Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space, prepares entrepreneurs to avoid mistakes, overcome obstacles, and master the skills necessary to make the right choices along their path to success. The fact is, over 90 percent of all new startups fail. Every entrepreneur must face this harsh reality and learn to master it if they hope to survive and wind up on top. In Surviving a Startup, Hoffman brings readers on a wild ride, sharing with them the tumultuous journey of launching a venture-funded startup and revealing what it takes to make it. In this one-of-a-kind guide, you will learn: A deep analysis and insights into the major challenges every entrepreneur faces when launching a business. How to make the best possible decisions and deal with crisis situations. Strategies for raising capital and growing a business, even when it seems impossible. Secrets on how to manage difficult employees, demonstrate leadership, and overcome disasters. Essential traits that enable startup founders to survive and succeed. The best way to develop innovative products, conduct guerilla marketing campaigns, obtain PR, and outmaneuver competitors. How to recruit the best talent, manage highly efficient teams, and motivate employees, even with little to no money. The steps necessary to transform an idea into a robust, rapidly growing business. As the captain of one of the world's leading startup incubators and accelerators, Steve knows what it's like to be on the front lines, how tough it can get when the battle turns against the entrepreneur, and what it takes to taste victory and overcome seemingly impossible odds. Surviving a Startup is a must read for entrepreneurs considering taking the best first steps for a new venture.

25 Steps to Found and Scale a High-Growth Business The Startup Checklist is the entrepreneur's essential companion. While most entrepreneurship books focus on strategy, this invaluable guide provides the concrete steps that will get your new business off to a strong start. You'll learn the ins and outs of startup execution, management, legal issues, and practical processes throughout the launch and growth phases, and how to avoid the critical missteps that threaten the foundation of your business. Instead of simply referring you to experts, this discussion shows you exactly which experts you need, what exactly you need them to do, and which tools you will use to support them—and you'll gain enough insight to ask smart questions that help you get your money's worth. If you're ready to do big things, this book has you covered from the first business card to the eventual exit. Over two thirds of startups are built on creaky foundations, and over two thirds of startup costs go directly toward cleaning up legal and practical problems caused by an incomplete or improper start. This book helps you sidestep the messy and expensive clean up process by giving you the specific actions you need to take right from the very beginning. Understand the critical intricacies of legally incorporating and running a startup Learn which experts you need, and what exactly you need from them Make more intelligent decisions independent of your advisors Avoid the challenges that threaten to derail great young companies The typical American startup costs over $30,000 and requires working with over two dozen professionals and service providers before it even opens for business—and the process is so complex that few founders do it correctly. Their startups errors often go unnoticed until the founder tries to seek outside capital, at which point they can cost thousands of dollars to fix. . . or even completely derail an investment. The Startup Checklist helps you avoid these problems and lay a strong foundation, so you can focus on building your business.

Nowadays, fundraising has become a problem for all including entrepreneurs& mid-sized companies. So, we thought of developing this eBook for you. This eBook enables you to gain knowledge about fundraising. Following topics have been covered in this chapter 1.Basics of Fund Raising 2.How to determine the Goals & Objective of Fund Raising? 3.Budget Sheet oWhy investment is needed? oHow much investment is needed? 4.Stages of Start up oWhat are the different stages of a start up? 5.Features of different Investment Types oWhat are the features of different types of investment? oWhat if the fund is equity? oWhat if the fund is debt? 6.Source of Funding-Part 1 7.Sources of Funding Part 2 8.Sources of Funding- Part 3 9.Steps in Process of Fundraising oWhat are the steps in the fundraising process? oExplain steps 1, 2, 3 & so on. 10.Bootstrapping oYou have to do bootstrapping while funding. oBootstrap means establishing a business from your own money without taking external funds 11.How to Pitch Investors? oImportance of pitching oimportance of good communication while pitching 12.Prototypes of pitching oWhat are the prototypes of pitching? 13.Term Sheet 14.Prototypes & Examples of Term Sheet 15.Due Diligence 16.Documentation in Fundraising 17.SSA & SHA oSSA-Shares Subscription Agreement oSHA-Shareholder's Agreement 18.Ways of Start up Valuation 19.Angel Investment oHow will you get Angel investment? 20.Venture Capitalist oWhere can you find the Venture Capitalist? 21.Ways to Raise Venture Capitalist 22.Things to consider while talking to Venture Capitalist 23.IPO 24.Role of an investment banker oWhy investment banker is important? oWhat value does an investor banker add? 25.Investor Relations oWhen money hits in your bank account you have to do two kinds of compliances. oThe first compliance is with your investor. He asks you about data & details that you have to ogive them. oSecond compliance is regulatory compliance as you are receiving money. You have to intimate ROC. oIf your investor belongs to a foreign county such as an international equity fund, you have to follow the guidelines of RBI & FEMA. This is the content of 25 chapters. In addition, you will be provided: oCase studies oExamples oTheories oHow to prepare yourself? As there is an announcement in the flight "Sit back, relax & enjoy". You should enjoy this eBook. In addition to enjoying this eBook, make your notes for sure. Make your curation about how this eBook is helping you. You have to identify at which stage of this fundraising funnel, you are being stuck. In this eBook, you will get simple implementable tricks, theories, and practical examples that enable you to close fundraising deals successfully.

