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Getting Unstuck 101: Transitioning from Employee to Entrepreneur
Are you stuck in a rut at your job?
Many corporate employees hear the call of entrepreneurialism, but they feel like they cannot answer the call because
Don’t know where to start
Don’t want to take the risk
Can’t come up with a good idea
Keep getting discouraged by others
For corporate employees who want to stop working for the boss so they can be the boss, Getting Transitioning from Employee to Entrepreneur provides an inspiring and logical process to becoming an entrepreneur and running a successful business.
Getting Unstuck
Having the mindset to become an entrepreneur
Coming up with business ideas
Vetting those ideas
Picking the best idea for you
Getting funded
Dealing with negative feedback
Stretching a budget
Managing cash flow
Ordering
Hiring
Firing
Much more
There’s no hand holding here. Getting Unstuck inspires you and gives you enough confidence and guidance to take not only the first step toward entrepreneurialism, but enough steps that you can find your footing and become successful.
Chapter 1: How do we do this?
Get motivated to start your own business and get introduced to Serhat and see how he did it.
See how Getting Unstuck will guide you as you learn to start your own business and make it a reality
Chapter 2: What is My Picture of Success?
Learn about the different types of companies you can start and choose the right type of company for you depending on what you want to achieve with it.
Chapter 3: Elements of a Successful Business
Learn about the elements that make a business successful and how one of the most well-known businesses in the world put all of these together to become a global brand.
Chapter 4: Coming Up With Great Ideas
Find out how to get inspired to come up with a list of great business ideas to choose from and use the convenient scoring exercise to help you choose the right one.
Chapter 6: I Just Chose the Idea. Where do I Start?
Get informed on how to conduct a feasibility analysis, how to plan the launch of your business and how to garner feedback that will help you get unstuck.
Chapter 7: A Quick Note on Leadership
Do you have what it takes to be a good leader? Find out what you need to be an effective leader and find out what kind of leader you are.
See if it would be a good idea for you to have a partner and the pros and cons of partnering for business.
Chapter 8: Deciding on a Business Model
Decide what model you should use for your business and understand the pros and cons of using a novel business model versus using a traditional model.
Chapter 9: Creating a Plan for Your Business
Learn how to formulate a business plan that will work for your company, identify your driving component and find your critical service providers.
Chapter 10: The Money
See how you can start your company with the money you have, get educated about how to procure extra funding and learn how to take advantage of opportunities presented to you.
Chapter 11: Company Formation
See where you can can register your company, how to incorporate it, when to file trademarks, how to get your accounts in order, what makes a good website domain, how to manage your cash flow and how to take that first step toward success using resourcefulness, planning, scalability and other important elements.
Chapter 12: Running the Company
Master how to set and measure goals, deciding which numbers to watch to tell if your company is healthy and other things you need to keep on top of in your business.
Chapter 13: People, the Backbone of Your Company
Know how to develop a corporate culture, how to hire your first employee, how to fire an employee, how to develop people within your company and how to evaluate employees.
Chapter 14: Managing Change
Learn how to guide your company through change so it not only survives, but thrives. Get useful advice about how to be the best possible entrepreneur you can be.
Many corporate employees hear the call of entrepreneurialism, but they feel like they cannot answer the call because
Don’t know where to start
Don’t want to take the risk
Can’t come up with a good idea
Keep getting discouraged by others
For corporate employees who want to stop working for the boss so they can be the boss, Getting Transitioning from Employee to Entrepreneur provides an inspiring and logical process to becoming an entrepreneur and running a successful business.
Getting Unstuck
Having the mindset to become an entrepreneur
Coming up with business ideas
Vetting those ideas
Picking the best idea for you
Getting funded
Dealing with negative feedback
Stretching a budget
Managing cash flow
Ordering
Hiring
Firing
Much more
There’s no hand holding here. Getting Unstuck inspires you and gives you enough confidence and guidance to take not only the first step toward entrepreneurialism, but enough steps that you can find your footing and become successful.
Chapter 1: How do we do this?
Get motivated to start your own business and get introduced to Serhat and see how he did it.
See how Getting Unstuck will guide you as you learn to start your own business and make it a reality
Chapter 2: What is My Picture of Success?
Learn about the different types of companies you can start and choose the right type of company for you depending on what you want to achieve with it.
Chapter 3: Elements of a Successful Business
Learn about the elements that make a business successful and how one of the most well-known businesses in the world put all of these together to become a global brand.
Chapter 4: Coming Up With Great Ideas
Find out how to get inspired to come up with a list of great business ideas to choose from and use the convenient scoring exercise to help you choose the right one.
Chapter 6: I Just Chose the Idea. Where do I Start?
Get informed on how to conduct a feasibility analysis, how to plan the launch of your business and how to garner feedback that will help you get unstuck.
Chapter 7: A Quick Note on Leadership
Do you have what it takes to be a good leader? Find out what you need to be an effective leader and find out what kind of leader you are.
See if it would be a good idea for you to have a partner and the pros and cons of partnering for business.
Chapter 8: Deciding on a Business Model
Decide what model you should use for your business and understand the pros and cons of using a novel business model versus using a traditional model.
Chapter 9: Creating a Plan for Your Business
Learn how to formulate a business plan that will work for your company, identify your driving component and find your critical service providers.
Chapter 10: The Money
See how you can start your company with the money you have, get educated about how to procure extra funding and learn how to take advantage of opportunities presented to you.
Chapter 11: Company Formation
See where you can can register your company, how to incorporate it, when to file trademarks, how to get your accounts in order, what makes a good website domain, how to manage your cash flow and how to take that first step toward success using resourcefulness, planning, scalability and other important elements.
Chapter 12: Running the Company
Master how to set and measure goals, deciding which numbers to watch to tell if your company is healthy and other things you need to keep on top of in your business.
Chapter 13: People, the Backbone of Your Company
Know how to develop a corporate culture, how to hire your first employee, how to fire an employee, how to develop people within your company and how to evaluate employees.
Chapter 14: Managing Change
Learn how to guide your company through change so it not only survives, but thrives. Get useful advice about how to be the best possible entrepreneur you can be.
206 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2018
10 people are currently reading
5 people want to read
About the author
Serhat Pala
2 booksAfter immigrating to the United States from his native Turkey, Serhat Pala -- together with his wife and business partner Zeynep Ilgaz -- has started numerous successful businesses such as TestCountry, Confirm BioSciences and LiveWellTesting.
Even more importantly, he has also started unsuccessful companies. He knows what does and doesn’t work. Each of his business successes and challenges has provided him with valuable lessons that he loves to share with future entrepreneurs.
An avid dog-lover, Pala lives in sunny San Diego with his beautiful wife and two sons, Kenan and Arden. Currently, he is working with his family on Kids4Community, which is a nonprofit that encourages community volunteering and social entrepreneurship among kids.
Even more importantly, he has also started unsuccessful companies. He knows what does and doesn’t work. Each of his business successes and challenges has provided him with valuable lessons that he loves to share with future entrepreneurs.
An avid dog-lover, Pala lives in sunny San Diego with his beautiful wife and two sons, Kenan and Arden. Currently, he is working with his family on Kids4Community, which is a nonprofit that encourages community volunteering and social entrepreneurship among kids.
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January 11, 2025
This book offers incredibly valuable insights for beginners, covering everything from ideation to execution. It touches on essential topics like accounting, marketing, hiring, partnerships, business strategy, business models, finance, and more. It’s a comprehensive guide that provides some of everything, helping readers build a solid understanding. Personally, I feel that it significantly improved my common sense when it comes to running a business. Thanks, Serhat!
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