DO MORE FASTER: TECHSTARS LESSONS TO ACCELERATE YOUR STARTUP
Book ID/图书代码： 07135010B41744
English Summary/英文概要： It is a cold, hard fact of business life that most startups fail. Even many of those entrepreneurs who ultimately succeed have stories of personal challenges, unsuccessful companies, and difficulties along the way. The founders of TechStars, a mentorship-driven startup accelerator, have worked with entrepreneurs and companies over the past twenty-five years, and have seen a number of the same issues come up again and again.
In Do More Faster, the founders of TechStars identify the key issues that first-time entrepreneurs encounter, and offer proven advice from successful entrepreneurs who have worked with the TechStars program.
The authors organize the most critical issues into seven themes: Idea and Vision, People, Execution, Product, Fundraising, Legal and Structure, and Work and Life Balance. Many of the examples are personal experiences from the entrepreneurs themselves, integrated into a cohesive narrative—while at the same time able to stand on their own. Throughout the book, they debunk numerous myths about startups and reveal some surprising truths. They explain, for instance, that the core of a startup is not always a world-changing and earth-shattering idea—in fact, it is often the case that successful startups started out doing something else. They also underscore the efficiency of execution: great entrepreneurs know how to synthesize data, make a decision about the path they are going down, and execute. And they offer some alternatives to traditional ways of raising money, while stressing that you shouldn’t start with the assumption that you need to raise money.
Mastering the seven themes may not ensure success, but understanding the issues, reading the stories, and getting advice pertaining to these issues will increase your chances dramatically. And if nothing else, you’ll realize that you aren’t alone in facing these challenges.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 不論你是創業新鮮人，還是缺乏經驗，在本書你將會學到最有效的成功方程式。
本書由『TechStars』共同創辦人David Cohen與Brad Feld合撰。TechStars是美國最成功的商業投資計畫，他們每3個月在波士頓、紐約市和西雅圖等，從上百多家公司選出其中10家，收購或是執導傳授其經營模式。
在本書他們向讀者分享在TechStars歷年經營的加速計畫（Accelerate Program），將點滴收集而來的經驗與洞見，分析出職場上必備的條件。所謂的加速計畫，是專為剛起步的企業家量身打造的短期教育計畫。其中包含：
◆策略計劃
◆行銷
◆人力資源
◆金融
四大核心要素。
Accelerate Program已在美國實行超過25年之久，在書中作者把創業最關鍵的問題，組織為七個主題:
理念願景、人才、執行力、產品、資金、組織架構、工作與生活之間平衡。透過故事性的方式，包含許多曾參與TechStars此項計畫的商業大師與企業家也在本書分享商場上的成功經驗。(Chris)
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均讚賞不已的商場『加速計畫』 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 Linchpin 賽斯．高汀
"When it comes to pragmatic advice—as well as examples highlighting real-world results—Do More Faster is a full-course meal. Brad and David have done a masterful job of simplifying into bite-sized chunks the ingredients that every entrepreneur should consider in channeling their enthusiasm into a real-world approach to building a sustainable business. TechStars has set the standard and shared the formula—now you have to execute." ---Dan’l Lewin, Corporate Vice President, Strategic and Emerging Business Development, Microsoft 美國微軟副總裁丹尼爾·列文
"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, Managing Partner, First Round Capital 喬許‧柯波曼
"One thing is sure in the tech world: that history repeats itself. The lessons in founding companies are always the same, yet these are rarely passed down from one generation of entrepreneur to the next. Brad and David have done a brilliant job of crystallizing the most important lessons and bringing them to life in the words of the entrepreneurs. Every startup founder should read this book!"---Vivek Wadhwa, columnist, Bloomberg Businessweek, and contributor, TechCrunch 杜克大學研究商業主管 - 衛維克‧維德瓦
"Do More Faster is a locked-room all-nighter with David Cohen, Brad Feld, and the impressive mentors to TechStars; it is candid, smart, and spot-on. This is some of the very best advice entrepreneurs can get anywhere. Buy it already."---Paul Kedrosky, Angel Investor and Senior Fellow, Kauffman Foundation 風險投資家 - 保羅·科德羅斯基
"Having recently launched my fourth startup, I can say without reservation that what Brad and David are doing to promote entrepreneurialism is accelerating the pace of innovation. Additionally, the ideas and examples they reveal in Do More Faster are tangible and valuable lessons for anyone thinking about starting a new business. Their passion, vision, and commitment to the startup community, both through TechStars and their personal mentorship, are unmatched."---Pete Sheinbaum, founder and CEO, The Mandelbrot Project, Inc., and former CEO, DailyCandy, Inc.
About the Author/作者介绍： David Cohen is the founder and CEO of TechStars. He previously founded and successfully exited several companies and is now an angel investor in over 100 Internet startups.
Brad Feld is a managing director of Foundry Group, an early stage venture capital firm. He has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur for over twenty-five years.
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