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Index
Foreword
Note
Preface
Organization of the Book
About Techstars
Notes
Introduction
Chapter 1 Do More Faster
Chapter 2 Do or Do Not; There Is No Try
Theme One: Idea and Vision
Chapter 3 Trust Me, Your Idea Is Worthless
Notes
Chapter 4 Start with Your Passion
Chapter 5 Look for the Pain
Chapter 6 Get Feedback Early
Chapter 7 Usage Is Like Oxygen for Ideas
Chapter 8 Forget the Kitchen Sink
Note
Chapter 9 Find That One Thing They Love
Chapter 10 Don’t Plan. Prototype!
Chapter 11 You Never Need Another Original Idea
Chapter 12 Get It Out There
Chapter 13 Avoid Tunnel Vision
Chapter 14 Focus
Chapter 15 Iterate Again
Chapter 16 Fail Fast
Chapter 17 Pull the Plug When You Know It’s Time
Chapter 18 Love Doesn’t Scale, or Does It?
Chapter 19 Reconciling Vision and Focus
Theme Two: People
Chapter 20 Be Open to Randomness
Chapter 21 Entrepreneurship Is a Group Sport
Chapter 22 Avoid Cofounder Conflict
Chapter 23 Hire People Better than You
Chapter 24 How to Find and Engage Mentors
How Do You Find Potentially Great Mentors?
What Makes a Great Mentor?
Approaching Potential Mentors
Engaging Potential Mentors
A Great Example
Building the Relationship
Mentorship Evolved
The Fruits of Meaningful Engagement with Great Mentors
Note
Chapter 25 Hire Slowly, Fire Quickly
Chapter 26 If You Can Quit, You Should
Chapter 27 Build a Balanced Team
Chapter 28 Startups Seek Friends
Chapter 29 Engage Great Mentors
Chapter 30 The Mentor Manifesto
Chapter 31 Define Your Culture
Notes
Chapter 32 Two Strikes and You Are Out
Chapter 33 Karma Matters
Theme Three: Working Effectively
Chapter 34 Assume That You’re Wrong
Chapter 35 Make Decisions Quickly
Chapter 36 It’s Just Data
Chapter 37 Use Your Head, then Trust Your Gut
Chapter 38 Progress Equals Validated Learning
Chapter 39 The Plural of Anecdote Is Not Data
Chapter 40 Don’t Suck at Email
Chapter 41 Use What’s Free
Chapter 42 Be Tiny Until You Shouldn’t Be
Chapter 43 Don’t Celebrate the Wrong Things
Chapter 44 Be Specific
Chapter 45 Learn from Your Failures
Note
Chapter 46 Quality over Quantity
Chapter 47 Have a Bias Toward Action
Theme Four: Product
Chapter 48 Don’t Wait Until You Are Proud of Your Product
Chapter 49 Find Your Whitespace
Chapter 50 Focus on What Matters
Chapter 51 Obsess over Metrics
Chapter 52 Avoid Distractions
Chapter 53 Know Your Customer
Chapter 54 Beware the Big Companies
Chapter 55 Throw Things Away
Chapter 56 Pivot
Note
Theme Five: Fundraising
Chapter 57 There’s More than One Way to Raise Money
Note
Chapter 58 Beware of Angel Investors Who Aren’t
Chapter 59 Don’t Forget about Bootstrapping
Chapter 60 You Don’t Have to Raise Money
Chapter 61 Seed Investors Care about Three Things
Chapter 62 Practice Like You Play
Chapter 63 If You Want Money, Ask for Advice
Chapter 64 Show, Don’t Tell
Chapter 65 Turn the Knife after You Stick It In
Chapter 66 Don’t Overoptimize on Valuations
Chapter 67 Get Help with Your Term Sheet
Note
Chapter 68 Focus on the First One-Third
Theme Six: Legal and Structure
Chapter 69 Choose the Right Company Structure
Chapter 70 Form the Company Early
Chapter 71 Default to Delaware
Chapter 72 Lawyers Don’t Have to Be Expensive
Chapter 73 Vesting Is Good for You
Chapter 74 Your Brother-in-Law Is Probably Not the Right Corporate Lawyer
Chapter 75 To 83(b) or Not to 83(b), There Is No Question
Theme Seven: Work–Life Harmony
Chapter 76 Discover Work–Life Harmony
Chapter 77 Practice Your Passion
Chapter 78 Follow Your Heart
Chapter 79 Turn Work into Play
Chapter 80 Don’t Make Yourself Indispensable
Chapter 81 Get Out from Behind Your Computer
Chapter 82 Stay Healthy
Chapter 83 Get Away from It All
Conclusion
Appendix 1: The Evolution of Techstars
What Motivated Us to Start Techstars?
Why Techstars Started in Boulder
How Techstars Came to Boston
How Techstars Came to Seattle
So You Want to Start a Techstars Accelerator in Your Community or Company?
Techstars in 2019 and Beyond
Techstars Foundation: Increasing Diversity in Entrepreneurship
Notes
Appendix 2: Original Edition’s Foreword
Appendix 3: Where are the Techstars Companies Now?
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Index
End User License Agreement
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