Packed in this uniquely innovative book is the expertise and experience of successful venture capitalists, business consultants and legal advisors from leading deal-making firms in the world. These accomplished professionals reveal their proven strategies and golden rules of striking successful business deal:

• How to figure out what both sides want from a deal

• The vital importance of thorough homework and preparation

• How to understand and use the leverage you have as a buyer/seller

• The intricacies of the negotiation process — and how to find the win-win ground

• Staying cool through tough patches

• How to identify and tackle potential "deal-breakers"

• How to avoid breakdown of negotiations

• How to close a business deal

• Qualities and skills of a successful deal-maker — and how you can sharpen yours

• The interpersonal aspects of deal making.

From inside the minds of some of the best-known deal doers, here are invaluable lessons and examples for every financial professional, business development executive, CEO, and entrepreneur involved in deal making at every level. Lessons you can apply and profit from. Real-world lessons you can’t get anywhere else.

"Real world advice from real experts"

This internationally acclaimed series provides real world lessons from C-level business leaders (ceo, cfo, cto, cmo, Partner) from some of the world’s most respected companies. Each chapter is a future-oriented look at the most important issues for success. Every contributor has been carefully chosen for his or her proven business expertise in order to give readers actual insights from the thoughts, perspectives, and techniques of accomplished professionals worldwide. Because so few books or other publications are actually written by executives in industry, this series presents an unprecedented look at contemporary issues never before available.

"What C-Level executives read to keep their edge and make pivotal business decisions. Timeless classics for indispensable knowledge." Richard Costello, Marketing Communications, General Electric

"Want to know what the real leaders are thinking about now? It’s in here." Carl Ledbetter, SVP & CTO, Novell, Inc.

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"What the bigwigs read"
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