The founder's dilemmas : anticipating and avoiding the pitfalls that can sink a startup / Noam Wasserman.
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 re...
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Princeton, N.J. :
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©2012.
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| Series: | Kauffman Foundation series on innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Career 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
- Hiring dilemmas: The right hires at the right time
- Investor dilemmas: Adding value, adding risks
- Failure, success, and founder-CEO succession
- Wealth-versus-control dilemmas.