Entrepreneurship
Zero to IPO
Submitted by ron on October 15, 2007 - 06:02. Entrepreneurship | Zero-to-IPO author: David Smith asin: 0972832823 binding: Paperback list price: $34.95 USD amazon price: $34.95 |
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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups Early Days
Submitted by ron on March 1, 2007 - 15:04. Entrepreneurship | Founders at Work: Stories of Startups Early Days author: Jessica Livingston asin: 1590597141 binding: Hardcover list price: $25.99 USD amazon price: $17.15 USD |
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days is a collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. These people are celebrities now. What was it like when they were just a couple friends with an idea? Founders like Steve Wozniak (Apple), Caterina Fake (Flickr), Mitch Kapor (Lotus), Max Levchin (PayPal), and Sabeer Bhatia (Hotmail) tell you in their own words about their surprising and often very funny discoveries as they learned how to build a company.
Where did they get the ideas that made them rich? How did they convince investors to back them? What went wrong, and how did they recover?
Engineering Your Start-Up: A Guide for the High-Tech Entrepreneur
Submitted by ron on December 14, 2006 - 13:27. Entrepreneurship | Engineering Your Start-Up: A Guide for the High-Tech Entrepreneur (2nd Edition) author: James A. Swanson Michael L. Baird asin: 1888577916 binding: Paperback list price: $28.00 USD amazon price: $18.48 USD |
High Tech Start Up, Revised and Updated: The Complete Handbook For Creating Successful New High Tech Companies
Submitted by ron on December 14, 2006 - 13:26. Entrepreneurship | High Tech Start Up, Revised and Updated: The Complete Handbook For Creating Successful New High Tech author: John L. Nesheim asin: 068487170X binding: Hardcover list price: $50.00 USD amazon price: $31.50 USD |
John Nesheim, an adjunct professor at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management, who has personally structured over $300 million in new-venture deals, lays out the step-by-step skinny in High Tech Startup. Incorporating some two dozen case studies spanning the technology spectrum, he presents info specific to this industry that will help you get from concept to IPO. It begins with a 14-phase schedule itemizing time requirements, necessary assistance, typical participants, major costs, main risks, and desired results for each step. It then details all the critical stages (i.e., forming the company, preparing the business plan, assembling the team, dealing with venture capitalists and other funding sources).
The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
Submitted by ron on December 14, 2006 - 12:32. Entrepreneurship | The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything author: Guy Kawasaki asin: 1591840562 binding: Hardcover list price: $26.95 USD amazon price: $17.79 USD |
Kawasaki (Rules for Revolutionaries) draws upon his dual background as an evangelist for Apple's Macintosh computer and as a Silicon Valley venture capitalist in this how-to for launching any type of business project. Each chapter begins with "GIST" ("great ideas for starting things"), covering a variety of facets to consider, from identifying your customer base and writing a business plan to establishing partnerships and building brand identity. Minichapters zero in on particular jobs that will need doing, while FAQ sections address the questions readers are most likely to have: Kawasaki covers the basics in an effectively casual tone. Much of the advice, however, consists of generic banalities—start your company's name with a letter that comes early in the alphabet, use big type in presentation slides for older businessmen with declining eyesight, and avoid writing e-mails in all capital letters—that can be found in any mediocre guide. Fortunately, Kawasaki does rise to the occasion here and there. He goes into great detail when it comes to raising capital and offers effective methods for sorting through the nonsense associated with interviewing prospective employees.
