Why Entrepreneurs Really Fail

Author : Tom Eisenmann
Publisher : Currency
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780593137024

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Why Startups Fail by Tom Eisenmann Pdf

If you want your startup to succeed, you need to understand why startups fail. “Whether you’re a first-time founder or looking to bring innovation into a corporate environment, Why Startups Fail is essential reading.”—Eric Ries, founder and CEO, LTSE, and New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way Why do startups fail? That question caught Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann by surprise when he realized he couldn’t answer it. So he launched a multiyear research project to find out. In Why Startups Fail, Eisenmann reveals his findings: six distinct patterns that account for the vast majority of startup failures. • Bad Bedfellows. Startup success is thought to rest largely on the founder’s talents and instincts. But the wrong team, investors, or partners can sink a venture just as quickly. • False Starts. In following the oft-cited advice to “fail fast” and to “launch before you’re ready,” founders risk wasting time and capital on the wrong solutions. • False Promises. Success with early adopters can be misleading and give founders unwarranted confidence to expand. • Speed Traps. Despite the pressure to “get big fast,” hypergrowth can spell disaster for even the most promising ventures. • Help Wanted. Rapidly scaling startups need lots of capital and talent, but they can make mistakes that leave them suddenly in short supply of both. • Cascading Miracles. Silicon Valley exhorts entrepreneurs to dream big. But the bigger the vision, the more things that can go wrong. Drawing on fascinating stories of ventures that failed to fulfill their early promise—from a home-furnishings retailer to a concierge dog-walking service, from a dating app to the inventor of a sophisticated social robot, from a fashion brand to a startup deploying a vast network of charging stations for electric vehicles—Eisenmann offers frameworks for detecting when a venture is vulnerable to these patterns, along with a wealth of strategies and tactics for avoiding them. A must-read for founders at any stage of their entrepreneurial journey, Why Startups Fail is not merely a guide to preventing failure but also a roadmap charting the path to startup success.

Author : Nozer Buchia
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789384052720

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Why Entrepreneurs Really Fail by Nozer Buchia Pdf

Whether you have already started your own business or are struggling with the idea of what to do next, Why Entrepreneurs Really Fail has invaluable advice for you. Get unstuck, be inspired, and find out how to take the next step on the road to success. This book tells you how to identify your strengths and recognize what you need to do to be successful in what he calls this 'unforgiving world of business'. Just as important, you will be able to determine what not to do and how to minimize your risk of failure. You will also learn how to recover from mistakes that cause failure, what entrepreneurship is all about, whether it is right for you, what is holding you back, and how to move forward. Equip yourself with knowledge, develop successful winning habits, learn from case studies, and discover Why Entrepreneurs Really Fail. Nozer Buchia will help you decide whether or not to jump into the world of entrepreneurship even as he inspires, and will show you how to really succeed if you do decide to take the plunge.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business failures
ISBN : 9382951601

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Why Entrepreneurs Really Fail by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gary L. Polk Sr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1732297002

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Why Entrepreneurs Fail by Gary L. Polk Sr Pdf

NOTICE: Using a great collection of case studies this book is designedto help new and serial entrepreneurs to: - Learn that failure can be a positive- Learn that failure is normal. 18 of 20 startups may fail- Learn how to avoid mistakes made by others- Learn how to cope with failure and persevere- Learn that failure should be used as a starting point for growthand not an end- Learn that if you do fail, do not quit, keep moving forwardUltimately the reader will be provided with information that they canuse to convert failure into a win! Every chapter includes a brief introby the author, a relatable story, and concludes with Recommendationsbased on practitioner's real-life experiences.Also, some outstanding contemporary books and videos compiled hereas Recommendations for a rich source of research by the author. Inthe real-world of business, there are NEVER any guarantees.However, with the right help, the entrepreneur, the CEO can WIN!

