⚖️ Startup Legal Basics

Accessible introductions to the legal essentials every founder should understand before signing anything or accepting a dollar of investment.

LLC

by John Knight • 2016

The liability shield every LLC promises disappears with one wrong step. Here's what preserves it.

4.00

📋 Business Formation 🛡️ Limited Liability 💰 Small Business Taxes 🧾 Business Accounting 🚀 First-Time Founders

LLC 92%

The liability shield every LLC promises disappears with one wrong step. Here's what preserves it.

by John Knight 2016

4.00

4 ratings

📋 Business Formation 🛡️ Limited Liability 💰 Small Business Taxes 🧾 Business Accounting 🚀 First-Time Founders

Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business

by Fred S. Steingold Attorney • 2021

The legal traps that sink small businesses, and the plain-English map for protecting your assets.

4.17

⚖️ Small Business Law 🏢 Business Formation 🛡️ Liability Protection 👥 Employment Law 🧾 Small Business Taxes

Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business Summary

Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business 92%

The legal traps that sink small businesses, and the plain-English map for protecting your assets.

by Fred S. Steingold Attorney 2021

4.17

23 ratings

⚖️ Small Business Law 🏢 Business Formation 🛡️ Liability Protection 👥 Employment Law 🧾 Small Business Taxes

New Law Practice

by D Carr • 2017

Launch a solo law practice on a budget: attract clients and build a sustainable firm.

3.00

⚖️ Solo Law Practice 📢 Legal Marketing 💰 Bootstrapping 🤝 Client Acquisition 🗂️ Practice Management

New Law Practice 91%

Launch a solo law practice on a budget: attract clients and build a sustainable firm.

by D Carr 2017

3.00

2 ratings

⚖️ Solo Law Practice 📢 Legal Marketing 💰 Bootstrapping 🤝 Client Acquisition 🗂️ Practice Management

The Art of Startup Fundraising

by Alejandro Cremades • 2016

Raise startup capital without losing control. The playbook from pitch to close.

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818

🏦 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Financing 🎤 Investor Pitching 🌐 Equity Crowdfunding 🚀 Early Stage Founders

The Art of Startup Fundraising 91%

Raise startup capital without losing control. The playbook from pitch to close.

by Alejandro Cremades 2016

4.02

818 ratings

🏦 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Financing 🎤 Investor Pitching 🌐 Equity Crowdfunding 🚀 Early Stage Founders

Own Your Own Corporation Why (Oeb) the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone.......

by Garrett Sutton • 2001

Rich people own corporations, not jobs. The entity guide to asset protection and lower taxes.

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7k+

🏢 Business Entity Selection 📊 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection 📋 Startup Legal Guides 🏛️ Corporate Governance

Own Your Own Corporation Why (Oeb) the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone....... Summary

Own Your Own Corporation Why (Oeb) the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone....... 91%

Rich people own corporations, not jobs. The entity guide to asset protection and lower taxes.

by Garrett Sutton 2001

4.18

7k+ ratings

🏢 Business Entity Selection 📊 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection 📋 Startup Legal Guides 🏛️ Corporate Governance

Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds

by Mike Moyer • 2012

A dynamic equity model that replaces fixed splits, so your stake matches your actual contribution.

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💰 Startup Equity 🥾 Bootstrapping 🤝 Cofounder Relationships 📜 Partnership Structures 🚀 Early Stage Startups

Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds Summary

Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds 91%

A dynamic equity model that replaces fixed splits, so your stake matches your actual contribution.

by Mike Moyer 2012

4.16

1k+ ratings

💰 Startup Equity 🥾 Bootstrapping 🤝 Cofounder Relationships 📜 Partnership Structures 🚀 Early Stage Startups

LLC Beginner's Guide, Updated Edition

by Steven Carlson • 2022

Protect your house with an LLC, and the tax election that saves thousands.

3.82

139

📝 Llc Formation 🏗️ Business Formation ⚖️ Legal Structures 🧾 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection

LLC Beginner's Guide, Updated Edition Summary

LLC Beginner's Guide, Updated Edition 91%

Protect your house with an LLC, and the tax election that saves thousands.

by Steven Carlson 2022

3.82

139 ratings

📝 Llc Formation 🏗️ Business Formation ⚖️ Legal Structures 🧾 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection

Mastering the VC Game

by Jeffrey Bussgang • 2010

A VC's unvarnished playbook: how deals get done, from the first pitch to the final exit.

