Schoner, Bernd.
The tech entrepreneur's survival guide : how to bootstrap your startup, lead through tough times, and cash in for success / Bernd Schoner. - xi, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264) and index.
The entrepreneurial dream --
Part I. Bootstrapping : venture creation out of thin air --
Should I or should I not venture into entrepreneurship? --
Startup assets --
Cofounders --
Early funding --
Administration --
Compensation --
Part II. Equity funding : a double-edged sword --
Venture deals --
Raising a down-round --
Right-sizing --
Part III. Exit : Selling your baby --
Startup dynamics in crisis --
Exit strategies --
Corporate life.
Most technology startups never make it to the funding stage, and only a small percentage of those that are venture-backed generate a positive return for their investors. An even smaller number of startup founders enjoy a truly prosperous exit. Bernd Schoner cofounded his tech startup during the dot-com bust, navigated it through market crises and internal turmoil, brought it through the global financial meltdown intact, and eventually sold it to a multibillion-dollar, multinational public technology company. In The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide, Bernd shares what he learned and what he wished he knew at the time. He explains the major phases in a technology company's life cycle, helping entrepreneurs avoid common pitfalls and survive crises when they strike. He guides readers from the initial bootstrapping process through venture-capital financing and provides valuable advice on how to sell a technology company profitably--even in a challenging economic environment. Every chapter presents solutions to realworld issues that could otherwise have fatal consequences for a tech venture
9780071823975 (hardback) 0071823972 (hardback)
2014005514
High technology industries--Management.
Technological innovations--Management.
New business enterprises--Management.
Entrepreneurship.
HD62.37 / .S36 2014
658
The tech entrepreneur's survival guide : how to bootstrap your startup, lead through tough times, and cash in for success / Bernd Schoner. - xi, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264) and index.
The entrepreneurial dream --
Part I. Bootstrapping : venture creation out of thin air --
Should I or should I not venture into entrepreneurship? --
Startup assets --
Cofounders --
Early funding --
Administration --
Compensation --
Part II. Equity funding : a double-edged sword --
Venture deals --
Raising a down-round --
Right-sizing --
Part III. Exit : Selling your baby --
Startup dynamics in crisis --
Exit strategies --
Corporate life.
Most technology startups never make it to the funding stage, and only a small percentage of those that are venture-backed generate a positive return for their investors. An even smaller number of startup founders enjoy a truly prosperous exit. Bernd Schoner cofounded his tech startup during the dot-com bust, navigated it through market crises and internal turmoil, brought it through the global financial meltdown intact, and eventually sold it to a multibillion-dollar, multinational public technology company. In The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide, Bernd shares what he learned and what he wished he knew at the time. He explains the major phases in a technology company's life cycle, helping entrepreneurs avoid common pitfalls and survive crises when they strike. He guides readers from the initial bootstrapping process through venture-capital financing and provides valuable advice on how to sell a technology company profitably--even in a challenging economic environment. Every chapter presents solutions to realworld issues that could otherwise have fatal consequences for a tech venture
9780071823975 (hardback) 0071823972 (hardback)
2014005514
High technology industries--Management.
Technological innovations--Management.
New business enterprises--Management.
Entrepreneurship.
HD62.37 / .S36 2014
658