Feldman, David N., 1960-
The entrepreneur's growth startup handbook : 7 secrets to venture funding and successful growth / 7 secrets to venture funding and successful growth Seven secrets to venture funding and successful growth David N. Feldman. - Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2013] - 1 online resource (ix, 179 pages). - Bloomberg financial series . - Bloomberg financial series. .
Includes index.
The Entrepreneur's Growth Startup Handbook: 7 Secrets to Venture Funding and Successful Growth; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Why This Book?; Overview of the Book; Therefore ... ; Chapter 2: What Makes a Great Entrepreneur?; The Big Dream; Are Leaders Born or Made?; Are You Driven Enough?; Are You a Macromanager?; Are You a Rational Optimist?; Do You Have a Healthy Fear of Failure?; Do You Have Little Fear of Risk?; Can You Control without the Freak Part?; Is Your Life Disciplined?; Therefore ... ; Chapter 3: Staying Focused While Working on New Ideas. In Comes the New IdeaThe Complementary Business; Following the King of All Media; Not Just Reverse Mergers; The New Idea Relieving Boredom; The New Idea after Years of Grooming Top Deputies for Main Business; The New Opportunity Following Financial Success; The New Opportunity as a Hedge; When the New Thing Is Bigger; Sell That Sucker; Therefore ... ; Chapter 4: Getting a Life: How to Have a Business and a Life; The Downside of Workaholism; Tips for Working Smart; Time Shift!; Delegate!; Work from Home ... Sometimes; Work Hard/Play Hard Can Be Dangerous; More Vacation with Less Work ... and More Howard. ``Me ́ ́ Time StrategiesFinding Less Work on Business Trips; Get off Your Butt!; The Early Weekender; Turn It off, or Mostly; Therefore ... ; Chapter 5: Employee Management 101; Is It Really That Important?; Finding the Right People; The Hire from the Big Company; My Law Firm Experience; Howard Stern Redux: Home Growing the Staff; Looking Inward and Building a Family; Issues Female Entrepreneurs Face in Hiring; Retaining Great Employees in Entrepreneurial Companies; To Get Loyalty, Give Loyalty; Structuring Compensation Right; Therefore ... Chapter 6: Finding the Right Business Partner for Your VentureDo You Want to Fly Solo?; Founding Partners; Best Friend Partners; Couple Partners; Family Partners; Get an Attorney and Get It in Writing; Investor Partners; Investor Veto Powers; Settling on Valuation; Investor Involvement; Rainmaking Partners; Determining the Need for Equity; Direct Stock Grants; Stock Options; Phantom Equity; Worker Bee Partners; Therefore ... ; Chapter 7: Financing Your Company's Growth: The 6 Most Common Methods of Financing; Financing Market Drivers; The Economy and Stock Market; Industry Trends. Politics and the Regulatory EnvironmentBasics of the Process; Making the Contact; Meeting with Investors; The Six Methods; Bootstrap; Government Financing; Bank Financing; Friends and Family; Angel, Venture Capital, and Private Equity; Initial Public Offering (IPO) or Public Company (PIPE) Financing; Therefore ... ; Chapter 8: Too Pooped to Produce?: Common Causes of Exhaustion and How to Recover; Causes of Burnout; Spousal/Family Pressure; Unexpected Business Pressures or Stagnation; Surprising Success; Burnout Prevention; Adjust the Plan-Up or Down; Take a Break; Rely More on Others.
An accessible guide to handling the unforeseeable consequences of becoming an entrepreneur in today and tomorrow's economy The spirit of an entrepreneur is often characterized as one of unbridled passion and a sense of fearlessness. But what about the consequences of choosing to become an entrepreneur? The occupational hazards associated with this endeavor range from maintaining focus, balancing work with your personal life, and finding good partners to burnout and boredom. Despite the abundance of entrepreneurial guides written, few focus on the essential aspect of dealing with the u.
9781118643051 1118643054 9781118643297 1118643291 9781118643273 1118643275
9BEDBA4E-F97F-4265-AEAD-DCD395DF593E OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Entrepreneurship.
New business enterprises.
Business planning.
Business.
Entrepreneurship.
New business enterprises.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Organizational Behavior.
Entrepreneurship.
New business enterprises.
Electronic books.
