'500 Tips for Startup Folks' covers about 100 topics related to startups as shown below.
Very few books are as exhaustive and practical as this one.
It's a 4-5 hour read on a relaxed weekend! :)
Written in an extremely casual and conversational manner.
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INTRODUCTION
My Story
How This Book Is Written
What Are Startups?
Why Are Startups the In Thing Now?
Why Do So Few Startups Succeed?
EARLY STAGES
Should You Join a Startup?
Which One Should You Join?
Appearing for a Startup Interview
How I Joined redBus, My First Startup
Should You Start One?
Getting Ready to Start 43 Finding/Generating Ideas
Fastest Ways to Validate Ideas
Ensure Your Idea Has These Elements
The Early Product
The Chicken-and-Egg Solution
The Initial Team
Finding Product Market Fit (PMF)
Initial Funds
How Much to Raise?
The Fundraising Deck
Raising Funds
Connecting with Investors
Hiring Investment Bankers (IB)
Valuation
Initial Product Launch
Pivots
Early Challenges
FOUNDER-RELATED
Should You Do It Alone?
Choosing the Right Co-founder(s)
Equity Split between Co-founders
Co-founder Responsibilities
Thought Process while Running a Startup
Founder Priorities at Various Stages
Co-founder Working Methods
Moving from Ownership Status to Roles
Co-founder Conflicts
Dealing with Ambiguity
Secondaries
Mentors/Guides
Getting an EA
Building for a Global Market from India
THE PRODUCT
Product Vision
Product Roadmap and Prioritization
Product Funnel
Product Documentation
MANAGEMENT-RELATED
Vision Statements
Managing Risk
Framework of Decision Making
Prioritization
Huge Targets and Achieving Them
Communication—A Tool for Clarity
Town Halls
Execution Culture
Finding Owners
Aligning Everyone to Metrics
Setting up Dashboards
Competition
Chasing Profitability
Operational Excellence
Special Projects Team
Knowledge Management
Process-Driven Organization
Being Frugal
Outsourcing
Managing Time Effectively
Managing Meetings
Managing Boards
Getting an External CEO
PEOPLE-RELATED
Hiring
Building and Managing Core Teams
Core People
Managing People
Culture
Granting Equity
How ESOPs Work
Employee Perks
Appraisals
Off-Sites
GROWTH AND COMMUNITY BUILDING
Customer Feedback/Reviews/Listening
Acquiring Users
Organic Acquisition
User Retention
Growth Hacks
Cost of Customer Acquisition (COCA)
Branding
PR
Building Community/Supply
Acquiring Companies
PERSONAL ASPECTS
Achieving Freedom/Independence
Managing Family Life and Work Hours
Managing Personal Funds
Professional Reading
Serial Entrepreneurship
Angel Investments
Managing Fear
Being Happy
Parting Words
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