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2k+

🏦 Venture Capital 🎤 Pitching Investors 📄 Term Sheets 👥 Startup Boards 🚪 Exit Strategies

Mastering the VC Game 91%

A VC's unvarnished playbook: how deals get done, from the first pitch to the final exit.

by Jeffrey Bussgang 2010

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏦 Venture Capital 🎤 Pitching Investors 📄 Term Sheets 👥 Startup Boards 🚪 Exit Strategies

Hair Salon and Day Spa

by Entrepreneur Magazine • 2014

Most salon startups fail on the business side, not the styling. Ten steps fix that.

✂️ Service Business 🚀 Small Business Startup 📋 Startup Playbooks 📐 Business Planning 🏷️ Brand Building

Hair Salon and Day Spa 90%

Most salon startups fail on the business side, not the styling. Ten steps fix that.

by Entrepreneur Magazine 2014

✂️ Service Business 🚀 Small Business Startup 📋 Startup Playbooks 📐 Business Planning 🏷️ Brand Building

Venture Capital Deal Terms

by Harm De Vries • 2017

The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.

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123

💰 Venture Capital 📋 Deal Structuring 📄 Term Sheets 🚀 Startup Financing 🏦 Corporate Finance

Venture Capital Deal Terms 90%

The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.

by Harm De Vries 2017

3.93

123 ratings

💰 Venture Capital 📋 Deal Structuring 📄 Term Sheets 🚀 Startup Financing 🏦 Corporate Finance

The Tax and Legal Playbook

by Mark J. Kohler • 2015

Your side hustle is the best tax shelter: the deductions and protections most owners overlook.

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389

🧾 Small Business Tax 🛡️ Asset Protection 💼 Side Hustles 🏢 Business Entities 🏖️ Retirement Planning

The Tax and Legal Playbook 90%

Your side hustle is the best tax shelter: the deductions and protections most owners overlook.

by Mark J. Kohler 2015

4.31

389 ratings

🧾 Small Business Tax 🛡️ Asset Protection 💼 Side Hustles 🏢 Business Entities 🏖️ Retirement Planning

The Startup Checklist

by David S. Rose • 2016

From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.

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326

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Startup 💰 Venture Funding 🍰 Equity Splits 🎤 Investor Pitching

The Startup Checklist 90%

From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.

by David S. Rose 2016

4.12

326 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Startup 💰 Venture Funding 🍰 Equity Splits 🎤 Investor Pitching

Venture Deals

by Brad Feld • 2011

What the board seat, liquidation preference, and option pool really cost you, before you sign.

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17k+

🏦 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Funding 📋 Deal Structuring 🤝 Deal Negotiation 📊 Equity Dilution

Venture Deals 90%

What the board seat, liquidation preference, and option pool really cost you, before you sign.

by Brad Feld 2011

4.12

17k+ ratings

🏦 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Funding 📋 Deal Structuring 🤝 Deal Negotiation 📊 Equity Dilution

Running Lean

by Ash Maurya • 2012

A one-page model, a few uncomfortable customer conversations, and zero code until someone pays.

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🔄 Lean Startup 🌱 Early Stage Founders 📘 Startup Playbooks 🗺️ Business Model Design 🗣️ Customer Development

Running Lean 90%

A one-page model, a few uncomfortable customer conversations, and zero code until someone pays.

by Ash Maurya 2012

4.10

21k+ ratings

🔄 Lean Startup 🌱 Early Stage Founders 📘 Startup Playbooks 🗺️ Business Model Design 🗣️ Customer Development

LLC QuickStart Guide - The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Limited Liability Companies

by ClydeBank Business • 2015

Form the right LLC, pick the best state, and write the operating agreement that prevents disaster.

4.02

113

🏢 Business Formation 💼 Llc Formation 🛡️ Liability Protection 📜 Operating Agreements 💰 Pass-Through Taxation

LLC QuickStart Guide - The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Limited Liability Companies Summary

LLC QuickStart Guide - The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Limited Liability Companies 90%

Form the right LLC, pick the best state, and write the operating agreement that prevents disaster.

by ClydeBank Business 2015

4.02

113 ratings

🏢 Business Formation 💼 Llc Formation 🛡️ Liability Protection 📜 Operating Agreements 💰 Pass-Through Taxation

Tomorrow's Lawyers

by Richard Susskind • 2013

More legal help for less money: the demand that is finally breaking law firms apart.

