Download or read book Scrappy Startups written by Melanie Keveles and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen successful female entrepreneurs tell their stories—stories that will inspire other women to follow through on their dreams of starting a business. In Scrappy Startups: How 15 Ordinary Women Turned Their Unique Ideas into Profitable Businesses, acclaimed author and highly successful career coach Melanie Keveles presents the stories women looking to start their own businesses need to hear—stories of women just like them who realized their entrepreneurial dreams while discovering their own greater creative capacities. Scrappy Startups is more than a book—it is mentorship in print—in which highly successful women entrepreneurs share their best advice in an utterly inspiring way. Representing a wide range of business fields, with enterprises ranging in age from newly begun to a couple of decades old, these women explain their thinking, their alliances, and the singular creative impulses that led to a viable and meaningful commercial endeavor. As presented here, each woman represents a part of the "Dream, Courage, Action" model that Melanie Keveles developed to demonstrate the process of bringing an idea to fruition.
Download or read book Scrappy Startups written by James R Holbrook and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Scrappy Startups: How to Launch and Grow a Business with Limited Funds," discover the secrets to building a successful business from the ground up, even when resources are scarce. In today's competitive landscape, aspiring entrepreneurs face numerous challenges, from securing funding to navigating market uncertainties. But with the right mindset and strategies, it's possible to launch and grow a thriving business without breaking the bank. Drawing on real-life examples and practical insights, this book offers a roadmap for scrappy startups looking to defy the odds and achieve success. From bootstrapping and lean methodologies to creative financing and guerrilla marketing tactics, you'll learn how to leverage your limited resources to your advantage and carve out a niche in the market. Inside, you'll discover: - Strategies for bootstrapping your business and stretching your resources further than you ever thought possible. - Tips for building a lean business model that prioritizes efficiency, agility, and customer value. - Techniques for creative financing, including crowdfunding, revenue sharing, and strategic partnerships. - Secrets to guerrilla marketing and leveraging the power of social media to attract attention and drive growth. - Insights into navigating legal and regulatory challenges, managing cash flow, and cultivating a culture of resourcefulness. Whether you're a first-time entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner looking to pivot in a new direction, "Scrappy Startups" provides the inspiration, guidance, and practical advice you need to turn your startup dreams into reality. With determination, creativity, and a scrappy mindset, anything is possible.
Download or read book Scrappy Startups written by Melanie R. Keveles and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Startups Fail written by Tom Eisenmann and published by Currency. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want your startup to succeed, you need to understand why startups fail. “Whether you’re a first-time founder or looking to bring innovation into a corporate environment, Why Startups Fail is essential reading.”—Eric Ries, founder and CEO, LTSE, and New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way Why do startups fail? That question caught Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann by surprise when he realized he couldn’t answer it. So he launched a multiyear research project to find out. In Why Startups Fail, Eisenmann reveals his findings: six distinct patterns that account for the vast majority of startup failures. • Bad Bedfellows. Startup success is thought to rest largely on the founder’s talents and instincts. But the wrong team, investors, or partners can sink a venture just as quickly. • False Starts. In following the oft-cited advice to “fail fast” and to “launch before you’re ready,” founders risk wasting time and capital on the wrong solutions. • False Promises. Success with early adopters can be misleading and give founders unwarranted confidence to expand. • Speed Traps. Despite the pressure to “get big fast,” hypergrowth can spell disaster for even the most promising ventures. • Help Wanted. Rapidly scaling startups need lots of capital and talent, but they can make mistakes that leave them suddenly in short supply of both. • Cascading Miracles. Silicon Valley exhorts entrepreneurs to dream big. But the bigger the vision, the more things that can go wrong. Drawing on fascinating stories of ventures that failed to fulfill their early promise—from a home-furnishings retailer to a concierge dog-walking service, from a dating app to the inventor of a sophisticated social robot, from a fashion brand to a startup deploying a vast network of charging stations for electric vehicles—Eisenmann offers frameworks for detecting when a venture is vulnerable to these patterns, along with a wealth of strategies and tactics for avoiding them. A must-read for founders at any stage of their entrepreneurial journey, Why Startups Fail is not merely a guide to preventing failure but also a roadmap charting the path to startup success.
