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Summary: Time saver
Review: This book has saved me a lot of time. I discovered through this book that i've been doing many things the wrong way. I've been able to use the information to make several changes in the way i'm approaching the funding of my company. So far all the information has shown to be right on target. Solid and concise!
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Summary: Excellent Read & Good Advice
Review: This book I found to be well-written, well-organized and consise. It clearly states the complex and twisted difficulties of establishing a successful business, and gives examples (fictitious and not) that clearly highlight key strategies and terrible blunders. I have found it to be highly useful and a delightful read. Highly recommended for anyone involved with or interested in technology startups
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Summary: Best Startup book I've read so far
Review: This book is a nice collection of practical, how-to advice with little hype. It does a good job of giving you a good road map. Emphasising "unfair advantage" coming out in the business plan - amazing how many I've read that don't ever mention why they have an unfair advantage! Only downside is the price - a good one to check out at the library!
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Summary: Blueprint for creating a Silicon Valley Company
Review: This book is great. I used the first edition when I was
starting my last company (CipherTrust). It basically
contains a blueprint for how to make a Silicon Valley
company (which in that case happened to be in Atlanta).
We based things such as compensation plans, stock options,
and so on, on the summary tables in this book. We started
with about $3M investment and 6 brave souls. The company
is now operating in 7 countries, employs almost 200 people
and will soon be going public.
I'm starting Yet Another Venture in Cebu currently. We
are basing it on this edition of this book. I gave my
new CEO a copy of it and asked him to use it as his
bible. Hopefully the formula will work once again.
My thanks to the author!
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Summary: Very good start up book
Review: This book is very good for who ever want to make a startup. By the time you finish this book you would have build a virtual company from scrach to post IPO. This will be a great experience.
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Summary: Book says, Start Ups are 'Entrepreneurial Terror'
Review: This book is written for the present or future CEOs of start-ups. If you, the CEO, believe that you will eventually own a large percentage of your company and that raising venture capital is a short, one-shot deal, then read this book, it will ground you in reality. According to the book, statistically, the CEO will own only a small percentage of the company by the time it goes public, and raising capital will consume HALF of his/her time; it will be an ongoing process. It also describes some of the personal risks a CEO deals with in the high-stress world of start ups. High Tech Start Up is realistic and objective. It presents a clear picture of what the CEO is most likely to go through. Well written, sobering.
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Summary: Read this book!
Review: This is a great book for anyone thinking about starting a company. It walks through all the essential steps of the process and drills down into details like how much in savings you should have before leaving your job. A real strength of this book is Nesheim's constant reminders of all the things that can go wrong. With all the hype that's been out there, this book is a great reality check. I wish I had read it five years ago.
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Summary: Read this book!
Review: This is a great book for anyone thinking about starting a company. It walks through all the essential steps of the process and drills down into details like how much in savings you should have before leaving your job. A real strength of this book is Nesheim's constant reminders of all the things that can go wrong. With all the hype that's been out there, this book is a great reality check. I wish I had read it five years ago.
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Summary: The dated bible
Review: This is a great book, but it's getting a wee old!
The book is really from 1992, the '97 edition is basically a reprint as far as I can tell (the page breaks and page numbers are identical). I got the '92 ed from a library and thought I would get an updated edition with more recent numbers. Alas no, all the numbers are from companies started in the 80's. Under alternate venture capital sources it still talks of the "booming taiwanese stock exchange". Mhh...
Don't get me wrong, it's still a great book (read others' comments), but if you can borrow/beg/steal the '92 edition from a friend, you won't miss a thing.
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Summary: A Solid Effort!
Review: Using enormous detail and plenty of case studies, John L. Nesheim presents a step-by-step plan for starting a new high tech company. Given the abundance of insider insights, his guidebook could be a critical part of your training if you are contemplating such a venture. (Although in light of the current atmosphere for new tech ventures, you might want to reconsider altogether.) But after reading this book, you'll at least know what you're getting yourself into before you make that first call to your newly acquired corporate attorney. Nesheim designed his book, also, to be informative for venture capitalists and corporate development managers who work with new ventures. Nesheim backs up his authoritative tone with plenty of facts and figures (updated in this year 2000 second edition) So, if that pregnant gleam in your eye relates to a bouncing, baby tech firm, we at getAbstract.com recommend this book as an essential part of your planning process, with the caveat that times have changed for start ups since this book went to press.
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