24 Steps of the eBook 1.Market segmentation 2.Beachhead market 3.End-user profile 4.Beachhead total addressable market (TAM) 5.Persona 6.Life cycle use case 7.High-level product specifications 8.Quality value proposition 9.Next 10 customers 10.Define your core 11.Chart competitive position 12.Determine the decision-making unit 13.Map customer acquisition process 14.Follow on TAM 15.Design business model 16.Pricing framework 17.Lifetime value (LTV) 18.Map sales process 19.Cost of customer acquisition(coca) 20.Identify key assumptions 21.Test key assumptions 22.Define Minimum viable business product (MVBP) 23.Show “the dog will eat their own dog food” 24.Develop a product plan Classification of these 24 steps These 24 steps are classified into 3 different parts: 1.Customer understanding: the first few chapters of this eBook revolve around customer understanding. 2.Product/solution/service: Once you understand the customer, you will be able to figure out if your product, solution or service is able to solve the burning problem of the customer. 3.Strategy: When you have understood your customer and have launched the product, it is the time for strategy. You make some assumptions, business plan, and calculate the cost of business acquisition. Remember, customer, are given a lot of focus because entrepreneurs get too passionate and assume that whatever they are doing is right. So, they have so much assumptions and hunch, which is a strong internal voice that says whatever you are doing is right. And suddenly, when they go to the market, they fail because they are not prepared as they don’t understand the competition and market dynamics. Later you spend a lot of money and face many failures. You get successful after all this. But you need to take care that you should watch these 24 chapter around these 3 sections. Ways to do a startup 1.Passion: Some people are passionate and they believe that they can build a company of Rs 500 crore. 2.Technology: Some people can make a technology that becomes intellectual property. They also believe that even if they are unable to form a big organization, they can sell the technology to someone. 3.Idea: Some people have a very strong idea and they can create a big company by hiring the people of technology and marketing. You should start a startup when your idea and strategy is strong and you also have the knowledge of technology. Steps to move from passion to idea and technology 1.Knowledge: Deep knowledge of a subject 2.Capability 3.Network: the people you know and are going to support you when you start a startup. 4.Financial assets: As it is said that 95% of the startups fail in the 3 years of execution, it happens because of the lack of finances. 5.Established brand: You need to check whether you already have an established brand or you have something on which you can build something. The brand can also be of your co-founder or you can partner with someone who has a big-brand. In such a case, you have an added advantage. 6.Past work experience 7.Commitment: you need to check how much you are committed towards your idea or technology. 8.Find a founding team: Startup is not a lonely journey and therefore, you will have to find a founding team. There are many individuals who are founders on their own but they set-up a very strong management team. The future of India is in your hands so create it as this is your moment.

The groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to transform their careers—now in a revised and updated edition “A profound book about self-determination and self-realization.”—Senator Cory Booker “The Startup of You is crammed with insights and strategies to help each of us create the work life we want.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project In this invaluable book, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Ben Casnocha show how to accelerate your career in today’s competitive world. The key is to manage your career as if it were a startup business: a living, breathing, growing startup of you. Why? Startups—and the entrepreneurs who run them—are nimble. They invest in themselves. They build their professional networks. They take intelligent risks. They make uncertainty and volatility work to their advantage. These are the very same skills professionals need to get ahead today. This book isn’t about cover letters or résumés. Instead, you will learn the best practices of the most successful startups and how to apply these entrepreneurial strategies to your career. Whether you work for a giant multinational corporation, stitch together multiple gigs in a portfolio career, or are launching your own venture, you need to know how to • adapt your career plans as pandemics rage and technologies upend industries • develop a competitive advantage so that you stand out from others at work • strengthen your professional network by building powerful alliances and maintaining a diverse mix of relationships • engineer serendipity that produces life-changing career opportunities • take proactive risks to become more resilient to industry tsunamis • tap your network for information and intelligence that help you make smarter decisions The career landscape has changed dramatically in the decade since Hoffman and Casnocha first published this guide. In an urgent update to the frameworks that have helped hundreds of thousands of people transform their careers, this new edition of The Startup of You will teach you how to achieve your boldest professional ambitions.

