Trajectory Startup, Dave Parker
Trajectory Startup, Dave Parker
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Trajectory: Startup
Ideation to Product/Market Fit - A Handbook for Founders and Anyone Supporting Them

Author: Dave Parker

Narrator: Dave Parker

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/18/2021


Synopsis

Have a startup idea? Want to launch it fast?

People often spend years on working on startup ideas that fail—and they could have known long before, had they asked the hard questions earlier. Five-time tech founder Dave Parker has been there, and in Trajectory: Startup he offers a path to get you from ideation to launch and revenue in just six months.

With a track record of starting companies from scratch, raising both angel and venture capital, and participating in eight exits as founder, operator, and board member, Parker's experience is practical and actionable. Having sold three of his own startups and closed two, Parker learned just as much from his failures as from his successes, and he brings this wit and wisdom into his writing in a transparent way.
Parker shares advice on:

● What makes a good idea that makes money

● Recruiting and working with cofounders

● Asking customers what product they want (customer development)

● How to build a tech product even as a non-tech founder

● How to get out of your head, ship a product, and make your first sale

Trajectory: Startup removes the mystery from the startup process and outlines a roadmap of tasks and timeframes, with monthly milestones and resources. This pre-accelerator program will help you get the momentum you need. Skip the Executive MBA and go make money! This guide makes starting a company accessible to a broad range of founders, investors, and employees who have the spark of innovation and drive to follow their dreams.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelsye

One of the most helpful sections is the chapter that details 14 different revenue models. These examples sparked an entirely new revenue stream for my biotech company. Plus, the book made it easy to illustrate to my scientific and academic-minded co-founders the importance of customer discovery inte......more

Trajectory: Startup Ideation to Product/Market Fit is definitely must read that I would recommend to any startup founders. This book is extremely easy and fun to read and distills a lot of practical advise in a wide range of disciplines for startups that really resonated with me. It outlines everyth......more

Goodreads review by Darya

This book is an interesting story of Startup Weekend that is part of Techstars. I have been a mentor at startup weekends and that's a fantastic learning curve for anyone looking to start a business. This is a condensed and very focused simulation of a real life of an entrepreneur. The same is this b......more

Goodreads review by Boni

This is a reference book for founders. A very well written and well rounded book. There are some very important things in the book that you can find, for example, the author talks about PRODUCTIFYING A SERVICE as a new model, and give moz as a example of one such company that pulled it off. The autho......more

Goodreads review by Julien

4.5/5 Very interesting for a tech founder who's not experienced with all the vc jargon. Pretty helpful in that regard. I will go back to some useful sections for reference in the future.......more