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Do More Faster

Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup
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ISBN-13:
9780470948798
Veröffentl:
2010
Einband:
E-Book
Seiten:
352
Autor:
Brad Feld
Serie:
Techstars
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Practical advice from some of today's top early stage investorsand entrepreneursTechStars is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator withoperations in three U.S. cities. Once a year in each city, it fundsabout ten Internet startups with a small amount of capital andsurrounds them with around fifty top Internet entrepreneurs andinvestors. Historically, about seventy-five percent of thecompanies that go through TechStars raise a meaningful amount ofangel or venture capital. Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons toAccelerate Your Startup is a collection of advice that comesfrom individuals who have passed through, or are part of, thisproven program. Each vignette is an exploration of informationoften heard during the TechStars program and provides practicalinsights into early stage entrepreneurship.* Contains seven sections, each focusing on a major theme withinthe TechStars program, including idea and vision, fundraising,legal and structure, and work/life balance* Created by two highly regarded experts in the world of earlystage investing* Essays in each section come from the experienced author team aswell as TechStar mentors, entrepreneurs, and founders ofcompaniesWhile you'll ultimately have to make your own decisions aboutwhat's right for your business, Do More Faster: TechStarsLessons to Accelerate Your Startup can get your entrepreneurialendeavor headed in the right direction.

Foreword ix

Preface xiii

About TechStars xv

Theme 1: Idea and Vision 1

Trust Me, Your Idea Is Worthless 3

Start With Your Passion 7

Look for the Pain 11

Get Feedback Early 15

Usage Is Like Oxygen for Ideas 19

Forget the Kitchen Sink 23

Find That One Thing They Love 27

Dont Plan. Prototype! 29

You Never Need Another Original Idea 35

Get It Out There 37

Avoid Tunnel Vision 41

Focus 45

Iterate Again 49

Fail Fast 53

Pull the Plug When You KnowIts Time 57

Theme 2: People 61

Dont Go It Alone 63

Avoid Co-Founder Conflict 67

Hire People Better than You 71

Hire Slowly, Fire Quickly 75

If You Can Quit, You Should 79

Build a Balanced Team 83

Startups Seek Friends 87

Engage Great Mentors 91

Define Your Culture 95

Two Strikes and You Are Out 101

Karma Matters 105

Be Open to Randomness 109

Theme 3: Execution 113

Do More Faster 115

Assume that Youre Wrong 119

Make Decisions Quickly 123

Its Just Data 127

Use Your Head, then Trust Your Gut 129

Progress Equals Validated Learning 133

The Plural of Anecdote Is Not Data 137

Dont Suck at E-Mail 141

Use Whats Free 145

Be Tiny Until You Shouldnt Be 147

Dont Celebrate the Wrong Things 151

Be Specific 157

Learn from Your Failures 159

Quality over Quantity 161

Have a Bias Toward Action 165

Do or Do Not, There Is No Try 169

Theme 4: Product 171

Dont Wait Until You Are Proud of Your Product 173

Find Your Whitespace 177

Focus on What Matters 181

Obsess over Metrics 183

Avoid Distractions 185

Know Your Customer 189

Beware the Big Companies 193

Throw Things Away 197

Pivot 201

Theme 5: Fundraising 203

You Dont Have to Raise Money 205

Theres More than One Way to Raise Money 209

Dont Forget about Bootstrapping 213

Beware of Angel Investors Who Arent 215

Seed Investors Care about Three Things 219

Practice Like You Play 223

If You Want Money, Ask for Advice 227

Show, Dont Tell 231

Turn the Knife after You Stick It in 233

Dont Overoptimize on Valuations 235

Get Help with Your Term Sheet 237

Focus on the First One-Third 241

Theme 6: Legal and Structure 243

Form the Company Early 245

Choose the Right Company Structure 249

Default to Delaware 253

Lawyers Dont Have to Be Expensive 257

Vesting Is Good for You 261

Your Brother-in-Law Is Probably Not the Right

Corporate Lawyer 265

To 83(b) or Not to 83(b), There Is No Question 269

Theme 7: WorkLife Balance 273

Discover WorkLife Balance 275

Practice Your Passion 279

Follow Your Heart 283

Turn Work into Play 287

Get Out from behind Your Computer 291

Stay Healthy 295

Get Away from It All 299

The Evolution of TechStars 303

What Motivated Me to Start TechStars? 305

Why TechStars Started in Boulder 309

How TechStars Came to Boston 313

How TechStars Came to Seattle 317

So You Want to Start TechStars in Your City? 321

Appendix: The TechStars Companies 323

About the Authors 329

Acknowledgments 331

Index 333

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