In Angels, Dragons and Vultures Simon Acland shares the experience of his successful venture capital career. The book is a guide for entrepreneurs to all aspects of venture capital. Angels, Dragons and Vultures provides advice on whether to start down the venture capital road in the first place. It discusses the pros and cons of different sources of funding, suggests how to raise money successfully, and exposes the implications of different deal structures. Then it tells you how best to manage your new investors and maps out the route to a successful exit. Angels, Dragons and Vultures is essential reading for any entrepreneur who is considering raising venture capital, or who already has and wants help managing their new partner.

Author Biography

Simon Acland was a successful venture capitalist for over 25 years. He was managing director of Quester, one of the UK's most active early-stage technology investors with more than GBP250 million under management, and non-executive director of more than 20 companies in its portfolio. He has been involved with many successful trade sales and flotations; he has also had failures and learned from them. Simon was a long-standing member of the British Venture Capital Association's Technology Committee, and was also Director of the British Business Angels' Association.