The founder's dilemmas : anticipating and avoiding the pitfalls that can sink a startup /

Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake. Friendships and re...

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Main Author: Wasserman, Noam, 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2012].
Series:Kauffman Foundation series on innovation and entrepreneurship.
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505 0 |a Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Part I: Introduction and Pre-founding; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Career Dilemmas; Part II: Founding Team Dilemmas; CHAPTER THREE: The Solo-versus-Team Dilemma; CHAPTER FOUR: Relationship Dilemmas: Flocking Together and Playing with Fire; CHAPTER FIVE: Role Dilemmas: Positions and Decision Making; CHAPTER SIX: Reward Dilemmas: Equity Splits and Cash Compensation; CHAPTER SEVEN: The Three Rs System: Alignment and Equilibrium; Part III: Beyond the Founding Team: Hires and Investors. 
505 8 |a CHAPTER EIGHT: Hiring Dilemmas: The Right Hires at the Right TimeCHAPTER NINE: Investor Dilemmas: Adding Value, Adding Risks; CHAPTER TEN: Failure, Success, and Founder-CEO Succession; Part IV: Conclusion; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Wealth-versus-Control Dilemmas; Acknowledgments; Appendix A: Quantitative Data; Appendix B: Summary of Startups and People; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z. 
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