Download or read book Get Scrappy written by Nick Westergaard and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marketing is changing rapidly, so sometimes it’s hard to keep up. Don’t get frustrated, get scrappy. It’s an exciting time to be in marketing, with an array of equalizing platforms from the Internet to social media to content marketing, that have reset the playing field for businesses large and small. Yet, it's also a challenging time, with much work to do and an ever-changing array of platforms, features, and networks to master--all on tighter budgets than ever before. In Get Scrappy, chief brand strategist Nick Westergaard weaves hacks, tips, and idea starters together to provide a plan of attack for businesses of any size to: Demystify digital marketing in a way that makes sense for your business Do more with less Build a strong brand with something to say Create relevant and engaging content for your social media platforms Spark dialogue with your community of customers Measure what matter The result will be a reliable, repeatable system for building your brand, creating engaging content, and growing your community of customers. Don’t wait for marketing to reinvent itself. Instead, proactively reinvent your company’s marketing to maximize its reach!
Download or read book Behind the Startup written by Benjamin Shestakofsky and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This systematic analysis of everyday life inside a tech startup dissects the logic of venture capital and its consequences for entrepreneurs, workers, and societies. In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital platforms have undermined privacy, eroded labor rights, and weakened democratic discourse. In light of the negative consequences of innovation, some blame harmful algorithms or greedy CEOs. Behind the Startup focuses instead on the role of capital and the influence of financiers. Drawing on nineteen months of participant-observation research inside a successful Silicon Valley startup, this book examines how the company was organized to meet the needs of the venture capital investors who funded it. Investors push startups to scale as quickly as possible to inflate the value of their asset. Benjamin Shestakofsky shows how these demands create organizational problems that managers solve by combining high-tech systems with low-wage human labor. With its focus on the financialization of innovation, Behind the Startup explains how the gains generated by these companies are funneled into the pockets of a small cadre of elite investors and entrepreneurs. To promote innovation that benefits the many rather than the few, Shestakofsky compellingly argues that we must focus less on fixing the technology and more on changing the financial infrastructure that supports it.
Download or read book The Soul of Startups written by Sophie Theen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-07-25 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how a founder’s personality can impact the culture of a startup In The Soul of Startups: The Untold Stories of How Founders Affect Culture, award-winning HR and diversity and inclusion professional Sophie Theen delivers an insightful and eye-opening discussion of the importance of culture in the vibrant and, sometimes, chaotic world of startup enterprise. In the book, you’ll hear from a people management expert who has sat alongside those who launch exciting new ventures. The author describes company founders who lacked the emotional maturity and intelligence to start an organization on which an entire team would rely for their wellbeing, as well as those who excelled at creating environments that allowed their team members to thrive, personally and professionally. You’ll also find: Unvarnished truths from people who have lived through the ups and downs of the startup experience Celebrations of the people who have worked for—and with—the celebrity CEOs to help them realize their vision Illuminating stories of the journeys of startup operators, including the good, the bad, and the ugly A can’t-miss resource for company founders, entrepreneurs, managers, executives, and startup professionals, The Soul of Startups also belongs in the libraries of human resources and people management professionals seeking unique insights into how the personalities of startup founders shape the structures, processes, and realities of working in a fast-growing company.
