false 3035169 1 You've got a hot idea for a new dot.com. You're itching to join the folks who regularly show up on CNBC and at the Lexus dealerships in Silicon Valley but you also know your odds of big-time success are about as long as Bill Gates' position in MSFT. What do you do? John Nesheim, an adjunct professor at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management, who has personally structured over $300 million in new-venture deals, lays out the step-by-step process in <I>High Tech Start Up</I>. Incorporating some two dozen case studies spanning the technology spectrum, he presents information specific to this industry that will help you get from concept to IPO. It begins with a 14-phase schedule itemising time requirements, necessary assistance, typical participants, major costs, main risks and desired results for each step. It then details all the critical stages (i.e., forming the company, preparing the business plan, assembling the team, dealing with venture capitalists and other funding sources). Nesheim focuses on practical strategies that should certainly improve your chances, but don't start prepping for that on-air interview just yet: Only six out of 1 million high-tech ideas, he notes, ever become successful companies that go public. --<I>Howard Rothman, Amazon.com</I> 3065767 14 1 1993 High Tech Start-up: The Complete How-to Handbook for Creating Successful New High Tech Companies total:6|4:3|3:3| 6 21 9 0 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 11:45:25 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 11:45:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 13:17:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 13:17:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 23 21:04:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 21:04:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 09 04:00:09 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 04:00:20 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Dec 06 09:39:35 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 09:39:35 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed May 07 09:54:46 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 09:54:46 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu May 01 08:56:46 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 08:56:46 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Apr 14 20:15:10 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 21:56:21 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Mar 16 19:41:14 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 19:41:14 -0700 2008