Startup weekend: how to take a company from concept to creation in 54 hours

Tested principles for transforming an idea into a fully operational company Startup Weekend--the organization behind 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and create startups--has spawned both a global initiativein entrepreneurship as well as numerous successful startups. Startup Weekend,the book, contains best practices, lessons learned, and empowering examples derived from the organization's experiences for individuals and small organizations to follow as they launch businesses. Each of the key beliefs outlined hasbeen tested by Startup Weekend and has yielded powerful results.The principles described in each chapter will give any business idea a greater chance for success. Chapter topics include trust and empowerment, flexible organizational structures, the power of experiential education, action-based networking, and much more Describes consequences for startup development as entrepreneurs and founders begin doing much more, even faster Profiles successful Startup Weekend companies, including two powerful examples: Memolane, an application that captures a user's online life in one timeline making it easy for users to travelback in time and relive memories; and Foodspotting, a mobile and desktop app that allows users to find and share the foods they love Apply these simple actionable principles to launch your own startup revolution. ÍNDICE: Acknowledgements. Foreword. Introduction. Preface. Chapter 1 No Talk. All Action. Action Based Networking. You Must Join a Team. Breaking Down Barriers. Taking Advantage of High Energy, Low-Risk Settings. Get Out of Your Bubble. If Not an Actual Startup, At Least Always Build Relationships. Diversity of Backgrounds is Key. How Do You Keep the Momentum Going? Chapter 2 Good Ideas Need Great Teams: Pitch for Talent not for Funding. The Magic of 60 Seconds. Deliver a Solution with One Sentence. Build a Team. What You Need Talent and Energy. Chapter 3 Experiential Education: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone While Working Together as a Team. The Importance of Context, Deadlines and Instant Feedback. Braindump. So You Have a Viable Idea. Now What? Learning by Doing.Risk Mitigation. Allocating Tasks. Failing Fast. The Three Main Criteria. Chapter 4 The Startup Business Model: Listen, Adapt, and Stay Lean. The Customer Development Revolution. Getting Lean, Staying Agile, Preparing to Pivot. Communication is Key. Stick With the Basics. The Missing Pieces of the Entrepreneur's Curriculum. Chapter 5 Mapping the Startup Ecosystem and Subversive Reconstruction. The Entrepreneurship Leap. The Co-Founder Leap. The Startup Leap. The Funded Leap. The Scaling Leap. External Growth Leap. Leaping More Often. The Startup Weekend Future. The Startup Foundation. Conclusion. Viva la Revolution.Creating the Entrepreneur Culture. Your next iteration.

• ISBN: 978-1-118-10509-2
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 19/10/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés