Disciplined entrepreneurship : 24 steps to a successful startup / Bill Aulet ; illustrated by Marius Ursache.
Material type: TextPublication details: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2013]Description: xvi, 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm; volume nc rdacarrierISBN:- 9781118692288
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- 24 steps to a successful startup
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
24 Steps to Success!
Disciplined Entrepreneurship will change the way you think about starting a company. Many believe that entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but great entrepreneurs aren't born with something special - they simply make great products. This book will show you how to create a successful startup through developing an innovative product. It breaks down the necessary processes into an integrated, comprehensive, and proven 24-step framework that any industrious person can learn and apply.
You will learn:
Why the "F" word - focus - is crucial to a startup's success Common obstacles that entrepreneurs face - and how to overcome them How to use innovation to stand out in the crowd - it's not just about technologyWhether you're a first-time or repeat entrepreneur, Disciplined Entrepreneurship gives you the tools you need to improve your odds of making a product people want.
Author Bill Aulet is the managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship as well as a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
For more please visit http://disciplinedentrepreneurship.com/
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Six themes of the 24 steps. Getting started ; Market segmentation ; Select a Beachhead Market ; Build an end user profile ; Calculate the total addressable market (TAM) size for the beachhead market ; Profile the persona for the beachhead market ; Full life cycle use case ; High-level product specification ; Quantify the value proposition ; Identify your next 10 customers ; Define your core ; Chart your competitive position ; Determine the customer\'s decision-making unit (DMU) ; Map the process to acquire a paying customer ; Calculate the total addressable market size for follow-on markets ; Design a business model ; Set your pricing framework ; Calculate the lifetime value (LTV) of an acquired customer ; Map the sales process to acquire a customer ; Calculate the cost of customer acquisition (COCA) ; Identify key assumptions ; Define the minimum viable business product (MVBP) ; Show that the dogs will eat the dog food ; Develop a product plan -- Postlude : A business is more than 24 steps.
Disciplined Entrepreneurship offers a comprehensive, integrated, and proven step-by-step approach to creating innovative, highly successful products.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
BILL AULET is the managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship as well as a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to joining MIT, he had a 25-year track record of success in business, from his start at IBM to his experience as a serial entrepreneur.??He started and ran Cambridge Decision Dynamics and SensAble Technologies. He works around the world with entrepreneurs, small companies, large companies, and governments to promote innovation-driven entrepreneurship.??