HB615 / .F53 2013eb
658.421
The entrepreneur's growth startup handbook : 7 secrets to venture funding and successful growth / 7 secrets to venture funding and successful growth Seven secrets to venture funding and successful growth David N. Feldman. - Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2013] - 1 online resource (ix, 179 pages). - Bloomberg financial series . - Bloomberg financial series. .
Includes index.
The Entrepreneur's Growth Startup Handbook: 7 Secrets to Venture Funding and Successful Growth; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Why This Book?; Overview of the Book; Therefore ... ; Chapter 2: What Makes a Great Entrepreneur?; The Big Dream; Are Leaders Born or Made?; Are You Driven Enough?; Are You a Macromanager?; Are You a Rational Optimist?; Do You Have a Healthy Fear of Failure?; Do You Have Little Fear of Risk?; Can You Control without the Freak Part?; Is Your Life Disciplined?; Therefore ... ; Chapter 3: Staying Focused While Working on New Ideas. In Comes the New IdeaThe Complementary Business; Following the King of All Media; Not Just Reverse Mergers; The New Idea Relieving Boredom; The New Idea after Years of Grooming Top Deputies for Main Business; The New Opportunity Following Financial Success; The New Opportunity as a Hedge; When the New Thing Is Bigger; Sell That Sucker; Therefore ... ; Chapter 4: Getting a Life: How to Have a Business and a Life; The Downside of Workaholism; Tips for Working Smart; Time Shift!; Delegate!; Work from Home ... Sometimes; Work Hard/Play Hard Can Be Dangerous; More Vacation with Less Work ... and More Howard. ``Me ́ ́ Time StrategiesFinding Less Work on Business Trips; Get off Your Butt!; The Early Weekender; Turn It off, or Mostly; Therefore ... ; Chapter 5: Employee Management 101; Is It Really That Important?; Finding the Right People; The Hire from the Big Company; My Law Firm Experience; Howard Stern Redux: Home Growing the Staff; Looking Inward and Building a Family; Issues Female Entrepreneurs Face in Hiring; Retaining Great Employees in Entrepreneurial Companies; To Get Loyalty, Give Loyalty; Structuring Compensation Right; Therefore ... Chapter 6: Finding the Right Business Partner for Your VentureDo You Want to Fly Solo?; Founding Partners; Best Friend Partners; Couple Partners; Family Partners; Get an Attorney and Get It in Writing; Investor Partners; Investor Veto Powers; Settling on Valuation; Investor Involvement; Rainmaking Partners; Determining the Need for Equity; Direct Stock Grants; Stock Options; Phantom Equity; Worker Bee Partners; Therefore ... ; Chapter 7: Financing Your Company's Growth: The 6 Most Common Methods of Financing; Financing Market Drivers; The Economy and Stock Market; Industry Trends. Politics and the Regulatory EnvironmentBasics of the Process; Making the Contact; Meeting with Investors; The Six Methods; Bootstrap; Government Financing; Bank Financing; Friends and Family; Angel, Venture Capital, and Private Equity; Initial Public Offering (IPO) or Public Company (PIPE) Financing; Therefore ... ; Chapter 8: Too Pooped to Produce?: Common Causes of Exhaustion and How to Recover; Causes of Burnout; Spousal/Family Pressure; Unexpected Business Pressures or Stagnation; Surprising Success; Burnout Prevention; Adjust the Plan-Up or Down; Take a Break; Rely More on Others.
An accessible guide to handling the unforeseeable consequences of becoming an entrepreneur in today and tomorrow's economy The spirit of an entrepreneur is often characterized as one of unbridled passion and a sense of fearlessness. But what about the consequences of choosing to become an entrepreneur? The occupational hazards associated with this endeavor range from maintaining focus, balancing work with your personal life, and finding good partners to burnout and boredom. Despite the abundance of entrepreneurial guides written, few focus on the essential aspect of dealing with the u.
9781118643051 1118643054 9781118643297 1118643291 9781118643273 1118643275
9BEDBA4E-F97F-4265-AEAD-DCD395DF593E OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Entrepreneurship.
New business enterprises.
Business planning.
Business.
Entrepreneurship.
New business enterprises.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Organizational Behavior.
Entrepreneurship.
New business enterprises.
Electronic books.
HB615 / .F53 2013eb
658.421