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1k+

⚖️ Legal Industry 💻 Legal Technology 🔄 Disruptive Innovation 🤖 Automation Of Work 🚪 Access To Justice

Tomorrow's Lawyers 90%

More legal help for less money: the demand that is finally breaking law firms apart.

by Richard Susskind 2013

3.90

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Industry 💻 Legal Technology 🔄 Disruptive Innovation 🤖 Automation Of Work 🚪 Access To Justice

The Great CEO Within

by Matt Mochary • 2019

A CEO coach's tactical playbook: inbox to org chart, the systems that build a real company.

4.34

2k+

🏭 Startup Operations ⚡ Founder Productivity 🏗️ Organizational Design 👥 Startup Hiring 🔄 Feedback Culture

The Great CEO Within 90%

A CEO coach's tactical playbook: inbox to org chart, the systems that build a real company.

by Matt Mochary 2019

4.34

2k+ ratings

🏭 Startup Operations ⚡ Founder Productivity 🏗️ Organizational Design 👥 Startup Hiring 🔄 Feedback Culture

Startup Weekend

by Marc Nager • 2011

An idea, a weekend, and the right strangers: how 54 hours launches a startup.

3.58

272

🛠️ Lean Startup 🧪 Experiential Learning 🎤 Pitching Skills 🔍 Customer Validation 🚀 Startup Formation

Startup Weekend 90%

An idea, a weekend, and the right strangers: how 54 hours launches a startup.

by Marc Nager 2011

3.58

272 ratings

🛠️ Lean Startup 🧪 Experiential Learning 🎤 Pitching Skills 🔍 Customer Validation 🚀 Startup Formation

The Startup Playbook

by Rajat Bhargava • 2020

Two veteran founders on the cofounder, culture, and hiring decisions that matter more than the idea.

3.94

264

🚀 Startup Guides 💡 Founder Advice 🔍 Customer Validation 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology

The Startup Playbook 90%

Two veteran founders on the cofounder, culture, and hiring decisions that matter more than the idea.

by Rajat Bhargava 2020

3.94

264 ratings

🚀 Startup Guides 💡 Founder Advice 🔍 Customer Validation 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology

Startup CEO

by Matt Blumberg • 2013

Scale your startup without losing the board, the bank, or your mind.

4.16

1k+

🚀 Startup Scaling 👥 Board Management 💰 Fundraising Strategies 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Company Culture 🧘 Founder Self-Care

Startup CEO 90%

Scale your startup without losing the board, the bank, or your mind.

by Matt Blumberg 2013

4.16

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Scaling 👥 Board Management 💰 Fundraising Strategies 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Company Culture 🧘 Founder Self-Care

Super Founders

by Ali Tamaseb • 2021

Most startup advice is folklore. The data from hundreds of unicorns tells a different story.

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1k+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 💰 Venture Capital ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🦄 Unicorn Companies

Super Founders 90%

Most startup advice is folklore. The data from hundreds of unicorns tells a different story.

by Ali Tamaseb 2021

4.22

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 💰 Venture Capital ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🦄 Unicorn Companies

Disciplined Entrepreneurship

by Bill Aulet • 2013

Replace startup guesswork with a repeatable system for finding customers and proving they will pay.

4.27

2k+

🚀 Startup Methodology 👤 Customer Development 📋 Business Model Design ✅ Market Validation 📈 Customer Acquisition

Disciplined Entrepreneurship 90%

Replace startup guesswork with a repeatable system for finding customers and proving they will pay.

by Bill Aulet 2013

4.27

2k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Methodology 👤 Customer Development 📋 Business Model Design ✅ Market Validation 📈 Customer Acquisition

The Startup Owner's Manual

by Steve Blank • 2012

Every business plan is guesswork. Here is the systematic way to replace guesses with customer facts.

