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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"More than 100,000 entrepreneurs rely on this book for detailed, step-by-step instructions on building successful, scalable, profitable startups. The National Science Foundation pays hundreds of startup teams each year to follow the process outlined in the book, and it's taught at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and more than 100 other leading universities worldwide. Why? The Startup Owner's Manual guides you, step-by-step, as you put the Customer Development...
Author
Publisher
Apress
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Know how your company can accelerate growth by not only tapping into new growth vectors, but also by adapting its organization, culture, and processes. To oversee growth from an idea to a company with billions in revenue, CEOs must reinvent many aspects of their company in anticipation of it reaching ever-higher revenues. Author Peter Cohan takes you through the four stages of scaling: winning the first customers, building a scalable business model,...
Author
Publisher
Career Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Most start-ups fail. And they die remarkably young: The typical start-up lasts 20 months and burns through $1.3 million in financing before closing its doors. So what's the formula for success for those start-ups that make it through the early trials, leveraging their early success into either getting acquired or issuing an IPO (initial public offering)? What are the lessons that first-time entrepreneurs and employees need to know to navigate their...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"At 19, Candy Valentino built a brick-and-mortar service business with no college, no connections, and no money--and it was bringing in millions of dollars before any of her friends had graduated college. In the 24 years since then, she's built many more businesses in product manufacturing, e-commerce, retail, and real estate investing--all with no formal business training. How? Here's the secret: not by doing anything extraordinary. Just by doing...
7) Entrepreneur revolution: how to develop your entrepreneurial mindset and start a business that works
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Language
English
Description
Provides tips on developing an entrepreneurial mind-set, showing you how to change the way you think, network, and make a living.
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Freelance Your Way to Freedom is the gig economy Bible that every person needs to start a side hustle with serious profitable potential today. This book will provide actionable advice, real-world scenarios, and personal tips that have enabled Alex to take her freelancing profile from $36,000/year in 2015, to a 7-figure empire in 2021. With unique insights that come from an individual who had virtually no preparation for working on her own, navigating...
Author
Publisher
Apress
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Chapter 7: Designing for Scale; Fall in Love with the Problem; Benefit As Many People As Possible; Designing for Accessibility; Don't Get Lost in the Aesthetics; Systems and Processes; Systems for Designers and Engineers; How Do We Create a Design System?; When to Use and Not Use Design Systems; Summary; Chapter 8: Psychology, Culture, and Design; Visual Perception; Affordance; Gestalt; Comprehension and Memory; Progressive Disclosure; Mental Models;...
10) Startups in action: the critical year one choices that built Etsy, HotelTonight, Fiverr, and more
Author
Publisher
Apress
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The growing pains of a startups initial year in business require a keen awareness of uncertainties and a willingness to adapt in order to survive. Todays new founders greatly benefit from taking a behind-the-scenes look at successful companies such as Etsy, HotelTonight, Fiverr, and more in regards to how they overcame the challenges of their first year. Startups in Action is your curated source for critical insights and inspiration from those who...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
"Too many of us feel trapped by work that doesn't allow us to live our purpose, feed our passions, or use our gifts. We fantasize about starting our own business, but we're told this will mean going deeply into debt, spending years working eighty hours a week, and coping with the relentless pressure to grow. Sharon Rowe says there's another way: go tiny. She is here to show you how. Tiny isn't a size--it's a state of mind. Like a tiny house, a tiny...
Author
Publisher
Apress
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This book offers a comprehensive model for explaining the success and failure of cities in nurturing startups, presents detailed case studies of how participants in that model help or hinder startup activity, and shows how to apply these lessons to boost local startup activity. Startup Cities explains the factors that determine local startup success based on a detailed comparison of regional startup cities--pairing the most successful and less successful...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A toolkit for entrepreneurial success In The Essential Entrepreneur, celebrated entrepreneur and business strategist Richard Turner delivers a practical, step-by-step approach to starting and growing a thriving enterprise. If you're ready to take your fledgling business to the next level--and finally follow that brilliant big idea--this guide covers everything you'll need to navigate the challenges ahead. Richard shares straightforward advice and...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In the middle of the pandemic when the world was turned upside down overnight, some of us out there were still so consumed by the notoriety of startup behaviors while most of us were mourning the loss of freedom, a social life and some, families and friends. I thought to myself, surely people stuck at home don't need to read more about who's done what wrong to who, but I was clearly naïve. I was still getting calls from journalists asking if I could...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Accelerator programs have emerged as one of the most powerful vehicles for helping entrepreneurs to learn rapidly, create powerful networks, raise money, build their startups, and do this at speed and at scale. Since Y Combinator brought Accelerators into the public consciousness in 2005, the number of Accelerator programs have exploded around the world; spawning successes such as AirBnB, DropBox, Reddit, Stripe, Zenefits, Pillpack and Uber--many...
Author
Publisher
AMACOM
Language
English
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Description
Len Green, an experienced investor, entrepreneur, and business professor, shares inside secrets and proven tactics for launching a business. Based on his popular Ultimate Entrepreneurship course, the book explains how to: Locate sure-bet opportunities for improving products Get serious about positioning, distributing, and licensing Find funding Take calculated risks and minimize failure And much more.
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