Startup CEO: How to Build A Company to Success

FOREWORD XIII    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XV    ABOUT THE AUTHOR XIX    INTRODUCTION XXI    PART ONE: STORYTELLING 1    CHAPTER ONE: Dream the Possible Dream 3    CHAPTER TWO: Defi ning and Testing the Story 11    CHAPTER THREE: Telling the Story to Your Investors 19    CHAPTER FOUR: Telling the Story to Your Team 27    CHAPTER FIVE: Revising the Story 37    CHAPTER SIX: Bringing the Story to Life 47    PART TWO: BUILDING THE COMPANY   S HUMAN CAPITAL 57    CHAPTER SEVEN: Fielding a Great Team 59    CHAPTER EIGHT: The CEO as Functional Supervisor 71    CHAPTER NINE: Crafting Your Company\'s Culture 77    CHAPTER TEN: The Hiring Challenge 87    CHAPTER ELEVEN: Every Day in Every Way, We Get a Little Better 99    CHAPTER TWELEVE: Compensation 111    CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Promoting 119    CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Rewarding: \"It\'s the Little Things\" That Matter 125    CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Managing Remote Offi ces and Employees 131    CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Firing: When It   s Not Working 135    PART THREE: EXECUTION 143    CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Creating a Company Operating System 145    CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Creating Your Operating Plan and Setting Goals 149    CHAPTER NINETEEN: Making Sure There\'s Enough Money in the Bank 159    CHAPTER TWENTY: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Financing 165    CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: When and How to Raise Money 175    CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Forecasting and Budgeting 181    CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Collecting Data 189    CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Managing in Tough Times 195    CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Meeting Routines 201    CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Driving Alignment 211    CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN\" Have You Learned Your Lesson? 217    CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Going Global 223    CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: The Role of M&A 229    CHAPTER THIRTY: Competition 239    CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: Failure 243    PART FOUR: BUILDING AND LEADING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS 251    CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: The Value of a Good Board 253    CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: Building Your Board 257    CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: Board Meeting Materials 267    CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: Running Eff ective Board Meetings 271    CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Non   Board Meeting Time 279    CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: Decision Making and the Board 281    CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: Working with the Board on Your Compensation and Review 287    CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE: Serving on Other Boards 293    PART FIVE: MANAGING YOURSELF SO YOU CAN MANAGE OTHERS 301    CHAPTER FORTY: Creating a Personal Operating System 303    CHAPTER FORTY-ONE: Working with an Executive Assistant 311    CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: Working with a Coach 317    CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: The Importance of Peer Groups 323    CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: Staying Fresh 327    CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: Your Family 337    CHAPTER FORTY-SIX: Traveling 345    CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: Taking Stock 349    A NOTE ON EXITS 355    CONCLUSION 359    WHAT DID I MISS? 360    BIBLIOGRAPHY 361    ABOUT THE COMPANION WEB SITE 365    INDEX 367    EXCERPT FROM STARTUP BOARDS 373