Startup Weekend: How to Take a Company From Concept to Creation in 54 Hours

"Startup Weekend is a global phenomenon that has attracted and encouraged a new generation of entrepreneurs. Startup Weekend has changed the world, and this book will change the way you think about startups."—David Cohen, founder and CEO of TechStars
"Startup Weekend is the most current account of how the modern tech entrepreneur will operate and succeed. Sure, the person, the hustle, the persistence, and the environment all account toward success—but to hit your key fundamentals, this book will be the best."—Brian Wong, founder and CEO of Kiip
"There are lots of people who want to be entrepreneurs but they don′t know how to get started. How do you move from passion and an idea to a team, a product, and a launch? Startup Weekend has empowered thousands of entrepreneurs around the world to kick–start their startup dreams. If you want to start a business, stop dreaming about it and just do it—this book can teach you how!"—Neil Patel, founder of Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics
"Startup Weekend is the modern–day equivalent of Woodstock for current and aspiring entrepreneurs.?It′s 54 hours of no–holds–barred company building that leaves pretty much everyone who participates saying ′I can′t believe what we just built over a weekend!′ ?This book captures many of the insights and wisdom from those weekends and gives you a window into what is the mostintense entrepreneurial experience out there today." —Greg Gottesman, Managing Director of Madrona Venture Group

Spis treści:
Foreword Carl Schramm and Steve Blank xi
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxv
Introduction: Why Starting Up Is All about Trust and Empowerment 1
Marc Nager and Clint Nelsen 3
How Trust Led Us to the Greatest Adventure of Our Lives 7
Franck Nouyrigat 9
How We Empower People to Get the Most Out of Startup Weekend 13
Why You Have to Have Trust to Be a Successful Entrepr eneur 15
1. No Talk, All Action: Action–Based Networking 21
You Must Join a Team 26
Breaking Down Barriers 31
Taking Advantage of High–Energy, Low–Risk Settings 34
Get Out of Your Bubble 38
If Not an Actual Startup, at Least Always Build Relationships 43
Diversity of Backgrounds Is Key 45
How Do You Keep the Momentum Going? 47
2. Good Ideas Need Great Teams: Pitch for Talent Not for Funding 51
The Magic of 60 Seconds 54
Deliver a Solution with One Sentence 57
Build a Team 60
What You Need—Talent and Energy 61
3. Experiential Education: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone While Working Together as a Team 67
The Importance of Context, Deadlines, and Instant Feedback 71
Braindump 74
So You Have a Viable Idea—Now What? 77
Learning by Doing 79
Risk Mitigation 81
Allocating Tasks 83
Recognizing Failure 86
The Three Main Criteria 90
4. The Startup Business Model: Adapt, Stay Lean, and Reiterate 95
The Customer Development Revolution 102
Getting Lean, Staying Agile, Preparing to Pivot 107
Communication Is Key 112
Stick with the Basics 115
The Missing Pieces of the Entrepreneur’s Curriculum 118
5. Mapping the Startup Ecosystem and Subversive Reconstruction 121
The Entrepreneurship Leap 124
The Cofounder Leap 126
The Startup Leap 130
The Funded Leap 133
The Scaling Leap 135
External Growth Leap 136
Leaping More Often 137
The Future of Startup Weekend 140
The Startup Foundation 141
Conclusion 143
Viva la Revolution 145
The Entrepreneur Culture 149
Your Next Iteration 150
Further Readings 153
Index 159

Nota biograficzna:

MARC NAGER, CLINT NELSEN, and FRANCK NOUYRIGAT are the Co–Directors of Startup Weekend, a nonprofit with the mission to educate entrepreneurs, strengthen communities, and launch startups.?Startup Weekend holds weekend events where d evelopers, designers, marketers, productmanagers, and startup enthusiasts cometogether to share ideas, form teams, buildproducts, and create startups in 54 hours.Startup Weekend began in June 2007, and the core team has grown to nine full–time and three part–time employees, along with a network of more than 120 Startup Weekend volunteer facilitators and organizers who plan and lead?Startup Weekend events around the world. For more information, please visit www.startupweekend.org.

Okładka tylna:

"Startup Weekend is a global phenomenon that has attracted and encouraged a new generation of entrepreneurs. Startup Weekend has changed the world, and this book will change the way you think about startups."—David Cohen, founder and CEO of TechStars
"Startup Weekend is the most current account of how the modern tech entrepreneur will operate and succeed. Sure, the person, the hustle, the persistence, and the environment all account toward success—but to hit your key fundamentals, this book will be the best."—Brian Wong, founder and CEO of Kiip
"There are lots of people who want to be entrepreneurs but they don′t know how to get started. How do you move from passion and an idea to a team, a product, and a launch? Startup Weekend has empowered thousands of entrepreneurs around the world to kick–start their startup dreams. If you want to start a business, stop dreaming about it and just do it—this book can teach you how!"—Neil Patel, founder of Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics
"Startup Weekend is the modern–day equivalent of Woodstock for current and aspiring entrepreneurs.?It′s 54 hours of no–holds–barred company building that leaves pretty much everyone who participates saying ′I can′t believe what we just built over a weekend!′ ?This book captures many of the insights and wisdom from those weekends and gives you a window into what is the mostintense entrep reneurial experience out there today." —Greg Gottesman, Managing Director of Madrona Venture Group