Includes index.

Developing a financing map -- Getting to the first stepping-stone -- The unique cash flow and risk dynamics of early-stage ventures -- Determining the amount of capital to raise and what to spend it on -- Getting behind how venture capital firms think -- Creating a winning business plan -- Valuing early-stage companies -- Agreeing on a term sheet with a venture capitalist -- Terms for splitting the rewards -- Allocating control between founders/management and investors -- Aligning the interests of founders/management and investors -- Term sheet exercises.