The Venture Capital Deformation: Value Destruction throughout the Investment Process

PART I-Introduction to Venture Capital 1. Venture Capital: A Closer Look behind the Curtain 2. Maturation, Segmentation, and Competition in the Venture Capital Industry
PART II-Venture Capital Deformations throughout the Investment Process 3. Fund Formation: Structural and Operational Deformations in Venture Capital 4. Deal Generation: Optimal Modes of Entrepreneurial Value Creation 5. Screening and Evaluation: Misguided Investigation of Entrepreneurial Firms 6. Deal Completion: Inequitable Agreements in Venture Capital Contracting 7. Monitoring: The Venture Capital Barren Toolbox for Entrepreneurial Activity 8. Exiting: Distressed Value Realization in Venture Capital
PART III-Conclusions: The Venture Capital Industry at the Crossroads 9. Venture Capital: "Subprime" Returns and the Value Chain Analysis 10. Improving the Substandard Venture Capital Model