Saturday, March 5, 2011

Innovator's Dilemma - Book recommendation: 'Do More Faster' (by Cohen & Feld)

An easy-to-read collection of advice for those embarking on start-up businesses ... from dozens of leaders of start-ups. Nicely organized across the major 'theme' areas of:

1) Idea and Vision
2) People
3) Execution
4) Product
5) Fundraising
6) Legal and Structure
7) Work-Life Balance

Each theme area includes 8-16 sub-topic perspectives and advice from entrepreneurs of all ages who have run the gauntlet and have generously shared guidance that can help future start-up leaders be more prepared and effective with navigating these inevitable challenges.

Here's the opening intro inside the front flap:

It is a cold, hard fact of business life that most start-ups fail. Even many of those entrepreneurs who ultimately succeed have stories of personal challenges, unsuccessful companies, and difficulties along the way. The founders of TechStars, a mentorship-driven start-up accelerator, have worked with entrepreneurs and companies over the past twenty-five years, and have seen a number of the same issues come up again and again.

In Do More Faster, the founders of TechStars identify the key issues that first-time entrepreneurs encounter, and offer advice from successful entrepreneurs who have worked with the TechStars program.

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