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Do More Faster

Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup
2. Aufl.

von: Brad Feld, David G. Cohen
19,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	13.06.2019
ISBN/EAN:	9781119583332
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	400

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Refreshed, updated, and expanded. Do More Faster provides time-tested advice, tips, and experiences by founders and mentors of Techstars to help entrepreneurs succeed! David Cohen and Brad Feld, leading advocates for entrepreneurs and startups, team up to provide first-time entrepreneurs with the tools, insights, and experiences to help them do more faster. The authors share their decades of experience working with thousands of startup founders and have enlisted the advice of dozens of Techstars startup founders and mentors. Contributors include Tim Ferriss, Eric Ries, Matt Mullenweg (WordPress), Isaac Saldana (SendGrid), and other successful entrepreneurs. Co-founders of Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, Cohen and Feld recognize the daunting task of creating a sustainable business and have seen first-hand the common mistakes first-time entrepreneurs make over and over. The authors take the complexity and uncertainty of starting a business and distill the critical factors into seven themes: Ideas and Vision, People, Working Effectively, Product, Fundraising, Legal and Structure, and Work and Life Harmony. They share their hard-won successes, failures, and advice for anyone with an idea who wants to create a business. Throughout the book crucial questions are raised and addressed from multiple perspectives. ● How important is it to have an original idea? ● How is founder conflict handled? ● What are the tradeoffs between bootstrapping and financing? Make-or-break decisions like company structure, hiring, and legal consequences are presented in an easy-to-understand style. Do More Faster will elevate your thinking on a range of important topics, help you avoid costly mistakes, and provide you with a resource to consult as you go from idea to successful business. If you have the drive and desire to start a business, need to create a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in your community, or want to spark greater innovation in your organization—don’t go it alone. Use the advice, tips, and tactics found throughout Do More Faster to give yourself the best chance of succeeding.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword xiii Preface xv About Techstars xix Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Do More Faster 3 David Cohen Chapter 2 Do or Do Not; There Is No Try 7 Brad Feld Theme One: Idea and Vision 9 Chapter 3 Trust Me, Your Idea Is Worthless 13 Tim Ferriss Chapter 4 Start with Your Passion 17 Kevin Mann Chapter 5 Look for the Pain 21 Isaac Saldana Chapter 6 Get Feedback Early 25 Nate Abbott and Natty Zola Chapter 7 Usage Is Like Oxygen for Ideas 29 Matt Mullenweg Chapter 8 Forget the Kitchen Sink 33 David Cohen Chapter 9 Find That One Thing They Love 37 Darren Crystal Chapter 10 Don’t Plan. Prototype! 39 Greg Reinacker Chapter 11 You Never Need Another Original Idea 43 Niel Robertson Chapter 12 Get It Out There 45 Sean Corbett Chapter 13 Avoid Tunnel Vision 49 Bijan Sabet Chapter 14 Focus 51 Jared Polis Chapter 15 Iterate Again 55 Colin Angle Chapter 16 Fail Fast 59 Alex White Chapter 17 Pull the Plug When You Know It’s Time 63 Paul Berberian Chapter 18 Love Doesn’t Scale, or Does It? 67 Nicole Glaros Chapter 19 Reconciling Vision and Focus 71 David Cohen Theme Two: People 73 Chapter 20 Be Open to Randomness 75 David Cohen Chapter 21 Entrepreneurship Is a Group Sport 79 Mark O’Sullivan Chapter 22 Avoid Cofounder Confl ict 83 Dharmesh Shah Chapter 23 Hire People Better than You 87 Will Herman Chapter 24 How to Find and Engage Mentors 91 David Cohen Chapter 25 Hire Slowly, Fire Quickly 99 Matt Blumberg Chapter 26 If You Can Quit, You Should 103 Laura Fitton Chapter 27 Build a Balanced Team 107 Alex White Chapter 28 Startups Seek Friends 111 Micah Baldwin Chapter 29 Engage Great Mentors 115 Emily Olson Chapter 30 The Mentor Manifesto 119 David Cohen Chapter 31 Define Your Culture 123 Greg Gottesman Chapter 32 Two Strikes and You Are Out 129 Brad Feld Chapter 33 Karma Matters 133 Warren Katz Theme Three: Working Effectively 137 Chapter 34 Assume That You’re Wrong 139 Howard Diamond Chapter 35 Make Decisions Quickly 143 Ari Newman Chapter 36 It’s Just Data 145 Bill Warner Chapter 37 Use Your Head, then Trust Your Gut 149 Ryan McIntyre Chapter 38 Progress Equals Validated Learning 153 Eric Ries Chapter 39 The Plural of Anecdote Is Not Data 157 Brad Feld Chapter 40 Don’t Suck at Email 161 David Cohen Chapter 41 Use What’s Free 165 Jason Seats Chapter 42 Be Tiny Until You Shouldn’t Be 169 Jeffrey Powers Chapter 43 Don’t Celebrate the Wrong Things 173 Rob Johnson Chapter 44 Be Specific 179 Brad Feld Chapter 45 Learn from Your Failures 181 Fred Wilson Chapter 46 Quality over Quantity 183 Andy Smith Chapter 47 Have a Bias Toward Action 187 Ben Casnocha Theme Four: Product 191 Chapter 48 Don’t Wait Until You Are Proud of Your Product 193 Ajay Kulkarni and Andy Cheung Chapter 49 Find Your Whitespace 197 Raj Aggarwal Chapter 50 Focus on What Matters 201 Dick Costolo Chapter 51 Obsess over Metrics 203 Dave McClure Chapter 52 Avoid Distractions 205 Andy Sack Chapter 53 Know Your Customer 209 Bill Flagg Chapter 54 Beware the Big Companies 213 Michael Zeisser Chapter 55 Throw Things Away 215 Eric Marcoullier Chapter 56 Pivot 219 Rob Hayes Theme Five: Fundraising 221 Chapter 57 There’s More than One Way to Raise Money 223 Brad Feld Chapter 58 Beware of Angel Investors Who Aren’t 227 David Cohen Chapter 59 Don’t Forget about Bootstrapping 231 David Brown Chapter 60 You Don’t Have to Raise Money 235 Joe Aigboboh and Jesse Tevelow Chapter 61 Seed Investors Care about Three Things 239 Jeff Clavier Chapter 62 Practice Like You Play 243 Alex White Chapter 63 If You Want Money, Ask for Advice 247 Nicole Glaros Chapter 64 Show, Don’t Tell 251 Brad Feld Chapter 65 Turn the Knife after You Stick It In 253 David Cohen Chapter 66 Don’t Overoptimize on Valuations 257 Kirk Holland Chapter 67 Get Help with Your Term Sheet 261 Jason Mendelson Chapter 68 Focus on the First One-Third 265 Brad Feld Theme Six: Legal and Structure 267 Chapter 69 Choose the Right Company Structure 269 Brad Feld Chapter 70 Form the Company Early 273 Brad Bernthal Chapter 71 Default to Delaware 277 Jon Taylor Chapter 72 Lawyers Don’t Have to Be Expensive 279 Michael Platt Chapter 73 Vesting Is Good for You 283 Jon Fox Chapter 74 Your Brother-in-Law Is Probably Not the Right Corporate Lawyer 287 Brad Feld Chapter 75 To 83(b) or Not to 83(b), There Is No Question 291 Matt Galligan Theme Seven: Work–Life Harmony 295 Chapter 76 Discover Work–Life Harmony 297 Brad Feld Chapter 77 Practice Your Passion 301 Eran Egozy Chapter 78 Follow Your Heart 305 Mark Solon Chapter 79 Turn Work into Play 309 Howard Lindzon Chapter 80 Don’t Make Yourself Indispensable 313 David Cohen Chapter 81 Get Out from Behind Your Computer 315 Seth Levine Chapter 82 Stay Healthy 319 Andy Smith Chapter 83 Get Away from It All 323 Amy Batchelor Conclusion 327 Appendix 1: The Evolution of Techstars 331 Appendix 2: Original Edition’s Foreword 345 Appendix 3: Where Are the Techstars Companies Now? 349 About the Authors 355 Acknowledgments 357 Index 359

