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Straight Talk for Startups - 100 Insider Rules for Beating the Odds--From Mastering the Fundamentals to Selecting Investors, Fundraising, Managing Boards, and Achieving Liquidity (Hardcover)
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Straight Talk for Startups - 100 Insider Rules for Beating the Odds--From Mastering the Fundamentals to Selecting Investors, Fundraising, Managing Boards, and Achieving Liquidity (Hardcover)
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"Straight Talk for Startups memorializes age-old best practices and
empowers both experienced and new investment professionals to beat
the odds."-David Krane, CEO, Google Ventures "Straight Talk for
Startups is filled with real, raw, and fact-based 'rules of the
road' that you need to know when diving into our ultra-competitive
startup world. A must read and a re-read!"-Tony Fadell, Coinventor
of the iPod/iPhone & Founder of Nest Labs Veteran venture
capitalist Randy Komisar and finance executive Jantoon Reigersman
share no-nonsense, counterintuitive guidelines to help anyone build
a successful startup. Over the course of their careers, Randy
Komisar and Jantoon Reigersman continue to see startups crash and
burn because they forget the timeless lessons of entrepreneurship.
But, as Komisar and Reigersman show, you can beat the odds if you
quickly learn what insiders know about what it takes to build a
healthy foundation for a thriving venture. In Straight Talk for
Startups they walk budding entrepreneurs through 100 essential
rules-from pitching your idea to selecting investors to managing
your board to deciding how and when to achieve liquidity. Culled
from their own decades of experience, as well as the experiences of
their many successful colleagues and friends, the rules are
organized under broad topics, from "Mastering the Fundamentals" and
"Selecting the Right Investors," to "The Ideal Fundraise,"
"Building and Managing Effective Boards," and "Achieving
Liquidity." Vital rules you'll find in Straight Talk for Startups
include: The best ideas originate from founders who are users
Create two business plans: an execution plan and an aspirational
plan Net income is an option, but cash flow is a fact Don't accept
money from strangers Personal wealth doesn't equal good investing
Small boards are better than big ones Add independent board members
for expertise and objectivity Too many unanimous board decisions
are a sign of trouble Choose an acquirer, don't wait to be chosen
Learn the rules by heart so you know when to break them Filled with
helpful real-life examples and specific, actionable advice,
Straight Talk for Startups is the ideal handbook for anyone
running, working for, or thinking about creating a startup, or just
curious about what makes high-potential ventures tick.
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