The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide
How to Bootstrap Your Startup, Lead Through Tough Times, and Cash In for Success
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Bernd Schoner
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Most technology start-ups never make it to the funding stage, and only a small percentage of those that are venture-backed generate a positive return for their investors. An even smaller number of start-up founders enjoy a truly prosperous exit.
Bernd Schoner cofounded his tech start-up during the dot-com bust, navigated it through market crises and internal turmoil, brought it through the global financial meltdown intact, and eventually sold it to a multibillion-dollar multinational public technology company.
In The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide, Bernd shares what he learned and what he wished he knew at the time. He explains the major phases in a technology company's life cycle, helping entrepreneurs avoid common pitfalls and survive crises when they strike. He guides listeners from the initial bootstrapping process through venture-capital financing and provides valuable advice on how to sell a technology company profitably - even in a challenging economic environment. Every chapter presents solutions to real world issues that could otherwise have fatal consequences for a tech venture.
Aspiring tech entrepreneurs will learn to:
- Set up shop: build the team, assemble necessary start-up assets (including technology and intellectual property), get legal and financial affairs in order
- Secure capital: ask for money, nail the term sheet, ask for more money
- Get out: know when to sell, to whom to sell, and how to make it a happy exit for all stakeholders, including the employees
Written with deep insight, refreshing candor, and a dash of humor, this comprehensive guide to the often harsh realities of start-up life is indispensable for entrepreneurs at any stage.
Praise for The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide:
"A genuine narrative from the field, with battle scars and self-reflection. Reading this book will help you avoid many pitfalls." (Nicholas Negroponte, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab)
"There's a lot of great insights and practical advice for the entrepreneur in this book, stuff you normally won't read or hear unless you buy some hard-bitten company founder a few drinks. If you are launching a technology startup, reading this book is the thing you should do first." (Mark Roberti, founder and editor in chief of RFID Journal)
"I wish I had read Bernd's book when we founded The Echo Nest. Bernd touches on all the major issues in the initial formation stages of a tech company and many of the problems that come up when the company matures. If you are thinking of founding your own tech startup, read this book first." (Tristan Jehan, cofounder of The Echo Nest)
"A visceral, behind-the-scenes guide to technology entrepreneurship. Bernd tells it like it is and presents a universe of solutions to tricky startup situations that can significantly improve the odds of success. Indispensable." (Larry Begley, cofounder and managing director at .406 Ventures)
"The best-laid business plans never survive contact with reality. Bernd has provided a comprehensive guide to anticipating the unexpected in the life of a startup." (Neil Gershenfeld, professor and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Bits and Atoms)
©2014 Bernd Schoner (P)2014 McGraw Hill-Ascent AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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