Autorenportrait

DAVID G. COHEN is recognized globally as a thought leader on entrepreneurship. As cofounder and co-CEO of Techstars, he has worked with thousands of companies and individuals. His Techstars accelerators have produced companies like SendGrid, Pillpack, DigitalOcean, ClassPass, and countless others, helping to create billions in value. BRAD FELD is a bestsellling author on entrepreneurship, community building, and finance. His books include Venture Deals, Startup Boards, Startup Communities, and Startup Life. He is the cofounder of Techstars and Foundry Group and writes regularly on the blog, Feld Thoughts.

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Praise for Do More Faster "Remember when experience mattered? Thanks to this book, no matter how new to your field or how young or inexperienced you are, you can learn from people who have actually done it. Sure beats Failing." —Seth Godin, author of 18 bestselling books including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn) "If you have an idea and a dream, read Do More Faster! It offers a unique opportunity to hear first-hand what to do (and what not to do) to build and scale your business." —Josh Kopelman, Founder and Partner, First Round Capital "I can think of no one better qualified than David Cohen and Brad Feld to provide authentic and trusted wisdom on how to take an idea and create a vibrant, sustainable business. Their long-term success and work with thousands of startups speaks volumes and their ability to convey complex ideas in easy-to-understand ways makes Do More Faster an invaluable companion for any startup." —Sameer Dholakia, CEO, SendGrid Refreshed, updated, and expanded. Do More Faster contains advice, tips, and experiences by founders and mentors of Techstars to help entrepreneurs succeed! The team at Techstars, founded by David Cohen, Brad Feld, David Brown, and Jared Polis, created the worldwide network to help entrepreneurs succeed. Along with successful entrepreneurs and mentors from Techstars, Cohen and Feld share their decades of experience working with thousands of startups to help you take an idea and create a successful business. Contributors to Do More Faster include thought leaders like Tim Ferriss, Eric Ries, and Fred Wilson, successful entrepreneurs like Isaac Saldana, Colin Angle, and Dharmesh Shah, and executives and investors like Dick Costolo, Jeff Clavier, and Bijan Sabet. Fewer than two percent of all applicants get accepted into a Techstars accelerator, and now, with Do More Faster available to you, you can join the ranks of SendGrid, ClassPass, DigitalOcean, PillPack, DataRobot, and hundreds of other successful startups. Revised, updated, and expanded, Do More Faster, Second Edition provides startup founders with the tools and know-how to accelerate their business and ideas on costly and time-consuming mistakes to avoid.