Accelerating Startups Lessons from Mentors

Accelerating Startups - Lessons From Mentors delivers concise, easy-to-read, and pragmatic advice for the growing global community of startup founders, mentors, and investors. Drawing on Michael Lyon's experience mentoring over 100 ventures in the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) -- one of the world's leading technology accelerators - together with contributions from a dozen other mentors and entrepreneurs -- the book distills key lessons, pitfalls, and strategies. The book features a preface by CDL's founder, Professor Ajay Agrawal, and includes contributions from other leading entrepreneurs and mentors, including Professor Philip Kotler, widely regarded as the father of modern marketing. With 35 focused chapters, readers can dive into specific topics or absorb the book in short, manageable sessions-perfect for busy startup lives! ¿Being a startup entrepreneur ¿Finding your business and telling your story ¿Strategic planning, presentations and marketing ¿Building the right team ¿Launching and accelerating revenue ¿Global revenue opportunities ¿Raising funds and understanding your financial position ¿Corporate governance, legal issues, IP, and licensing The book draws upon Lyon's experience in over 100 countries, serving as Special Assistant to the FDIC Chairman during the Savings and Loan Crisis, a leading role in the commercial space sector, legal positions in law firms and as general counsel (Harvard Law School), and extensive adventures including cycling in Europe each summer the last 30 years and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro twice.