Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup - Hardcover

Feld, Brad; Cohen, David G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119583284 ISBN 13: 9781119583288

Publisher: Wiley, 2019

Synopsis

Refreshed, updated, and expanded. Do More Faster provides time-tested advice, tips, and experiences by founders and mentors of Techstars to help entrepreneurs succeed!

David Cohen and Brad Feld, leading advocates for entrepreneurs and startups, team up to provide first-time entrepreneurs with the tools, insights, and experiences to help them do more faster. The authors share their decades of experience working with thousands of startup founders and have enlisted the advice of dozens of Techstars startup founders and mentors. Contributors include Tim Ferriss, Eric Ries, Matt Mullenweg (WordPress), Isaac Saldana (SendGrid), and other successful entrepreneurs.

Co-founders of Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, Cohen and Feld recognize the daunting task of creating a sustainable business and have seen first-hand the common mistakes first-time entrepreneurs make over and over. The authors take the complexity and uncertainty of starting a business and distill the critical factors into seven themes: Ideas and Vision, People, Working Effectively, Product, Fundraising, Legal and Structure, and Work and Life Harmony. They share their hard-won successes, failures, and advice for anyone with an idea who wants to create a business.

Throughout the book crucial questions are raised and addressed from multiple perspectives.

●      How important is it to have an original idea?

●      How is founder conflict handled?

●      What are the tradeoffs between bootstrapping and financing?

Make-or-break decisions like company structure, hiring, and legal consequences are presented in an easy-to-understand style. Do More Faster will elevate your thinking on a range of important topics, help you avoid costly mistakes, and provide you with a resource to consult as you go from idea to successful business.

If you have the drive and desire to start a business, need to create a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in your community, or want to spark greater innovation in your organization―don’t go it alone. Use the advice, tips, and tactics found throughout Do More Faster to give yourself the best chance of succeeding. 

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About the Author

DAVID G. COHEN is recognized globally as a thought leader on entrepreneurship. As cofounder and co-CEO of Techstars, he has worked with thousands of companies and individuals. His Techstars accelerators have produced companies like SendGrid, Pillpack, DigitalOcean, ClassPass, and countless others, helping to create billions in value.

BRAD FELD is a bestsellling author on entrepreneurship, community building, and finance. His books include Venture Deals, Startup Boards, Startup Communities, and Startup Life. He is the cofounder of Techstars and Foundry Group and writes regularly on the blog, Feld Thoughts.

From the Back Cover

Praise for Do More Faster

"Remember when experience mattered? Thanks to this book, no matter how new to your field or how young or inexperienced you are, you can learn from people who have actually done it. Sure beats Failing."
Seth Godin, author of 18 bestselling books including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn)

"If you have an idea and a dream, read Do More Faster! It offers a unique opportunity to hear first-hand what to do (and what not to do) to build and scale your business."
Josh Kopelman, Founder and Partner, First Round Capital

"I can think of no one better qualified than David Cohen and Brad Feld to provide authentic and trusted wisdom on how to take an idea and create a vibrant, sustainable business. Their long-term success and work with thousands of startups speaks volumes and their ability to convey complex ideas in easy-to-understand ways makes Do More Faster an invaluable companion for any startup."
Sameer Dholakia, CEO, SendGrid

Refreshed, updated, and expanded. Do More Faster contains advice, tips, and experiences by founders and mentors of Techstars to help entrepreneurs succeed!

The team at Techstars, founded by David Cohen, Brad Feld, David Brown, and Jared Polis, created the worldwide network to help entrepreneurs succeed. Along with successful entrepreneurs and mentors from Techstars, Cohen and Feld share their decades of experience working with thousands of startups to help you take an idea and create a successful business.

Contributors to Do More Faster include thought leaders like Tim Ferriss, Eric Ries, and Fred Wilson, successful entrepreneurs like Isaac Saldana, Colin Angle, and Dharmesh Shah, and executives and investors like Dick Costolo, Jeff Clavier, and Bijan Sabet.

Fewer than two percent of all applicants get accepted into a Techstars accelerator, and now, with Do More Faster available to you, you can join the ranks of SendGrid, ClassPass, DigitalOcean, PillPack, DataRobot, and hundreds of other successful startups. Revised, updated, and expanded, Do More Faster, Second Edition provides startup founders with the tools and know-how to accelerate their business and ideas on costly and time-consuming mistakes to avoid.

From the Inside Flap

David Cohen and Brad Feld, leading advocates for entrepreneurs and startups, team up to provide first-time entrepreneurs with the tools, insights, and experiences of successful founders and mentors to help them do more faster. Cofounders of Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, Cohen and Feld share their decades of experience working with thousands of startup founders to help first-time entrepreneurs tip the scales of success in their favor.

The authors take the complexity and uncertainty of starting a business and distill the critical factors into seven themes: Ideas and Vision, People, Working Effectively, Product, Fundraising, Legal and Structure, and Work Life Harmony. Within each theme are numerous short chapters from the founders and mentors of Techstars, including Tim Ferriss, Eric Ries, Matt Mullenweg (WordPress), Isaac Saldana (SendGrid), and other successful entrepreneurs. They share their hard-won successes, failures, and advice for anyone with an idea who wants to create a business.

Throughout the book crucial questions are raised and addressed from multiple perspectives. How important is it to have an original idea? How is founder conflict handled? What are the tradeoffs between bootstrapping and financing? Make-or-break decisions like company structure, hiring, and legal consequences are presented in an easy-to-understand style. Cohen and Feld recognize the daunting task of creating a sustainable business and have seen first-hand the common mistakes first-time entrepreneurs make over and over. Do More Faster will elevate your thinking on a range of important topics, help you avoid costly mistakes, and provide you with a resource to consult as you go from idea to successful business.

If you have the drive and desire to start a business, need to create a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in your community, or want to spark greater innovation in your organization don't go it alone. Use the advice, tips, and tactics found throughout Do More Faster to give yourself the best chance of succeeding.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119583284
• ISBN 13: 9781119583288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400