1) What was the biggest surprise for you in the reading? In other words, what did you read that stood out the most as different from your expectations?
The section "Dispelling Venture Capital Myths" was pretty surprising. I thought it was interesting that the text pointed out that venture capitalists invest in good ideas and good management, not just good ideas. I also thought it was surprising that venture capitalists will generally avoid investing unless the returns are very high.
2) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.
The section "Equity Financing" was confusing to me. I am not entirely familiar with many of the technical terms mentioned in the section so I wasn't able to gain much usable entrepreneurial knowledge from reading that section.
3) If you were able to ask two questions to the author, what would you ask? Why?
Do you think that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for debt financing?
Which factors do you think are most critical for venture capitalists to use in the evaluation of new ventures?
4) Was there anything you think the author was wrong about? Where do you disagree with what she or he said? How?
The author claims that venture capital firms do not want to own control of your company and tell you how to run the business. I am hesitant to think, however, that venture capitalists do not have solely their own financial interests in mind when making an investment. I would take everything a venture capitalist says with a grain of salt.
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