4.11

13k+

🌀 Lean Startup 📘 Startup Playbooks 🔍 Customer Research 🧱 Business Model Design 🎯 Product-Market Fit

The Startup Owner's Manual 90%

Every business plan is guesswork. Here is the systematic way to replace guesses with customer facts.

by Steve Blank 2012

4.11

13k+ ratings

🌀 Lean Startup 📘 Startup Playbooks 🔍 Customer Research 🧱 Business Model Design 🎯 Product-Market Fit

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution

by Uri Levine • 2023

Startup survival: obsess over the problem, not your first solution. From the co-founder of Waze.

4.36

1k+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Failure And Iteration 🔍 User Research 💰 Fundraising

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution Summary

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution 90%

Startup survival: obsess over the problem, not your first solution. From the co-founder of Waze.

by Uri Levine 2023

4.36

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Failure And Iteration 🔍 User Research 💰 Fundraising

Start Your Own Corporation

by Garrett Sutton • 2012

The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.

4.15

847

🛡️ Asset Protection 🧱 Entity Formation 📊 Tax Reduction 🧾 Business Deductions ⚖️ Small Business Law

Start Your Own Corporation 90%

The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.

by Garrett Sutton 2012

4.15

847 ratings

🛡️ Asset Protection 🧱 Entity Formation 📊 Tax Reduction 🧾 Business Deductions ⚖️ Small Business Law

Secrets of Sand Hill Road

by Scott Kupor • 2019

What VCs won't tell you about term sheets, board dynamics, and the exit math that runs everything.

4.23

4k+

💼 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Funding 📄 Term Sheets 🎤 Pitching Investors 🏛️ Board Governance

Secrets of Sand Hill Road 89%

What VCs won't tell you about term sheets, board dynamics, and the exit math that runs everything.

by Scott Kupor 2019

4.23

4k+ ratings

💼 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Funding 📄 Term Sheets 🎤 Pitching Investors 🏛️ Board Governance

The Lean Entrepreneur

by Brant Cooper • 2012

Your vision is worthless until tested. Find real customers, build what sells.

4.11

2k+

🔄 Lean Startup Movement 🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Customer Development ⚡ Rapid Prototyping 🧪 Experimentation Culture

The Lean Entrepreneur 89%

Your vision is worthless until tested. Find real customers, build what sells.

by Brant Cooper 2012

4.11

2k+ ratings

🔄 Lean Startup Movement 🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Customer Development ⚡ Rapid Prototyping 🧪 Experimentation Culture

The Minimalist Entrepreneur

by Sahil Lavingia • 2021

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

4.20

2k+

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Minimalist Entrepreneur 89%

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

by Sahil Lavingia 2021

4.20

2k+ ratings

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Founder's Dilemmas

by Noam Wasserman • 2011

Not the market. Not the product. The data points to founder decisions as the real startup killer.

4.02

5k+

🚀 Early Stage Startups 👥 Founding Teams 💰 Equity Structure 🧑‍💼 Startup Hiring 💼 Investor Dynamics

The Founder's Dilemmas 89%

Not the market. Not the product. The data points to founder decisions as the real startup killer.

by Noam Wasserman 2011

4.02

5k+ ratings

🚀 Early Stage Startups 👥 Founding Teams 💰 Equity Structure 🧑‍💼 Startup Hiring 💼 Investor Dynamics

Startup Myths and Models

by Rizwan Virk • 2020

The startup models behind market timing, founder alignment, and an exit that actually pays.

4.13

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Venture Capital 🌱 Early Stage Startups 🤝 Founder Alignment 🧩 Product-Market Fit

Startup Myths and Models 89%

The startup models behind market timing, founder alignment, and an exit that actually pays.

by Rizwan Virk 2020

4.13

52 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Venture Capital 🌱 Early Stage Startups 🤝 Founder Alignment 🧩 Product-Market Fit

Online Business Startup

by Robin Waite • 2015

Launch your online business lean and fast: the complete roadmap from naming to analytics.

3.68

177

🌐 Online Business 📘 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 🎨 Brand Identity 🔍 SEO Basics

Online Business Startup 89%

Launch your online business lean and fast: the complete roadmap from naming to analytics.

by Robin Waite 2015

3.68

177 ratings

🌐 Online Business 📘 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 🎨 Brand Identity 🔍 SEO Basics

Start Small, Stay Small

by Rob Walling • 2010

Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.

