This year more than five million entrepreneurs will launch a new venture. Many of them believe they have the Next Big Thing. But very few startups live to see five years, and even fewer make it to ten. Even fewer still go on to become a global success stories. This book is a practical guide to evaluating your business idea and a must-read for all aspiring entrepreneurs. You’ll learn: -that if your new venture doesn’t follow the 10x Rule, you should not quit your day job and why -how early customer development can transform a good idea into a great opportunity -which opportunities are worth selling everything for Brad Feld and Dr. Sean Wise have been assessing startup opportunities for more than two decades. They have witnessed more than 30,000 pitches and participated in more than 500 startup launches. Now two of North America’s leading minds in venture capital share how they determine which startups will succeed and which will fail. This book is indispensable for anybody who has ever thought about starting a business or fumbled their way through giving advice about starting a business.
Author
Sean Wise specializes in helping emerging and high growth potential organizations jump on the trajectory and turn a profit. His intense, entertaining and direct approach has earned him a loyal following of disciples who swear by his lessons and best practices for business success. With nine years of professional services and more than 15 years of entrepreneurial services to his credit, Wise has helped found five business ventures of his own to date, the first at age 16. When seeking the best in business, CBC recruited him as online host and industry advisor for their hit show, Dragons' Den. Wise is also a popular writer with his Globe and Mail column and book of the same name: Wise Words: Lessons in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital. In his latest book, How to be a Business Superhero, Wise takes audiences on a guided tour through the world of superheroes and their lessons, directly relating them to essential business strategies we all need to master in order to succeed in today's workplace. Wise's third book, HOT OR NOT: how to know if your business idea will fail or fly! is due mid 2012. A professor of entrepreneurship at the Ted Rogers School of Business at Ryerson, Wise majored in engineering and economics at Carleton University and earned a law degree and MBA from the University of Ottawa. Wise helped found Ernst & Young's Venture Capital Advisory Group in Canada and has helped clients raise more than $2.5 billion after training with him. Wise is a natural storyteller with a direct, knowledgeable style and an unmistakable passion for business.
