Entrepreneur's Toolkit: Tools and Techniques to Launch and Grow Your New Business
(Part of the Harvard Business Essentials Series)
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Book Overview
Osborne (entrepreneurial studies, University of California-Los Angeles) takes a linear approach to the topics that concern entrepreneurs, from the initial question of whether to start a business to methods for cashing out. In between these two end points, the book explains methods for evaluating a business opportunity, describes various forms of bu
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1591394368
ISBN13:9781591394365
Release Date:November 2004
Publisher:Harvard Business Review Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.93 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
good start
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Good starting point for those who want to consider starting their own business. Slightly too academic.
What I've Come to Expect from HBS Books
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Although much of the material in this book can be found in other places and it's high level (as noted by a previous reviewer), the content is high quality and it's helpful to see it pulled together in one place. As a serial entrepreneur, I often rely on HBS publications. While some tend to be more academic than practical in nature, this book does a nice job balancing the two. It contains a lot of solid information based on academic research, yet places it into a context where it is useful to a practicing entrepreneur. If you are an entrepreneur seeking to start or grow a venture, this book is worth a read and is likely to provide a meaningful ROI. Steven K. Gold Author, Entrepreneur's Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture
Entrepreneur's Toolkit: Tools and Techniques
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
As I am finding with all of the Harvard Business Review series, this book is a high level overview that serves as a general guide or summary to the practice. I have seen all of this material in other books, and there is no innovative thought or fresh strategy offered. I gave it a high rating because it is great for someone that is just starting on this subject.
Concise and covers many points in starting up a business
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I am at the point to run the first round of non-founder funding for my 5-year-old start-up when I grabbed this book off the bookstore's shelf. The author clearly understood the process of building a business, and knows how to get outside investors interested in a start-up. One interesting viewpoint the author held was that VCs are the most expensive financial aid a start-up can find, and offered alternatives to getting VC's funding. In the end the author addresses ways an entrepreneur can be really paid off for the efforts invested, both by way of IPO and by non-IPO means. In general, I find this book very helpful to help one understand many faces of starting up.
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