The Harvard Business Review Entrepreneur's Handbook

The one primer you need to develop your entrepreneurial skills.

Whether you're imagining your new business to be the next big thing in Silicon Valley, a pivotal B2B provider, or an anchor in your local community, the HBR Entrepreneur's Handbook is your essential resource for getting your company off the ground. Starting an independent new business is rife with both opportunity and risk. And as an entrepreneur, you're the one in charge: your actions can make or break your business. You need to know the tried-and-true fundamentals--from writing a business plan to getting your first loan. You also need to know the latest thinking on how to create an irresistible pitch deck, mitigate risk through experimentation, and develop unique opportunities through business model innovation.         Things You'll learn from this book:

• Which skills and characteristics make for the best entrepreneurs
• How to gauge potential opportunities
• The basics of business models and competitive strategy
• How to test your assumptions--before you build a whole business
• How to select the right legal structure for your company
• How to navigate funding options, from venture capital and angel investors to accelerators and crowdfunding
• How to develop sales and marketing programs for your venture
• What entrepreneurial leaders must do to build culture and set direction as the business keeps growing                                                                         

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Table Of Contents
Introduction
Part One: Preparing for the Journey Chapter
1. Is Starting a Business Right for You?

Part Two: Defining Your Enterprise Chapter
2. Shaping an Opportunity Chapter
3. Building Your Business Model and Strategy Chapter
4. Organizing Your Company Chapter
5. Writing Your Business Plan

Part Three: Financing Your Business Chapter
6. Startup-Stage Financing Chapter
7. Growth-Stage Financing Chapter
8. Angel Investment and Venture Capital Chapter
9. Going Public

Part Four: Scaling Up Chapter
10. Sustaining Entrepreneurial Growth Chapter
11. Leadership for a Growing Business Chapter
12. Keeping the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive

Part Five: Looking to the Future Chapter
13. Harvest Time

Appendix A: Understanding Financial Statements
Appendix B: Breakeven Analysis
Appendix C: Valuation: What Is Your Business Really Worth?
Appendix D: Selling Restricted and Control Securities: SEC Rule 144
Glossary

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