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You're reading from StartupPro: How to set up and grow a tech business Practical guidance on how to turn your passion, idea, and technical skills into a successful business

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2014

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ISBN-13 9781783001422

Length 238 pages

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Business Management

Author (1):

Martin C Zwilling

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

StartupPro: How to set up and grow a tech business

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Preface

1. Do You Have What It Takes to be an Entrepreneur?

2. Does Your Dream Idea Have the Potential to be a Business? FREE CHAPTER

3. When, Where, and How Do You Formalize a Technical Business?

4. Does a Technical Entrepreneur Really Need a Business Plan?

5. When and How Do You Find Funding for a Technical Business?

6. After the Funding, How Do You Survive the Execution Risks?

7. Are You Ready for All the Leadership and Team Challenges?

8. Do You Understand How Social Media is Changing the Business Landscape?

9. If You Build It, Will They Find You, and Will They Use It?

10. Can You Build the Relationships Needed to Succeed in Business?

Make your relationship connect deeply

A technical entrepreneur is often able to build an innovative product as a lone ranger but it's unlikely that he or she can build a successful business without the ability and effort to build relationships with many supportive players.

In addition to building relationships, the technical entrepreneur has to become a proactive leader who connects to customers and the team deeply, rather than just a bright light that struggles to be seen amidst the glare of a million other bright lights, by his team and by his customers.

Achim Nowak, noted business coach and author, in his book Infectious: How to Connect Deeply and Unleash the Energetic Leader Within, Allworth Press (http://www.amazon.com/Infectious-Connect-Deeply-Unleash-Energetic/dp/1581159242/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359918351&sr=8-1&keywords=achim+nowak), talks about how technology today allows entrepreneurs to communicate and build apparent relationships at a furious pace.

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