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The Startup Company Bible For Entrepreneurs: The Complete Guide For Building Successful Companies And Raising Venture Capital (Hardcover)
by Stathis
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| MSL Pointer Review:
This book is an extremely thoughtful and comprehensive summary of almost every critical aspect of the start-up process. |
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Author: Stathis
Publisher: AVA Publishing
Pub. in: July, 2005
ISBN: 0975577611
Pages: 608
Measurements: 8.8 x 6 x 1.6 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00791
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0975577615
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The real value of this book is the detail of the hard-to-find topics that are essential for successful start ups such as understanding the venture industry, understanding how to raise money, how to write PPMs, understanding term sheets, how venture firms place value on companies, running the business, and understanding strategy.
Strengths:
- Comprehensive - it covers a very wide range of topics
- Honest - the book tries to be forthcoming and avoid biases
- Based on Experience - Much of the book is based on the real world
- From quoting a reader
Target readers:
New entrepreneurs or business owners.
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A brief list of things this book will describe and even teach you in detail:
(1) How to properly structure your company - getting the vision and mission statement right and forming a business structure from it;
(2) How to understand the complex venture capital industry and how to think like a venture capitalist and angel investor so you can tell them what they want to hear so you can get the funding you need;
(3) All sources of funding with an explanation of the best resources for each stage of the business;
(4) Never before seen in-depth description of the due diligence process;
(5) How to form competitive strategies and position your company to fight off competitors;
(6) How Venture firms value each stage of a company and how you can do it to so you go to the table knowing what you are talking about
(7) How to understand term sheets
(8) How to get the most intellectual property from your ideas and resources and how to get the most from your intellectual property
(9) How to run the business like a CFO - financials explained, forecasting interest rates, etc.
(10) How to determine the best exit strategies
(11) All the legal docs you need
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David S. Rose (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-30 00:00>
There are over twelve thousand books available on the subject of entrepreneurship, ranging from the truly execrable to the really good. But of all the resources I have seen, Michael Stathis' The Startup Company Bible is the one book that I recommend without hesitation to every entrepreneur and every early stage investor.
As the Chairman of one of the most active angel investor groups in the US, I have read dozens of books aimed at entrepreneurs. Usually I end up cringing at the misperceptions, bad advice and third-hand information they contain. The amazing thing about Stathis' work is that he gets everything right! And to do that over 600 pages of dealing with all the intricacies of starting and financing a business is something that I have yet to see anyone else do... as hard as that may be to believe.
If you are an entrepreneur who is considering seeking angel or venture capital financing, you MUST read this book to understand what the picture looks like from the other side of the table, and what things you can do to strengthen your company... and thus improve you chances of getting funded." |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-30 00:00>
I have been a venture capitalist for several years and I am delighted to see that someone has finally put together a much-needed guide for high-tech entrepreneurs. The author's comprehensive knowledge of the process involved in funding and growing a start-up or early stage venture puts even some venture associates to shame. I wish all of my clients had read this book prior to approaching me. It would have made my job much easier. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-30 00:00>
Super book. This book finally helped me understand all the complex essentials of succeeding as a high-tech startup. Almost all of the material I had never read anywhere else before. |
M. Braun (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-30 00:00>
As someone who worked in, worked with, and funded start-ups and now teaches the subject I've found two common categories of start-up books: those by academics that have been written in a vacuum and thus seem clinical and out of touch with reality, and those written by successful entrepreneurs who use the pages to relive their glory days. Stathis, on the other hand, balances the conceptual with the practical, providing prospective entrepreneurs with a thorough, well-rounded, yet technical step-by-step guide to starting a business. From the everyday minutiae - or what Stathis considers the boring, nevertheless crucial details - to more strategic concepts that can help ease the entry path, this book addresses the necessary tools to starting and running a new business. The appendices to the 400+ pages are a great addition, exposing entrepreneurs to what confidentiality agreements, stock option plans, etc. actually look like. This book should be not just a starting point for people considering starting/owning their own business, but a companion throughout the entrepreneurial journey. The title of Startup Company Bible is truly deserving. |
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