Startups That Work: Surprising Research on What Makes or Breaks a New Company

by Joel Kurtzman

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"Joel Kurtzman and a research team from PricewaterhouseCoopers spent four years studying 350 companies and interviewing hundreds of venture capitalists, CEOs, boards of directors, and angel investors. Their mission: to understand business startups organically, from the inside out, and to acquire the tools to literally map the success of any new business in any industry." "Entrepreneurs, investors, and venture capitalists have always relied on their gut instincts in predicting which startups show more are here now/gone later or able to stand the test of time. But now they can rely on hard research that translates into practical and powerful advice."--Jacket. show less

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joshbush 20 reviews

A quantitative look at why some startup companies are successful and perhaps why some fail. Not based on anecdote, but actual business survey data, this book has given me two good leads on what I need to do next to help my business advance.

The book is more focused on startups that are beyond the seed stage, but I think there is still valuable information here for anyone who hopes their startup company will outgrow their living room.

Oct 27, 2013

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