Startup Myths and Models, Rizwan Virk
Startup Myths and Models, Rizwan Virk
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Startup Myths and Models
What You Won't Learn in Business School

Author: Rizwan Virk

Narrator: Graham Rowat

Unabridged: 9 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 10/27/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Budding entrepreneurs face a challenging road. The path is not made any easier by all the clichés they hear about how to make a startup succeed—from platitudes and conventional wisdom to downright contradictions.

This witty and wise guide to the dilemmas of entrepreneurship debunks widespread misconceptions about how the world of startups works and offers hard-earned advice for every step of the journey. Instead of startup myths—legends spun from a fantasy version of Silicon Valley—Rizwan Virk provides startup models—frameworks that help make thoughtful decisions about starting, growing, managing, and selling a business. Rather than dispensing simplistic rules, he mentors listeners in the development of a mental toolkit for approaching challenges based on how startup markets evolve in real life.

In snappy prose with savvy pop-culture and real-world examples, Virk recasts entrepreneurship as a grand adventure. He points out the pitfalls that appear along the way and offers insights into how to avoid them, sharing the secrets of founding a startup, raising money, hiring and firing, when to enter a market and when to exit, and how to value a company.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sim

I wish I had this book at hand when I first started my startup. The advice from Riz are very practical. I had many of the identical misconceptions as a first-time founder, and took many years to realize what the truth is. What you read in tech news and watch on Shark Tank isn't how tech startup scen......more

Goodreads review by Tonya

I graded this book on the Entreprising Rubric and it scored 85%, which is technically 4.25 stars. This is an excellent book on startups; specifically, how to think about startups. Virk is giving you the nuanced, detailed thinking of an investor—the kind you're unlikely to find in business school, but......more

Goodreads review by Matt

Do you like books about startups? There are so many out there. Rizwan Virk's Startup Myths and Models is a refreshing look at the Silicon Valley Startup. The content of the book gives the title meaning. So if you like books on startups, I recommend reading this. Use this book when you need it. It's n......more

Goodreads review by Josh

Solid book. My biggest takeaways were related to understanding what investors look for in a start-up, and how the team and market matter more than the product at time of investing. Many good insights about the startup lifecycle and how valuations and opportunities change as the market matures from na......more

Goodreads review by Rojay

High level for me right now but a lot of great info...hopefully I get to a point where I'll need to read this again......more