Download or read book Startup Communities written by Brad Feld and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2012, Startup Communities became a blueprint for what it takes to build a supportive entrepreneurial community. Now regarded as a classic, the "Boulder Thesis" created and popularized by Feld within the book generated enormous media attention nearly a decade ago. At that time, Boulder was an emerging startup laboratory—a hub of innovation building new tech businesses. It quickly accelerated into a world class ecosystem for entrepreneurs. Boulder's entrepreneurial density, combined with the geographic concentration of entrepreneurial activity around the Boulder downtown core, made it a hotbed of startup activity. Feld was and is still there, as a keen observer and one of its leaders. As he notes simply in the new edition, humans are wired to start things. In a sense, that short Feld-ism accurately describes the startup revolution still taking hold throughout the world. Boulder is proof that innovation can happen anywhere, in any city. Thanks in part to the book, what happens in Boulder now leaves Boulder. Rapidly growing startup communities in Atlanta, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City, Nashville, and Indianapolis are just a few examples. Over the last decade, Feld has dispelled the myth that startups can only thrive in Silicon Valley. Startup communities continue to pop up across the U.S. and around the world, prompting fresh new revelations and stories from Feld about what's happened over the last decade. Startup Communities 2e describes what makes a startup community ecosystem first click, then hum, and in time, excel. From Boulder to Beijing and beyond, entrepreneurial ecosystems are driving innovation. Startup Communities 2e discusses and the necessary dynamics and pre-conditions of building communities of entrepreneurs who can feed off each other's talent, creativity, and support. In Startup Communities 2e, Feld will help you understand: The core principles of a vibrant startup community, re-examining his Boulder Thesis and exploring other historical frameworks. The attributes of leadership in a startup community that can help it thrive along with the classical problems any community will face during development. The importance of a university in a startup community, and how large companies can engage effectively with entrepreneurs. The importance of continuous improvement so growth does not stagnate. The common myths about startup communities. The opportunities to build startup communities in non-urban, or rural, places that are much less populated.
Download or read book Great from the Start written by John B. Montgomery and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Great From The Start: How Conscious Corporations Attract Success" is both a primer and a reference resulting from the collaboration between a wide range of industry experts and a Silicon Valley veteran. "Great From The Start" models an adaptive approach to company building to show entrepreneurs how to intelligently design their corporations to unleash the collective intelligence of their people to optimize collaboration, cooperation and creativity to drive success. Because building a company is a team sport, "Great From The Start" uses a team approach with a variety of expert voices to demonstrate how to build a conscious corporation with stories from the experts' successful businesses.
Download or read book Production Joint Ventures Antitrust Legislation written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Coolest Startups in America written by Doreen Bloch and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curious about what the world's next "Facebook" will be? This book is your must-read guide to the best, new companies. Not just any startups... these are The Coolest Startups in America! This book is a compilation of the best upstarts around our great nation, curated by startup expert & entrepreneur Doreen Bloch. It's written for people who don't read TechCrunch, expect "Mashable" to be a property of potatoes, or think foursquare is just an outdoor ballgame! The Coolest Startups in America is your guide about the awesome startups in the USA today that will be global household names tomorrow. Cool startups are about innovative thinking, a knack for the neat, and something "wow" about which to talk. Don't wait another second to start up your discovery of The Coolest Startups in America.
Download or read book Marketing Magnifier written by Anthony Milia and published by Milia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are plenty of how-to marketing guides out there, but this one focuses on tried-and-true methods that are essential for every business. No, it won’t walk you through how to set up a social media page, but it will offer you the advice you can implement today to see results like more customers and better performance in your marketing. The impact of effective marketing is staggering, but incredibly hard to get right. Only by learning from the successes and failures of businesses in recent history can we see a clear path to harnessing marketing’s true power. Reacting to the ever-changing environment around you and using it to your advantage is the best possible strategy. Marketing Magnifier examines what crucial elements are required to propel your business by examining what has worked and failed for many modern organizations in real-life situations and how to apply them. This is not just another marketing book… it is the key to growth above and beyond your expectations. We’ll cover topics including: - What data you must collect to optimize sales, and how to collect it. - How to tell which strategies, tools, and offers are best for courting your customers. - How you can use what you already have to tell a new story that brings new customers through the door. - Methods to Build a Loyal Customer Base - Big-Picture Strategies You Might Not Know Whether you’re a Fortune 500 CEO or a sole proprietor business owner, it’s my hope that this book will help you find growth beyond your wildest expectations. Filled with invaluable knowledge, advice, and strategies, this book is a must-read for every business professional looking to climb to the top, carve out a market, and bring in more business.
