"""This third edition of Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation is an excellent successor to Andrew Metrick and Ayako Yasuda's previous edition, which was the gold standard in the area. The book provides many unique features including valuation tools for high-growth firms, and option-pricing based tools for valuing the preferred stock used in venture capital. I highly recommend it to students and scholars alike.""— Franklin Allen, Professor of Finance and Economics, Imperial College London ""Metrick and Yasuda continue to provide the most comprehensive reference for venture capital. Their treatment of valuation, contracts, and returns is both rigorous and accessible. Every student of the industry should have this book on their shelves.""—Paul Gompers, Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School ""A new and improved version of my go to book for students, GPs and LPs to learn and understand the fundamentals and nuances of VC investing.""—Steven N. Kaplan, Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business “If you want to understand the venture capital industry, this is the book.”-Jay R. Ritter, Joseph B. Cordell Eminent Scholar, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida"