they show how trust can unravel and offer a candid account of the partnerships on which ambitious companies depend.
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