| Book Name: | Why startups fail: and how yours can succeed |
| Category: | Startup Books |
| Language: | English |
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Book Description:
Why Startups Fail is a book for people who want to start a business but aren’t sure if they should. It’s for people who want to start a business but don’t have much money. It’s also for people who have money but want to grow their business. Almost everyone has an idea for a product or business they could make or start. But eight out of ten new businesses fail in the first three years. Even when venture capitalists back a company, only one in ten succeeds, and 99% of the business plans they see are turned down. It looks like the odds are against you! But entrepreneurs often make the same avoidable mistakes over and over. Why Startups Fail can help you beat the odds and avoid the traps and pitfalls that kill startups early on. Apple, Google, and Facebook are all examples of companies that have done well. But failure can teach you the most important lessons. What choices were made, and why? What would the founders have changed? How did one company make a billion dollars while another with a better product in the same market failed? Dave Feinleib, a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and blogger, looks at companies that have come and gone. He does this by using his own experience and the knowledge of the Silicon Valley startup community. In short but powerful chapters, he shows how to be a successful business owner: Excellent fit between the product and the market, passion, excellent execution, the ability to change direction, a great team, good funding, and smart spending. In Why Startups Fail, Feinleib shows you how to set up your startup to succeed by repeatedly offering you the mistakes he has seen entrepreneurs make. Why new businesses fail: It shows startups backed by venture capital and self-funded startups how to succeed where others fail. It is helpful for companies just starting out and those that have been around for a while. This book shows you the critical decisions and mistakes that led to the failure of startups and what you can learn from their mistakes. It covers the essential parts of being a successful business owner.
Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-viii
Front Matter….Pages 1-2
Poor Product-Market Fit….Pages 3-13
Bad Products….Pages 15-27
The Missing Entrepreneur….Pages 29-41
Front Matter….Pages 43-43
Investing in Sales and Marketing Too Early….Pages 45-56
Losing Money on Sales….Pages 57-70
Invisible Startups….Pages 71-83
Front Matter….Pages 85-86
Failing to Communicate….Pages 87-98
Not Getting Started….Pages 99-110
Failing to Execute….Pages 111-131
Front Matter….Pages 133-134
Pitches That Fail….Pages 135-151
Managing Liquidity….Pages 153-163
From Failure, Success….Pages 165-176
Back Matter….Pages 177-185
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Author(s): David Feinleib (auth.)
Publisher: Apress, Year: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4302-4140-9
