Resources for the Information Technology Professional Venture Capital Explained An excellent guide for first time entrepreneurs who think they need venture capital http://www.accel.com/work/resource1.ph Start with a lesson from the top VC in the Silicon Valley. John Doerr's Start-Up Manual. http://www.fastcompany.com/online/07/082doerr.html Accel Partners gives you an in-depth presentation on building World Class companies http://www.accel.com/work/resource3.php Read the best start-up book to date. Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure: Jerry Kaplan went through $75 million of VC's money and then went bust. Reads like fiction, but it's all true. http://www.amazon.com The Rewards. People that made it. Big. Four millionaires from Oracle's early days share their views of success. http://www.fastcopmpany.com/online/09/oracle.html   " R&D Funding " Angel Financing " Venture Capital " Debt Financing " Subordinated Debt " Going Public