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Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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More Than Money
Jamey Stegmaier knows crowdfunding. He's a veteran of seven successful Kickstarter campaigns (and counting) that have raised over $3.2 million, and he's the proprietor of the widely read Kickstarter Lessons blog. In this book he offers a comprehensive guide to crowdfunding, demonstrating that it can be a powerful way for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by building community and putting their customers first.
This book...
Jamey Stegmaier knows crowdfunding. He's a veteran of seven successful Kickstarter campaigns (and counting) that have raised over $3.2 million, and he's the proprietor of the widely read Kickstarter Lessons blog. In this book he offers a comprehensive guide to crowdfunding, demonstrating that it can be a powerful way for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by building community and putting their customers first.
This book...
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Language
English
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"Most startups are built to fail. But those failures, according to entrepreneur Eric Ries, are preventable. Startups don't fail because of bad execution, or missed deadlines, or blown budgets. They fail because they are building something nobody wants. Whether they arise from someone's garage or are created within a mature Fortune 500 organization, new ventures, by definition, are designed to create new products or services under conditions of extreme...
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Language
English
Description
Here, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose--and earn a good living. Still in his early thirties, Chris has traveled around the world--and yet he's never held a "real job" or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back. In preparing to write this book, Chris identified 1,500 individuals who...
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Veteran venture capitalist Randy Komisar and finance executive Jantoon Reigersman share no-nonsense, counterintuitive guidelines to help anyone build a successful startup.Over the course of their careers, Randy Komisar and Jantoon Reigersman continue to see startups crash and burn because they forget the timeless lessons of entrepreneurship.But, as Komisar and Reigersman show, you can beat the odds if you quickly learn what insiders know about what...
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English
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"Crack the Funding Code demystifies the world of angel investing, venture capital, and corporate funding and lays out a strategic pathway for any entrepreneur to secure funding fast. Lack of funding is one of the biggest reasons small businesses fail. In 2016 in the United States alone, more than 31 percent of small business owners reported that they could not access adequate capital, and the lack of capital prevented them from growing the business/expanding...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Newly revised and updated, a 10th-anniversary edition of an iconic, best-selling guide for start-ups provides expert advice on a wealth of topics -- including writing a business plan, recruiting, raising capital and branding. --Publisher's description.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Tossed is a new salad bar chain set up by twenty-something entrepreneur Vincent McKevitt in the teeth of catastrophic economic conditions. Will the credit crunch make or break his new business? The entrepreneur: Vincent started young - selling ice cubes to his sisters! He funded his new business with loans from friends, family - anywhere he could get the money. Against the odds, Tossed opens a new store at London's Baker Street - on time. Branding:...
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Publisher
AMACOM, American Management Association
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Makers, doers, and dreamers--for decades they have turned to Inc. for help in getting their businesses off the ground. The publication's keen advice clarifies the process, while startup stories fuel aspirations and spark action.??Warby Parker shook up the eyewear sector with its innovative, socially-conscious business model. Skullcandy tapped into the surfing, skateboarding, and hip-hop scenes--and built a standout audio brand. All along, Inc. was...
Author
Publisher
PlanningShop
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This essential step-by-step guide for anyone launching or expanding a successful business has been used by over a million entrepreneurs. It includes expert help, worksheets to jumpstart the process, a sample business plan, tips on impressing funders, winning tips for competitions, and more. Used in the top business schools throughout the nation, the book covers every aspect of a successful business plan, from the components of the actual plan, to...
Author
Publisher
PlanningShop
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The number one business plan guide of all time. This essential step-by-step guide for anyone launching or expanding a business has been used by over two million entrepreneurs. It includes expert help, worksheets to jumpstart the process, a sample business plan, tips on impressing funders, winning tips for competitions, secrets to successful crowdfunding, building a global business, and much more. Used in over 1000 business schools worldwide and loved...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Written for small businesses, self-employed individuals, employers, professionals, independent contractors, home businesses, and Internet businesses, this book provides on-demand workers with everything they need to know to not only survive but truly thrive in the modern economy"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup incubators and accelerators, prepares entrepreneurs to avoid disastrous mistakes, surmount sizable obstacles, and master the skills necessary to make the right choices along their path to success.
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