Maxims, Morals, and Metaphors: A Primer on Venture Capital

As an experienced entrepreneur, technologist, and venture capitalist, Scott Chou brings you on the inside of today s startup world. Maxims, Morals, and Metaphors is a humorous and profound compilation of business metaphors assembled to teach the art of venture capital as outlined in popular textbooks. However, in contrast to the daunting encyclopedic approach taken by many conventional textbooks, this book seeks to provide longer term retention for the average reader through wit and wisdom. Students of venture capital and experienced venture capitalists in search of teaching tools are the target audience for this book. For all practitioners of venture capital, this book is not so much about learning something new as much as it is about bringing best practices to the subconscious level where they can be instantly relied upon for the innumerable snap judgments that are typical of the industry.