Great book on due diligence
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This is a great book on venture capital due diligence.
4240505
This is a great book by a great author. Terry Lammers really knows his stuff when it comes to buying and selling businesses. This book gives a lot of great insight to how that transaction and process works. He has first hand experience when dealing with this topic. Great book Terry!
4126213
I highly recommend this "Dummies" book for its easy to follow format of navigating the business community in China.  A great insight to how Chinese business people negotiate and basically, how things are done.  It will save you from making costly mistakes whether you are starting your own business in China or dealing with Chinese business to get your product manufactured.  I highly recommend the chapter on "Managing Risks in China."  This chapter explains the importance of understanding the Chinese legal system (or lack there of); combating bribery and corruption; government relationships; and (my personal favorite) protecting intellectual property in China.  This chapter is worth the price of the whole book (though the entire book has valuable advice).
1524850
Mr. Porter's book did an excellent job in outlining all the key areas that  matter in the real world.  Mr. Porter takes you through the exercise of  properly choosing strategies (price, differentiation, technology) while  focusing on buyer values to create sustainable competitive advantages and  barriers.
His outline of industry segmentation helps to keep readers  focused on properly using capital to maximize earnings and competitive  positions (a common mistake in the business world).  I found the read most  helpful in structuring a much more sound strategic plan for my own company.  Thank you to Mr. Porter for providing such a wonderful strategic  guide.
CEO Profit Line of America, Inc.
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Overall, a very clear and precise methodology is presented in this book. He's honest with how to go about doing this type of investing.
4685173
This is a great book, ti is filled with great stories, preventitive mesures, and more. This is a very easy read, and will be well worth the price fro anyone intrested in security, computer security, corprit security, or how people think, and how socity is flawed. If you are not in a buisness, or a company where this is usefull, then you might get boared with the ammount of talk on hwo to implement security into a company, but even still, it is a great book
1886975
Well written and easy to understand. This book takes a complicated subject and gives you a clear understanding of what Is important to know. He  also gives you tools and ideas for setting and reaching goals that you can have confidence in.
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Any entrepreneur who wants to fund their business using venture capital would do well to read this book. It tells entrepreneurs what businesses are likely to be funded, and more importantly which ones are poor candidates for the VC (venture capitalist).

It explains in great detail the funding rounds, how to build financial models and how to think about exit strategies.

There's a great due-diligence checklist broken down by area of business. Before going to a venture capitalist, a company needs to be able to answer the questions that a VC is likely to ask.

Also the  book has a list of terms that are likely to be part of the Term Sheet. There's plenty of good advice about how to go about structuring a company, both pre- and post- VC financing. For example, it shows how you can pool friends and family money to make a cleaner balance sheet for VCs,

The book is comprehensive, wise and pragmatic. Having undertaken due-diligence for VCs and having advised entrepreneurs on their pitches, this book answers many of the questions posed by startup CEOs. I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking to start a venture-funded business.
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I was excited to read about the many many facets of Real Estate due diligence that the manuel described, and have never heard of such a thing existing.  Nobody ever has put that much quality time and thought into a real thorough fundamental explore all the issues involved, and don't treat any lightly, as they can come back and haunt you.  His questionaire on tenant interviews was great and I have already printed and copied it.  Same with his example of a Lease Abstract.  This type of manuel can only come from a Buyer/Owner of Commercial Real Estate, as agents typically follow the lead of their client, and I have never known a Real Estate Owner to take the time to write such a detailed account of HOW TO BUY A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTY properly.  This should be valued at a few hundred dollars, as a new agent or buyer can become a seasoned one by reading and utilizing the stated information.

Bravo Brian
4272488
Great book, with a lot of principles about managing a business.

It was a good help to understand some decisions that the management of any company can take, and finally the main reason of being a decision taker at any organization
3988251
The book is truely an informative read. It answers all those subtle questions that Finance text books neglect to cover, but somehow you know the answers are out there. In clear and precise language financial concepts are explained with full clarity. Crunching the numbers is an essential exercise in the due diligence process of investing. Every investor and potential investor should read this book. I praise Mr. Gallinelli for this excellent book and look forward to other books yet to be written.
1545334
One of the best management books I have read. There is a lot to learn and confirm. It is also very humble. That's an important attribute when you're trying to learn.
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I knew Rod Stamler during his time as a senior executive with the RCMP which coincided with mine at the DEA.  He was always able to look for the means by which we could identify problems in advance.  Mario Possamai is the consummate financial investigator and big problem solver.

Their book is an insightful and well-researched guide on how companies, large and small, can protect themselves and their shareholders from fraud.  It should be be especially useful for charities, non-profits, foundations and health care entities who, according to many studies, are often more vulnerable to fraud.  This is an important, yet too often neglected, part of corporate governance.  Both Rod and Mario are experts whose advice should be listened to.
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The layout of the book is great for finding information about anything related to quality and continuous improvement. This book would be great for the seasoned quality practitioner and the novice. I would recommend this book for the people making quality improvement happen and those that are responsible for managing the operation.
2910885
This book is well written in a clear, understandable language. If you want to succeed in your business you should take advantage of a strategy that is described by the author. R. Hacker does an excellent job of organizing the key elements there is a fair amount of real world examples that help the reader understand the concepts.

Recommended!
697925
Your knowledge and your way of clarifying terms is simple and direct especially with how a person can keep business and personal uses separate for car use and inventory and how to be honest in a very complicated set of laws in getting best refund strategies. Your book provides a user friendly service to all who read it.  Glad I read it.
2164824
I love bottom line explanations of the "why" and the "how".  This book does a great job of doing that.