01389nam a22001457a 450000500170000002000180001708200120003510000220004724500760006926000370014530000270018250400630020952009110027265000600118320260624091835.0  a9781576600764  a332.041  aBenjamin, Gerald.  aThe angel investor's handbookbhow to profit from early stage investing  aPrincetonbBloomberg Pressc2001  axxii, 351 p. b;24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 325-332) and index  aMany of today's high-net-worth investors are turning their attention to early-stage investing in emerging companies. They know just how successful and lucrative funding a start-up venture can be. Savvy angel investors can foresee distant but potentially huge returns from pre-IPO companies. There are scores of hungry entrepreneurs in search of capital and lots of money to be invested. But, matching the right entrepreneurs with wise investors, so that both can profit, is the challenge in new enterprises.
Gerald Benjamin and Joel Margulis demonstrate that the real pitfall for potential investors is an incomplete understanding of the complexities of early-stage investing. At the same time, the angel capital market offers few mechanisms for bringing investors and entrepreneurs together, while securities regulations restrict communication between sophisticated investors and promising new businesses.  aVenture capital--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc