Founder's Dilemmas Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup

Name: Founder's Dilemmas Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup
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ISBN: 9780691158303

ISBN-10: 0691158304

ISBN-13: 9780691158303

Edition: 2013

Authors: Noam Wasserman

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Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake. Friendships and relationships can suffer. Bad decisions at the inception of a promising venture lay the foundations for its eventual ruin.The Founder's Dilemmasis the first book to examine the early decisions by entrepreneurs that can make or break a startup and its team.Drawing on a decade of research, Noam Wasserman reveals the common pitfalls founders face and how to avoid them. He looks at whether it is a good…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 4/12/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 1.28" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Noam Wasserman is an associate professor at Harvard Business School.



List of Illustrations



Introduction and Pre-founding



Introduction



Career Dilemmas



Founding Team Dilemmas



The Solo-versus-Team Dilemma



Relationship Dilemmas: Flocking Together and Playing with Fire



Role Dilemmas: Positions and Decision Making



Reward Dilemmas: Equity Splits and Cash Compensation



The Three Rs System: Alignment and Equilibrium



Beyond the Founding Team: Hires and Investors



Hiring Dilemmas: The Right Hires at the Right Time



Investor Dilemmas: Adding Value, Adding Risks



Failure, Success, and Founder-CEO Succession



Conclusion



Wealth-versus-Control Dilemmas


Acknowledgments



Quantitative Data



Summary of Startups and People


Notes


Bibliography


Index