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Seed-Stage Venture Investing, 2nd Edition

An Insider’s Guide to Start-ups for Scientists, Engineers, and Investors, © 2011.

Thomson Reuters Westlaw, takes a fresh look at the world of start-ups, focusing on life-science and technology spin-outs from academic and biomedical research centers.

Seed-Stage Venture Investing, 2nd Edition, takes a fresh look co-authored by Bill Robbins and Jonathan Lasch, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California, this book provides a substantial update to the previous edition (authored by Bill), explaining the current challenges of financing research-intensive academic spin-outs and offering new insights and advice about evaluating technology, navigating the technology transfer process, developing intellectual property, and applying for grant funding under the NIH SBIR Program.

Focusing on real-world, practical information for academic faculty members, Ph.D. students, and post-docs, as well as business entrepreneurs, start-up managers, and new investors, Seed-Stage Venture Investing, 2nd Edition cuts to the chase, Offering readers practical information not typically covered in graduate school courses on technology transfer and entrepreneurship.

Aside from writing about business and investing, Bill also likes to write about shooting, science, technology, military matters, history and the outdoors.

This book is far more than just an update. Given the significant changes in the economic and financial landscape since the first version appeared several years ago, a revised version that captures the new challenges facing scientists, engineers and investors seeking to develop or fund startups is not just welcome but essential. While the world it describes has changed, what this version has in common with its predecessor is that it is packed with specific, real-world examples culled from the authors’ vast experience. Indeed, it remains the most authoritative book of its kind, and is a must-have for those who want–and especially those who need–to be in the know.

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