1. Introduction.. 4
2. Before Starting Your Business. 4
First, let's talk about you. 4
SWOT Yourself. 4
Your Personal Situation and Risk Tolerance. 4
Your Risk Tolerance and Ideal Business Model. 4
What are your values?. 4
Do you have personal traits of a successful entrepreneur?. 4
Why do you want to become an entrepreneur?. 4
How can you succeed as an entrepreneur?. 4
Have You Had "The Talk" With Your Family?. 4
How Will You Leave Your Current Job?. 4
Now, Let Us Talk about Your Venture. 4
What is your company's Purpose, Vision and Mission?. 4
What is Your Company's Strategic Plan?. 4
Your Company's Competitive Strategy. 4
Forecasting Your Company's Future Success. 4
What Product Will Your Company Make?. 4
What Consulting Services Will Your Company Provide?. 4
Tactical Planning For Your Venture. 4
Preparing Your Business Plan. 4
Have You Prepared Your Presentation?. 4
Have You Found Your Attorneys Yet?. 4
Managing Intellectual Property. 4
What Is The Legal Form Of Your Business?. 4
Who Will Be On Your Board Of Directors?. 4
How Are You Going to Divide "The Pie"?. 4
How Will You Secure The Seed Capital?. 4
Going It Alone Or With Cofounders?. 4
Operating Agreement. 4
Do You Have Business Administration Experience Or Education?. 4
What Are You Waiting For? Take a Deep Breath, and Jump 4
3. Starting Your Business. 4
Now, You Are On Your Own... 4
How Will You Handle Uncertainty and Risk?. 4
What Will Be Your Company's Culture?. 4
Initial Organic Structure. 4
Leading a New Venture. 4
Commercialization as a Key to Business Success. 4
Marketing for a New Venture. 4
Competition. 4
Research And Development (R & D) 4
Where Is "The Cliff"?. 4
Have You Found Your Accountant Yet?. 4
Venture Capitalists - Who is Real, Who is Not?. 4
Contracts. 4
Have You Found Any Customers Yet?. 4
Securing Your First Suppliers and External Partners. 4
Hiring Your First Employees. 4
Your First Office. 4
Your Prototype Is Ready - Demo Or Die. 4
Testing, Testing, Testing 4
From Prototype to Product. 4
Keeping Your Company Stakeholders In The Loop. 4
4. Growing Your Business. 4
From Geeks To Executives. 4
Are You Still Loyal To Your Vision, Mission and Strategy?. 4
Customer Demand and Aggregate Plan. 4
Reorganizing Your Company As It Grows. 4
Financial Management and Second-Tier Financing. 4
Organizing Operations. 4
Expanding the Supplier Base. 4
Investing In Technology. 4
The Information System.. 4
Hiring, Hiring, Hiring... 4
To Outsource Or Not?. 4
Expansion To Foreign Countries. 4
Legal Challenges. 4
Internal Control Structure. 4
Financial Reviews and Audits. 4
Business Valuation. 4
The 51 Percent - Going Public or Selling Out?. 4
Going Public (Initial Public Offering) 4
Selling Out The Business. 4
Selling Your Individual Interest Only. 4
5. Cruising, Sitting on Boards, Starting Again, Or....?. 4
Taking Care of Finances. 4
Future (Ad)Ventures. 4
Coaching New Entrepreneurs. 4
Serial and Parallel Entrepreneur. 4
Suggested Readings 4
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