Author : Mike Quinn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1990956432

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Failing To Win by Mike Quinn Pdf

In 2009, Canadian entrepreneur Mike Quinn packed his backpack and moved to Lusaka, Zambia on a mission to find African entrepreneurs building scalable, high-impact businesses. There he stumbled across two South African brothers who had founded a business to help unbanked smallholder farmers receive mobile payments in a market where cash was king. After convincing his retired parents to mortgage their house and lend him $100,000, Mike joined as a co-founder of Zoona and became CEO for nine of the next ten years. With his partners, Mike built a network of more than 3,000 entrepreneur agents across Zambia and Malawi that enabled millions of unbanked consumers to send and receive $2.5-billion in money transfers and remittances. Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, Zoona raised over $35-million of venture investment and operated on the leading edge of Africa's emerging fintech ecosystem. Mike's remarkable story gives a rare and honest glimpse into the workings of a pioneering African startup through the lens of a purpose-driven entrepreneur who went "all in". Zoona faced tremendous adversity along the way: currency crises, investment round collapses, ruthless pushback from the major mobile network operators, and a continuous internal struggle to discover and execute a growth strategy that matched the company's billion-dollar ambition.It was by failing to win that Mike learned what entrepreneurship - specifically purpose-driven entrepreneurship - is all about, and it was what motivated him to double down and try again. "This raw, honest account is a must-read for anyone thinking about starting a company and for every entrepreneur who feels alone in the journey." - Elizabeth Yin, Co-Founder & General Partner of Hustle Fund "Startups are hard. Most people understand this. However, most people don't understand why. Mike's story is a rare glimpse into how challenges present themselves - and ultimately how to overcome." - Matt Flannery, Co-Founder of Kiva & Branch "In a rare look behind the scenes, Mike shares a vivid picture of the other side of leadership we don't talk about enough. As he aptly describes 'founding, failing and winning', this book highlights the risk of taking that all-important first step, embracing failure and ensuring you learn the transformative lessons critical to success as an entrepreneurial leader." - Fred Swaniker, Founder of African Leadership Group "This story is a gift for entrepreneurs and indeed anyone wanting to learn about the first generation of African fintechs that paved the way for future companies to thrive." - Katlego Maphai, Co-Founder & CEO of Yoco

Author : Gary Polk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798550310564

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Why Black and Brown Entrepreneurs Fail (to Win) by Gary Polk Pdf

THIS BOOK IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE HELP TO BLACK, BROWN, AND ALL OTHER ENTREPRENEURS WITH A PASSION FOR LAUNCHING THEIR OWN BUSINESS: *THIS IS MEANT TO EMPOWER THE READER.EMPOWERMENT can be thought of as a process by which individuals gain control over their lives (Perkins & Zimmerman, 1995). Empowered individuals often exhibit various self-regulatory qualities, such as high self-efficacy perceptions and a sense of personal control.We want our readers to reach out directly to us for help. We are real people. We do not want you to read this book, say, "that was nice" and stick this in a drawer. We hope that you delve into our book, share our book with other entrepreneurs, talk back to our book, agree with our book, AND disagree with our book. To engage our readers is our goal. We are also willing to learn from you too--our risk-taking readers. This book was written to help our people (and any entrepreneur who happens to read this book) learn how to win at the game of entrepreneurship.This book is special because our research told us that many of our people need help in the entrepreneurial world.This book is intended to provide the kind of help that is not always common in our minority communities. We share a very real and personal case study in our prologue that was hopefully relatable to Black and Brown entrepreneurs. Our Marketing & Equity Crowd Funding case studies is designed to help you connect the dots to our teachings. We hope that you would be able to apply the knowledge gained from the case studies or from our personal experiences to help you learn how to embrace failure and cultural difference to win the entrepreneur bet.

Author : Darren Hardy
Publisher : Rearden's Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1733513302

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The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster by Darren Hardy Pdf

Introduction -- The height requirement -- Secure your shoulder harness -- Fuel for the motor -- Filling your empty seats -- Riding in the front seat -- Picking up speed -- Hands in the air -- Smile for the camera -- Epilogue -- Final word -- Acknowledgements -- Additional resources.

Author : Nozer Buchia
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781450299398

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Why Entrepreneurs Really Fail by Nozer Buchia Pdf