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2k+

💰 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Markets 🚀 Lean Startup ✅ Idea Validation 📣 Audience Building

Start Small, Stay Small 89%

Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.

by Rob Walling 2010

3.95

2k+ ratings

💰 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Markets 🚀 Lean Startup ✅ Idea Validation 📣 Audience Building

The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship

by William D. Bygrave • 1993

An MBA in entrepreneurship, distilled: find real opportunities, bootstrap funding, survive growth.

3.72

143

🚀 Startup Fundamentals 📚 MBA Curriculum 📋 Business Planning 🔍 Market Validation 💰 Bootstrapping

The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship Summary

The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship 89%

An MBA in entrepreneurship, distilled: find real opportunities, bootstrap funding, survive growth.

by William D. Bygrave 1993

3.72

143 ratings

🚀 Startup Fundamentals 📚 MBA Curriculum 📋 Business Planning 🔍 Market Validation 💰 Bootstrapping

Building a Better Law Practice

by Jeremy W. Richter • 2019

The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.

3.73

🏛️ Law Practice Management ✍️ Legal Writing ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🤝 Client Relationships 📈 Business Development

Building a Better Law Practice 89%

The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.

by Jeremy W. Richter 2019

3.73

11 ratings

🏛️ Law Practice Management ✍️ Legal Writing ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🤝 Client Relationships 📈 Business Development

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.

by Colin C. Campbell • 2023

Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.

4.31

173

🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🚀 Startup Scaling 💸 Bootstrapping 📉 Lean Operations 💼 Business Exits

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. 89%

Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.

by Colin C. Campbell 2023

4.31

173 ratings

🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🚀 Startup Scaling 💸 Bootstrapping 📉 Lean Operations 💼 Business Exits

The High-Performance Entrepreneur

by Subroto Bagchi • 2006

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

3.91

711

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

The High-Performance Entrepreneur Summary

The High-Performance Entrepreneur 89%

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

by Subroto Bagchi 2006

3.91

711 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

Startup Boards

by Brad Feld • 2013

Your board costs equity and hours. The playbook for earning back more than you give up.

4.06

607

🏛️ Board Governance 🚀 Startup Founders 💰 Venture Capital 🧭 Startup Leadership 🔄 Founder Transitions

Startup Boards 89%

Your board costs equity and hours. The playbook for earning back more than you give up.

by Brad Feld 2013

4.06

607 ratings

🏛️ Board Governance 🚀 Startup Founders 💰 Venture Capital 🧭 Startup Leadership 🔄 Founder Transitions

How to F*ck Up Your Startup

by Kim Hvidkjaer • 2022

Before your startup joins the 90 percent, check these fatal, fixable flaws hiding in plain sight.

4.58

447

💥 Startup Failure 🔄 Lean Methodology 🎯 Product-Market Fit 💵 Startup Funding 👥 Founding Teams

How to F*ck Up Your Startup 89%

Before your startup joins the 90 percent, check these fatal, fixable flaws hiding in plain sight.

by Kim Hvidkjaer 2022

4.58

447 ratings

💥 Startup Failure 🔄 Lean Methodology 🎯 Product-Market Fit 💵 Startup Funding 👥 Founding Teams

Project Management in Electronic Discovery

by Michael I. Quartararo • 2016

E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.

3.67

🖥️ E-Discovery 📋 Legal Project Management 🗂️ Information Governance 🛡️ Litigation Readiness 🔍 Document Review

Project Management in Electronic Discovery Summary

Project Management in Electronic Discovery 89%

E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.

by Michael I. Quartararo 2016

3.67

12 ratings

🖥️ E-Discovery 📋 Legal Project Management 🗂️ Information Governance 🛡️ Litigation Readiness 🔍 Document Review

48-Hour Start-up

by Fraser Doherty • 2017

Monday morning, you could own a business: the two-day sprint that forces an idea into the market.

3.84

530

⚡ Lean Startup Methodology 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping 💰 Bootstrapping 🔍 Market Validation 📣 Customer Acquisition

48-Hour Start-up 89%

Monday morning, you could own a business: the two-day sprint that forces an idea into the market.

by Fraser Doherty 2017

3.84

530 ratings

⚡ Lean Startup Methodology 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping 💰 Bootstrapping 🔍 Market Validation 📣 Customer Acquisition

Why Startups Fail

by Tom Eisenmann • 2021

Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.

