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Book Contents

Writer: Mayank BidMayank Bid

'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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