Why Entrepreneurs Really Fail, is not just a book... it is the struggle that I have gone through as an entrepreneur, in life and in business. Through various chapters that describe the challenges faced in time by an entrepreneur, I have taken the liberty of highlighting an account of my experiences, my mistakes, my successes and of course my failures. This book is practical for college and university students that want to comprehend what entrepreneurship is all about. It will also serve as a guide for those sitting on the fence, not knowing whether to jump in the world of entrepreneurship or not, and what it would take to be successful. It will help young entrepreneurs acknowledge entrepreneurship struggles and determine their road to success. My experiences will also allow successful businessmen to reflect on their businesses and ascertain the reasons for their triumph or lack of it. The book symbolizes the fact that mistakes are an essential ingredient in the pot of success. It also demonstrates the fact that to be successful, one has to follow the discipline that a business demands with the common sense that is needed to operate it, grow it and then sustain it. To be an entrepreneur one has to behave like one. Emotions have very little to do in business and hence should not be used to either make decisions or even to follow through on them. The book touches on topics that are critical for the success of a business and an entrepreneur. We seldom talk about the entrepreneurs spouse... well I have. Personal experiences and interviews with successful and then not-so successful entrepreneurs have shown that a spouse can make a business or break it. Or for that matter, entrepreneurs that are faced with criticism from their spouses have been known to dump their ventures and move on to a lesser threatening, lesser riskier undertaking. I have even had the privilege of getting into the minds and hearts of these 'silent partners' as they describe their lives as spouses of entrepreneurs. Another topic that I have touched upon is one that is on most people's mind – should an entrepreneur have a partner or should he just be on his own. What are the benefits of a partnership? And then again, what are the disadvantages. I have also vocalized my own experiences and the lessons that can be learnt from these. I describe the habits of an entrepreneur that can surely cause failure and thereby commotion in the business venture. The book also talks about some of the surest things that an entrepreneur should move away from in order to be successful. Also, is entrepreneurship hereditary? I have herein attempted to capture the raw essence of entrepreneurship as is attempted to be passed down from father to son. Is this even possible? All chapters in this book tell a unique story, one that you will be able to relate to. My book is a portrait of success and failure, of accomplishment and anguish, of mistakes and challenges, of risk and reward. Trust you will enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it... for you!

Author : Noam Wasserman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691158303

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The Founder's Dilemmas by Noam Wasserman Pdf

The Founder's Dilemmas examines how early decisions by entrepreneurs can make or break a startup and its team. Drawing on a decade of research, including quantitative data on almost ten thousand founders as well as inside stories of founders like Evan Williams of Twitter and Tim Westergren of Pandora, Noam Wasserman reveals the common pitfalls founders face and how to avoid them.

Author : Diana Kander
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118857663

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All In Startup by Diana Kander Pdf

If Owen Chase can't find a way to turn his company around in the next nine days, he'll be forced to shut it down and lay off all of his employees. He has incurred substantial debt and his marriage is on shaky ground. Through pure happenstance, Owen finds himself pondering this problem while advancing steadily as a contestant at the World Series of Poker. His Las Vegas path quickly introduces him to Samantha, a beautiful and mysterious mentor with a revolutionary approach to entrepreneurship. Sam is a fountain of knowledge that may save his company, but her sexual advances might prove too much for Owen's struggling marriage. All In Startup is more than just a novel about eschewing temptation and fighting to save a company. It is a lifeline for entrepreneurs who are thinking about launching a new idea or for those who have already started but can't seem to generate the traction they were expecting. Entrepreneurs who achieve success in the new economy do so using a new "scientific method" of innovation. All In Startup demonstrates why four counterintuitive principles separate successful entrepreneurs from the wanna-preneurs who bounce from idea to idea, unable to generate real revenue. You will likely get only one opportunity in your life to go "all in" in on an idea: to quit your job, talk your spouse into letting you drain the savings account, and follow your dream. All In Startup will prepare you for that "all in" moment and make sure that you push your chips into the middle only when the odds are in your favor. This book holds the keys to significantly de-risking your idea so that your success appears almost lucky. Join Owen and Sam for this one-of-a-kind journey that will set you on the right path for when it's your turn to put everything on the line.

Author : MJ Gottlieb
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781614489795

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How to Ruin a Business Without Really Trying by MJ Gottlieb Pdf

When life hands you lemons what do you do? Well complaining certainly doesn't help anything, and nobody really listens anyway. Truth is, most successful people have failed their way to the top. For every successful person that you see, what you don't see is the trail of bankruptcies, failed partnerships, and pricey mistakes that made them who they are today. So does that mean every entrepreneur has to go through the same horrors, heartaches and pain? Is there any way to avoid this? Well one way is to learn from the experiences of others. . . MJ Gottlieb's How To Ruin A Business Without Really Trying takes a new and exciting approach to help entrepreneurs by telling them what “not” to do. The book uses fifty-five painstaking, yet hysterical tales throughout MJ Gottlieb’s 21-year journey as an entrepreneur to highlight some of the most prevalent and destructive mistakes entrepreneurs make when running a business today. Truth-be-told, entrepreneurs simply do NOT like to be told what to do. Learning from the mistakes of others however, takes the ego out of the equation so entrepreneurs can learn objectively, while still allowing them to enjoy the freedom of their own experience.

