TY - JOUR T1 - The Ten Commandments, Doubled JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 64 LP - 71 DO - 10.3905/jpe.1999.319954 VL - 2 IS - 3 AU - Bruce Strzelczyk AU - Richard Shanley Y1 - 1999/05/31 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/2/3/64.abstract N2 - The road to success in securing financing for a new venture is hardly a mystery, but it does requires large measures of intelligence, perseverance, preparation, and honesty. Entrepreneurs must learn to rely on experienced professionals to help them develop the legal and financial foundation from which their dreams can take flight. This article offers cardinal rules for pursuing new venture funding and, beyond that, entering the realm of the IPO. ER -