Download or read book Fixer written by Sally Vedros and published by Proxy Press. This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAKER. FOUNDER. DISRUPTOR. Diego is a software developer and solver of life problems. After graduating from Stanford, he sets out to build the ultimate life hack app that could forever change the way we live. Diego’s bold vision inspires his friends to join him, but as they build their startup, real life bites back, and each must make tough choices to commit to his or her own ambitions. The five friends navigate the booming tech culture of post-millennium San Francisco as they search for their unique place within it. Diego is driven by a calling to eliminate the messiness of life, for his family and the world. Girlfriend Meghan, would-be artist and reluctant game marketer, is longing for the perfect vocation that will connect her to her “true self.” Power couple Kari and Kira learn how to be stronger together, despite secrets and obsessions, and bon vivant Ravi follows his heart to create his own definition of family. Learn more at: www.proxypress.net
Download or read book The Future of Artificial Intelligence Trends and Implications written by Michael Roberts and published by Richards Education. This book was released on with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a comprehensive journey into the world of artificial intelligence with The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Trends and Implications. This insightful guide explores the multifaceted impact of AI on various aspects of our lives, from technological advancements and business innovations to ethical concerns and societal implications. Delve into the emerging trends shaping industries like healthcare, finance, education, and more. Understand the profound effects of AI on the future of work, daily life, global challenges, and beyond. With expert analysis and forward-thinking perspectives, this book prepares you to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, empowering you to understand and embrace the transformative potential of this groundbreaking technology.
Download or read book Bloc by Bloc written by Steven Weber and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization is taking a step backward. What, then, is the best way to organize a global enterprise? The key, Steven Weber explains, is to prepare for a world increasingly made up of competing regions with distinct rules and standards. This new condition could be more prosperous, but there will also be more friction and therefore more risk.
Download or read book Professional ASP NET MVC 4 written by Jon Galloway and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An outstanding author team presents the ultimate Wrox guide to ASP.NET MVC 4 Microsoft insiders join giants of the software development community to offer this in-depth guide to ASP.NET MVC, an essential web development technology. Experienced .NET and ASP.NET developers will find all the important information they need to build dynamic, data-driven websites with ASP.NET and the newest release of Microsoft's Model-View-Controller technology. Featuring step-by-step guidance and lots of code samples, this guide gets you started and moves all the way to advanced topics, using plenty of examples. Designed to give experienced .NET and ASP.NET programmers everything needed to work with the newest version of MVC technology Expert author team includes Microsoft ASP.NET MVC insiders as well as leaders of the programming community Covers controllers, views, models, forms and HTML helpers, data annotation and validation, membership, authorization, security, and routing Includes essential topics such as Ajax and jQuery, NuGet, dependency injection, unit testing, extending MVC, and Razor Includes additional real-world coverage requested by readers of the previous edition as well as a new case study example chapter
Download or read book Crowdfunding for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation written by Vassallo, Walter and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business systems undergo a number of transitions as the needs and demands of society change. With heightened connectivity driven by the development of the Internet, new opportunities for venture development and creation have become available to business owners and entrepreneurs. Crowdfunding for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research and business practices on the opportunities and benefits gained from the use of crowdfunding in modern society, discussing its socio-economic impact, in addition to its business implications. Featuring current trends and future directions for crowdfunding initiatives, this book is ideally designed for students, researchers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and policy makers. New financing models such as crowdfunding are democratizing access to credit, offering individuals and communities the opportunity to support, co-create, contribute and invest in public and private initiatives. This book relates to innovation in its essence to anticipate future needs and in creating new business models without losing revenue. There are tremendous unexplored opportunities in crowdsourcing and crowdfunding; two sides of the same coin that can lead to a revolution of current social and economic models. The reading of this book will provide insight on the changes taking place in crowdfunding, and offer strategic opportunities and advantages.