Author : Allison Maslan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119461012

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Scale or Fail by Allison Maslan Pdf

Scaling a business is not for the faint of heart. It’s a mind-bending journey that causes millions of business owners around the globe to either throw in the towel—or avoid risk entirely and suffer from smallness and mediocrity. Most of these businesses fail because they are ill prepared to face the real challenges involved in scaling. Either they don’t have the bandwidth to keep up with the sales demand or production, miss out on major opportunities due to fear, or keep making the same mistakes over and over because systems and processes aren’t in sync with the rate of growth. To truly scale, you must upsize your strategic practices, implement new marketing strategies, find new ways to build your team, and expand your mindset to break through whatever is keeping you stuck at the same level. Then you must be willing to take the leap into the giant unknown – to make your impossible possible. In Scale or Fail, author Allison Maslan—who has successfully scaled ten companies from scratch and has guided thousands of small businesses to do the same—shares her revolutionary SCALEit Method ® for successfully growing, replicating, and expanding your business. She also shares pivotal mindset strategies she’s used to break the fear barrier as a trapeze artist so you can move past any obstacle, take strategic Big Picture risks, and fulfill your dreams of business expansion and skyrocketing profit. Featuring a wealth of real-life success stories, visual tools, and exercises that are prescriptive and inspirational, Scale or Fail offers proven scaling strategies and a proactive approach to: Create your Big Picture Vision and build a plan to achieve it Produce an ever-flowing stream of cash flow with consistent profits Establish a powerhouse team that functions well without you Become a true leader and feel like you deserve your success Improve systems and processes that facilitate scaling Get past the mental and strategic pitfalls that cause revenue bottlenecks Scale or Fail is adaptable to any type of business—manufacturing, consumer goods, a brick and mortar, a digital service, a wholesaler, a consulting service, and everything in between. Whether you’re six figures and scaling to seven. . . or in the seven figures and scaling to eight or even nine, Scale or Fail provides the roadmap to multiply your business growth—and empower you to soar in the air with the greatest of ease.

Author : Richard Keith Latman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118286401

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The Good Fail by Richard Keith Latman Pdf

An inside look at how companies and executives rise and fall,with important lessons for all aspiring entrepreneurs The Good Fail is part business story, part guiltypleasure, exploring Richard Keith Latman's very public missteps andthe painful lessons he learned as a result, presented to fellowentrepreneurs, in his own words, for the first time. Written in alively, conversational style, the book answers questions manycomputer industry veterans have been asking for more than a decadeabout what went wrong at Microworkz, the failed former free PCenterprise. Chronicling Latman's long roller-coaster journey back andoffering pointed advice about effective business development,negotiating, human resource management, and leadership, whichLatman has successfully applied at his latest ventures, iMagicLaband Latman Interactive, the book is an important set of insightsfor entrepreneurs everywhere. Offers 19 practical lessons learned, which can help put otherentrepreneurs on the path to success faster Includes invaluable insight into how to overcome even the worstpublic business failures Provides a behind-the-scenes look from the ultimate insider atan important time in computer industry history Presents a case study of how personal and business lives cannegatively impact each other Microworkz's failure can be your success. The Good Failprovides both important insights into how to start a business thatwill reap rewards, and warnings about how to avoid goingastray.

Author : Eric Ries
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780307887894

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The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Pdf

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. The Lean Startup approach fosters companies that are both more capital efficient and that leverage human creativity more effectively. Inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing, it relies on “validated learning,” rapid scientific experimentation, as well as a number of counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure actual progress without resorting to vanity metrics, and learn what customers really want. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute. Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup offers entrepreneurs—in companies of all sizes—a way to test their vision continuously, to adapt and adjust before it’s too late. Ries provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever.

Author : Michael Wolff
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781476737447

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Burn Rate by Michael Wolff Pdf

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Fire and Fury and Siege: Trump Under Fire—Michael Wolff's wickedly funny chronicle of his rags-to-riches-to-rags adventure as a fledgling Internet entrepreneur exposes an industry powered by hype, celebrity, and billions of investment dollars, and notably devoid of profit-making enterprises. As he describes his efforts to control his company's burn rate—the amount of money the company consumes in excess of its income—Wolff offers a no-holds-barred portrait of unaccountable successes and major disasters, including the story behind Wired magazine and its fanatical founder, Louis Rossetto; the rise of America Online, perhaps the most dysfunctional successful company in history, and the humiliating inability of people such as Bill Gates to untangle the intricacies of the Web.