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497

📉 Startup Failure Patterns 🧭 Startup Strategy 💰 Venture Capital Dynamics 📈 Scaling Challenges 🧩 Product Market Fit

Why Startups Fail 89%

Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.

by Tom Eisenmann 2021

4.13

497 ratings

📉 Startup Failure Patterns 🧭 Startup Strategy 💰 Venture Capital Dynamics 📈 Scaling Challenges 🧩 Product Market Fit

The Four Steps to the Epiphany

by Steve Blank • 2003

Build it and they will come is a lie. The startup playbook: learn, then build.

3.96

17k+

🧪 Startup Methodology 🔄 Lean Startup 🔍 Customer Research 💼 Business Models 🎯 Market Segmentation

The Four Steps to the Epiphany 89%

Build it and they will come is a lie. The startup playbook: learn, then build.

by Steve Blank 2003

3.96

17k+ ratings

🧪 Startup Methodology 🔄 Lean Startup 🔍 Customer Research 💼 Business Models 🎯 Market Segmentation

High Growth Handbook

by Elad Gil • 2018

The playbook for scaling from ten to ten thousand without the usual breakdowns.

4.08

3k+

📈 Startup Scaling 🤝 Hiring Playbooks 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Culture Building 💰 Venture Capital

High Growth Handbook 89%

The playbook for scaling from ten to ten thousand without the usual breakdowns.

by Elad Gil 2018

4.08

3k+ ratings

📈 Startup Scaling 🤝 Hiring Playbooks 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Culture Building 💰 Venture Capital

Lean B2B

by Étienne Garbugli • 2014

Consumer startup advice fails B2B. A lean method for finding problems that unlock enterprise sales.

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244

🏢 B2b Startups 💼 Enterprise Sales 📦 Product Management 🔍 Customer Discovery 🎯 Product-Market Fit

Lean B2B 89%

Consumer startup advice fails B2B. A lean method for finding problems that unlock enterprise sales.

by Étienne Garbugli 2014

4.17

244 ratings

🏢 B2b Startups 💼 Enterprise Sales 📦 Product Management 🔍 Customer Discovery 🎯 Product-Market Fit

The Start-Up J Curve

by Howard Love • 2016

Your startup will dip before it climbs. Six phases for navigating every stage without breaking.

4.23

466

🚀 Startup Lifecycles 🔄 Business Pivots ⚡ Execution Over Ideas 📋 Business Model Design 🏗️ Lean Startup Methodology

The Start-Up J Curve 89%

Your startup will dip before it climbs. Six phases for navigating every stage without breaking.

by Howard Love 2016

4.23

466 ratings

🚀 Startup Lifecycles 🔄 Business Pivots ⚡ Execution Over Ideas 📋 Business Model Design 🏗️ Lean Startup Methodology

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010

by Jere L. Calmes • 2010

Quit your day job ready: the soup-to-nuts manual for launching a business.

3.92

351

🏢 Small Business Guides 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance ⚖️ Legal Structures

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010 Summary

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010 89%

Quit your day job ready: the soup-to-nuts manual for launching a business.

by Jere L. Calmes 2010

3.92

351 ratings

🏢 Small Business Guides 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance ⚖️ Legal Structures

The Inside Counsel Revolution

by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. • 2016

The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.

3.77

🏢 In-House Legal Practice ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🛡️ Compliance Programs ⚠️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Inside Counsel Revolution 89%

The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.

by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. 2016

3.77

43 ratings

🏢 In-House Legal Practice ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🛡️ Compliance Programs ⚠️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Startup Playbook

by David S. Kidder • 2012

Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.

3.78

584

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 🎯 Product Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌉 Silicon Valley Wisdom

The Startup Playbook 89%

Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.

by David S. Kidder 2012

3.78

584 ratings

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How I Built This

by Guy Raz • 2020

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

4.17

4k+

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How I Built This 89%

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

by Guy Raz 2020

4.17

4k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

The $150M secret

by Guillaume Moubeche • 2022

$1,000 to $150M in three and a half years: the bootstrapper's alternative to venture capital.

4.05

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The $150M secret 89%

$1,000 to $150M in three and a half years: the bootstrapper's alternative to venture capital.

by Guillaume Moubeche 2022

4.05

19 ratings

🥾 Bootstrapped Startups 💻 Indie Saas 🔄 Lean Methodology 📣 Audience Building 🏗️ Build In Public

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