Accelerated Startup: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Startup Dreams Come True From Idea to Product to Company PDF
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ACCELERATED STARTUP Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Startup Dreams Come True From Idea to Product to Company VITALY M. GOLOMB TIME TRAVELLER BOOKS ACCELERATED STARTUP Copyright © 2017 Vitaly M. Golomb All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher. RESPECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - DON’T SUPPORT PIRACY: you can find out if an ebook (or any book, on screen or paper) is good or bad by checking the free Amazon or iBook sample. If a book is bad, or ridiculously expensive, fine, don’t buy it – but don’t steal it either. If on the other hand the book is good, and the cost is reasonable, why not spend the price of a movie ticket to show your respect for the work that went in to it? If you happen to find yourself in possession of this ebook without anyone paying money for it, Time Traveller Books is unlikely to sue you. However, if you found it useful, remember you can still buy a proper copy – it’s not expensive, but more importantly, it is the right thing to do. For information contact: http://www.golomb.net Publisher: Time Traveller Books Book and cover design: Vitaly M. Golomb Project editor: Haje Jan Kamps Copy editor: Max Chittister ISBN: 978-0-9984063-1-2 First Edition: January 2017 Dedication For my family, whose massive compromises have enabled me to learn the lessons in this book hands-on. For my friends and mentors who have allowed me to learn from their trials and tribulations by osmosis. And for the future generations of entrepreneurs whose passion inspires me. Your job is to keep this planet spinning. Table of Contents Dedication About the Author Foreword Prologue: Why Is Innovation So Important? Part I: What Is a Startup and Is It for Me? Chapter 1: A Brief History of Silicon Valley Chapter 2: A Startup is an Experiment Chapter 3: Choosing the Startup Career Path and Life Balance Part I—Questions to Ask Yourself Part II: The Birth of an Idea Chapter 4: Who is the Customer and What is the Problem? Chapter 5: Commercializing University Research Chapter 6: Intrapreneurship in Large Companies Part II—Questions to Ask Yourself Part III: From Idea to Product Chapter 7: Equity Chapter 8: Finding a Cofounder Chapter 9: Cofounder Relationships Chapter 10: Building the Core Team—Business, Engineering and Design Chapter 11: Prototypes and Minimum Viable Product—An Exercise in Self-Constraint Chapter 12: Working with Contractors Part III—Questions to Ask Yourself Part IV: Social Proof Chapter 13: Advisors — The Masters and the Apprentices Chapter 14: Your First Funding—Friends, Family and Fools Part IV—Questions to Ask Yourself Part V: Everything You Need to Know About Accelerators Chapter 15: The Accelerator/Incubator Explosion—The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Chapter 16: What Top Accelerators Look For Chapter 17: The Application and the Interview Chapter 18: Making the Most of Your Accelerator Experience Part V—Questions to Ask Yourself Part VI: Design Is the Product and The Technology Core Chapter 19: Design Disciplines Chapter 20: User Experience 101 Chapter 21: Naming, Branding and Psychographics Chapter 22: Technology as a Core Competency Part VI—Questions to Ask Yourself Part VII: Managing Time Chapter 23: Busy Work vs. Important Work Chapter 24: Agile Development Chapter 25: Tools of the Trade Chapter 26: Gathering Customer Feedback as Early as Possible Part VII—Questions to Ask Yourself Part VIII: Raising Money Chapter 27: Venture Capital and Angel Investors 101 Chapter 28: Making the First Impression Chapter 29: Crowdfunding Chapter 30: The Art of the Pitch Chapter 31: Conferences and Pitch Competitions Part VIII—Questions to Ask Yourself Part IX: Growth Chapter 32: Measure Everything Chapter 33: The First 10,000 Users Chapter 34: Journalism in the Digital Age: A Blogger’s Perspective Chapter 35: The Sales Funnel, Elephant Hunting and Partnerships Chapter 36: Dialing For Dollars Chapter 37: Building a Community Chapter 38: Industry Events and Trade Shows Part IX—Questions to Ask Yourself Part X: From Project to Company Chapter 39: Transitioning From Startup to Company Chapter 40: Going International Chapter 41: Failing Forward Part X—Questions to Ask Yourself Part XI: Paying It Forward Chapter 42: The Silicon Valley Way Chapter 43: Becoming a Mentor Epilogue: Some Final Thoughts Acknowledgements
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