Machine generated contents note: PREFACE Why Every Entrepreneur Needs This Book. instead of the other 93,210 books on Entrepreneurship INTRODUCTION 25 Key Action Steps for Every Entrepreneur PART ONE PREPARE TO LAUNCH 1. Translate Your Idea into a Compelling Business Model 2. Craft a Business Plan to Serve as Your "Plan A" Roadmap 3. Find and Know Your Competitors 4. Draft your Founding Dream Team 5. Allocate the Equity in Your Startup 6. Build a Minimum Viable Product and Validate Your Plan with Customers 7. Establish Your Brand with Online Public Profiles 8. Network Effectively within the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem PART TWO LAUNCH AND BUILD YOUR COMPANY 9. Incorporate as a Delaware "C" Corporation for Protection and Investment 10. "Lawyer Up" the Right Way 11. Recruit your Boards of Directors and Advisors 12. Select an Accountant and an Accounting System 13. Establish and Manage your Credit Profile 14. Open Bank, Credit Card and Merchant Accounts 15. Choose Your Key Technologies, Platforms and Vendors 16. Measure Your Business with Data Analytics 17. Round Out Your Team with Employees and Freelancers 18. Establish a Stock Option Plan to Incentivize Your Team PART THREE RAISE FUNDS; COLLABORATE WITH INVESTORS; PLAN FOR YOUR EXIT 19. Understand the Funding Process and What Investors Want to See 20. Nurture Your Investor Pipeline 21. Fundraise with Online Platforms 22. Survive the Term Sheet Negotiation and Investor Due Diligence 23. Get the Most from Your Investors, Now and in the Future 24. Understand Your Company's Valuation for Funding vs. Option Grants 25. Keep Your Eye on the Exit and Reap the Benefits of Success Coda: The Gust All-In-One Solution APPENDICES Appendix A The Startup Reading List Appendix B The Investment Due Diligence Checklist Appendix C Starting a US Corporation from a Foreign Country Appendix D Convertible Preferred Term Sheet Appendix E Convertible Note Term Sheet Appendix F The Founders Accord Acknowledgments Index.