24 Steps to Success! Disciplined Entrepreneurship will change the way you think about starting a company. Many believe that entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but great entrepreneurs aren’t born with something special – they simply make great products. This book will show you how to create a successful startup through developing an innovative product. It breaks down the necessary processes into an integrated, comprehensive, and proven 24-step framework that any industrious person can learn and apply. You will learn: Why the “F” word – focus – is crucial to a startup’s success Common obstacles that entrepreneurs face – and how to overcome them How to use innovation to stand out in the crowd – it’s not just about technology Whether you’re a first-time or repeat entrepreneur, Disciplined Entrepreneurship gives you the tools you need to improve your odds of making a product people want. Author Bill Aulet is the managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship as well as a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. For more please visit http://disciplinedentrepreneurship.com/

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. The Lean Startup approach fosters companies that are both more capital efficient and that leverage human creativity more effectively. Inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing, it relies on “validated learning,” rapid scientific experimentation, as well as a number of counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure actual progress without resorting to vanity metrics, and learn what customers really want. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute. Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup offers entrepreneurs—in companies of all sizes—a way to test their vision continuously, to adapt and adjust before it’s too late. Ries provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever.

A young entrepreneur and sociologist shows readers how to reach personal fulfillment using the same strategies that power Silicon Valley's greatest startups. As an entrepreneur, Anna Akbari learned that one of the best things about startups is their ability to “pivot” quickly—basically a euphemism for failing and starting over. And she quickly found that personal success is no different. It’s not just about developing and following the right process but also having a good idea. And that demands rigor and daily maintenance—far beyond a few positive affirmations. Like any Silicon Valley startup, the business of life is not as glamorous as its Instagram account would make it seem. What do you do when planning is not an option? When control is out of your reach? You isolate the small stuff, experiment constantly, and use the results to lay a more sustainable foundation for the future. You validate your idealized vision by testing it out in bite-sized increments. You see what sticks, integrate, and move forward. And inevitably, you experience a series of failures along the way, but those failures are key to your next success. Living a start up life is about maximizing flexibility and measuring on-going results, not avoiding failure or reaching one particular end goal. It's about embracing defeat, analyzing it, and failing up. In Startup Your Life, Akbari shows that after all, it's often the stumbles that pave the way for real happiness.

More than 100,000 entrepreneurs rely on this book. The National Science Foundation pays hundreds of startup teams each year to follow the process outlined in the book, and it's taught at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and more than 100 other leading universities worldwide. Why? The Startup Owner's Manual guides you, step-by-step, as you put the Customer Development process to work. This method was created by renowned Silicon Valley startup expert Steve Blank, co-creator with Eric Ries of the "Lean Startup" movement and tested and refined by him for more than a decade. This 608-page how-to guide includes over 100 charts, graphs, and diagrams, plus 77 valuable checklists that guide you as you drive your company toward profitability. It will help you: • Avoid the 9 deadly sins that destroy startups' chances for success • Use the Customer Development method to bring your business idea to life • Incorporate the Business Model Canvas as the organizing principle for startup hypotheses • Identify your customers and determine how to "get, keep and grow" customers profitably • Compute how you'll drive your startup to repeatable, scalable profits. The Startup Owners Manual was originally published by K&S Ranch Publishing Inc. and is now available from Wiley. The cover, design, and content are the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

WHAT VALUABLE COMPANY IS NOBODY BUILDING? The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won’t make a search engine. If you are copying these guys, you aren’t learning from them. It’s easier to copy a model than to make something new: doing what we already know how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. Every new creation goes from 0 to 1. This book is about how to get there. ‘Peter Thiel has built multiple breakthrough companies, and Zero to One shows how.’ ELON MUSK, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla ‘This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world.’ MARK ZUCKERBERG, CEO of Facebook ‘When a risk taker writes a book, read it. In the case of Peter Thiel, read it twice. Or, to be safe, three times. This is a classic.’ NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB, author of The Black Swan