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The Startup Leap: Finding Structure in the Chaotic Journey of Startup Building
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Looking for a roadmap for building a successful startup?
Want to avoid the common mistakes that many first-time founders make?
Author Uttara Shekar Khedekar’s The Startup Leap shares everything you need to know!
Taking insights from real-founder experiences, this book teaches you how to find structure in the chaotic initial phases to create a thriving and successful startup.
No two startups are built the same way, but many of them go through similar journeys. Uttara gives insight into what makes a company successful in each phase of development, making this a go-to guide for aspiring startup founders.
You will learn from founders
Na’ama Moran, whose personal interest in improving the food supply chain led her to build Cheetah , a service that provides next-day delivery of food supplies to small businesses and restaurants.
Aditya Sharma, who cofounded The Souled Store , a wildly successful online retail store in India that sells a wide range of official merchandise and unique fashion apparel.
Joon Beh, who solved a personal problem he closely related to by creating Hallo , an online platform that helps English learners become fluent through live classes.
This book is all you need to make the leap, so get started with The Startup Leap!
_ Here is some early praises from founders and
“Thinking about entrepreneurship as the vehicle for your innovative dreams? THIS is the book that should be on your bedside table. Why? It's chock-full of startup names you know, with detailed lessons from their early days, AND there are also insights from startups you haven't heard of…yet.” — Bobbie Carlton, founder of Innovation Nights and Innovation Women.
"This engaging and entertaining book is an excellent guide for startup founders. It is full of valuable insights and ideas for how a startup should be built. I highly recommend it.” — Jaideep Prabhu, author of Jugaad Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth
“The Startup Leap is a great book for those looking to turn an idea into a successful startup, with great detail on topics entrepreneurs should consider.” — Eric Breon, founder and CEO, Vacasa
“The Startup Leap is an engaging guide for first-time founders contemplating the leap into their own ventures. It is packed with great stories, nuggets of wisdom and the kind of logical approach to evaluating a new opportunity that founders need when they are feeling lost.” — Lea A. Ellermeier, founder and CEO of REPLICATE Dental Technologies and author of Finding the It’s Not Where You Start, It’s Where You Finish
"Uttara uses her experiences from ten years working in technology to craft a compelling and informative narrative about how to build a company that can change the world. Her dozens of interviews and countless sources, create the startup primer that every founder should read.” — Michael Bervell, Author of Unlocking Unicorns and Portfolio Development at M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund
__________
Looking for a roadmap for building a successful startup?
Want to avoid the common mistakes that many first-time founders make?
Author Uttara Shekar Khedekar’s The Startup Leap shares everything you need to know!
Taking insights from real-founder experiences, this book teaches you how to find structure in the chaotic initial phases to create a thriving and successful startup.
No two startups are built the same way, but many of them go through similar journeys. Uttara gives insight into what makes a company successful in each phase of development, making this a go-to guide for aspiring startup founders.
You will learn from founders
Na’ama Moran, whose personal interest in improving the food supply chain led her to build Cheetah , a service that provides next-day delivery of food supplies to small businesses and restaurants.
Aditya Sharma, who cofounded The Souled Store , a wildly successful online retail store in India that sells a wide range of official merchandise and unique fashion apparel.
Joon Beh, who solved a personal problem he closely related to by creating Hallo , an online platform that helps English learners become fluent through live classes.
This book is all you need to make the leap, so get started with The Startup Leap!
_ Here is some early praises from founders and
“Thinking about entrepreneurship as the vehicle for your innovative dreams? THIS is the book that should be on your bedside table. Why? It's chock-full of startup names you know, with detailed lessons from their early days, AND there are also insights from startups you haven't heard of…yet.” — Bobbie Carlton, founder of Innovation Nights and Innovation Women.
"This engaging and entertaining book is an excellent guide for startup founders. It is full of valuable insights and ideas for how a startup should be built. I highly recommend it.” — Jaideep Prabhu, author of Jugaad Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth
“The Startup Leap is a great book for those looking to turn an idea into a successful startup, with great detail on topics entrepreneurs should consider.” — Eric Breon, founder and CEO, Vacasa
“The Startup Leap is an engaging guide for first-time founders contemplating the leap into their own ventures. It is packed with great stories, nuggets of wisdom and the kind of logical approach to evaluating a new opportunity that founders need when they are feeling lost.” — Lea A. Ellermeier, founder and CEO of REPLICATE Dental Technologies and author of Finding the It’s Not Where You Start, It’s Where You Finish
"Uttara uses her experiences from ten years working in technology to craft a compelling and informative narrative about how to build a company that can change the world. Her dozens of interviews and countless sources, create the startup primer that every founder should read.” — Michael Bervell, Author of Unlocking Unicorns and Portfolio Development at M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund
304 pages, Paperback
Published January 24, 2022
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February 17, 2022
Coming from someone that works exclusively with startups, this book covers the essentials. Drawing upon a diverse mix of domestic and international Founders, Khedekar underscores important lessons for the reader in a digestible and organized manner. I appreciated the chapter summaries and how she connected the dots throughout. The startup measurements chapter is required reading for anyone in an executive position and covers much more than what you might expect to be asked on Shark Tank.
IMHO, this book is certainly for anyone considering starting their own business particularly online, though many lessons transcend more traditional product based businesses as well. The book is also for anyone who works at a startup to help with orientation and to provide some gratitude for how involved it can be to lead a startup.
IMHO, this book is certainly for anyone considering starting their own business particularly online, though many lessons transcend more traditional product based businesses as well. The book is also for anyone who works at a startup to help with orientation and to provide some gratitude for how involved it can be to lead a startup.
February 7, 2022
Don't let your concepts about nonfiction guidebooks deter you from reading this book--it's not a slog like many of those books can be. The use of pop culture and a flow that feels very natural and conversational makes the excellent advice stick much more than you would think. The author obviously has expertise in this field but it never feels like the book is just telling you what to do. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in startups.
February 15, 2022
A must-read book for anyone looking to launch a startup, a side-hustle, or just to strategically make more money. Uttara interviews startup founders and shares vital lessons. She breaks down complex formulas into simple solutions to find metrics to determine company value. This book is clearly well-researched and shares years of hands-on tech knowledge in just 300 pages. Would recommend 10/10
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