Strategic Entrepreneurism: Shattering the Start-Up Entrepreneurial Myths

Strategic Entrepreneurism: Shattering the Start-Up Entrepreneurial Myths

Strategic Entrepreneurism: Shattering the Start-Up Entrepreneurial Myths

Strategic Entrepreneurism: Shattering the Start-Up Entrepreneurial Myths

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Overview

Every entrepreneur's dream is to create the next big name success story like Amazon.com, or Google. While everyone should dream big, the reality is that most startups fail precisely because they're trying to become the next big name success. The real secret to entrepreneurial success lies in Strategic Entrepreneurism where you design a company specifically to be acquired by a larger one.That's why the founder and CEO of several successful high-tech startup companies, multi-millionaire Jon Fisher, has written down his success principles. Strategic Entrepreneurism shows entrepreneurs how to design their companies towards the path of least resistance, maximum payoff, and lowest risk. Entrepreneurs will learn how to evaluate their business ideas; leverage technology to increase profits; choose strategic customers to insure their company's survival; generate revenue from their company's inception; and avoid competing against larger companies. Above all, Strategic Entrepreneurism explains the common pitfalls of starting a company and how to avoid them. These include the traps of growing too fast, focusing on the wrong product, and accepting too much funding from outside investors.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781590791974
Publisher: SelectBooks
Publication date: 06/01/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Jon Fisher has successfully started up, run and sold two high-tech companies. In addition to over a decade worth of practical business experience as the CEO of both of his companies, Jon is also an adjunct professor of business at the University of San Francisco (USF). Jon was awarded Silicon Valley's Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2007.

Table of Contents


Introduction: The Real Life of an Entrepreneur 1
1 The Basics of Entrepreneurism 15
2 The Old Rules for Entrepreneurs 31
3 The New Rules for Entrepreneurs 45
4 Strategically Designing Your Company for Success 59
5 Finding the Right Business Idea: The Search for the Not-So Holy Grail 71
6 Designing A Company to be Acquired 85
7 Collaborating with the Customer 99
8 Case Studies of Failures 115
9 Calculating Success 131
10 Thoughts 141 Epilogue 151
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