39: The Plural of Anecdote Is Not Data
Chapter 40: Don’t Suck at Email
Chapter 41: Use What’s Free
Chapter 42: Be Tiny Until You Shouldn’t Be
Chapter 43: Don’t Celebrate the Wrong Things
Chapter 44: Be Specific
Chapter 45: Learn from Your Failures
Note
Chapter 46: Quality over Quantity
Chapter 47: Have a Bias Toward Action
16 Theme Four: Product Chapter 48: Don’t Wait Until You Are Proud of Your Product Chapter 49: Find Your Whitespace Chapter 50: Focus on What Matters Chapter 51: Obsess over Metrics Chapter 52: Avoid Distractions Chapter 53: Know Your Customer Chapter 54: Beware the Big Companies Chapter 55: Throw Things Away Chapter 56: Pivot Note
17 Theme Five: Fundraising Chapter 57: There’s More than One Way to Raise Money Note Chapter 58: Beware of Angel Investors Who Aren’t Chapter 59: Don’t Forget about Bootstrapping Chapter 60: You Don’t Have to Raise Money Chapter 61: Seed Investors Care about Three Things Chapter 62: Practice Like You Play Chapter 63: If You Want Money, Ask for Advice Chapter 64: Show, Don’t Tell Chapter 65: Turn the Knife after You Stick It In Chapter 66: Don’t Overoptimize on Valuations Chapter 67: Get Help with Your Term Sheet Note Chapter 68: Focus on the First One-Third
18 Theme Six: Legal and Structure Chapter 69: Choose the Right Company Structure Chapter 70: Form the Company Early Chapter 71: Default to Delaware Chapter 72: Lawyers Don’t Have to Be Expensive Chapter 73: Vesting Is Good for You Chapter 74: Your Brother-in-Law Is Probably Not the Right Corporate Lawyer Chapter 75: To 83(b) or Not to 83(b), There Is No Question
19 Theme Seven: Work–Life Harmony Chapter 76: Discover Work–Life Harmony Chapter 77: Practice Your Passion Chapter 78: Follow Your Heart Chapter 79: Turn Work into Play Chapter 80: Don’t Make Yourself Indispensable Chapter 81: Get Out from Behind Your Computer Chapter 82: Stay Healthy Chapter 83: Get Away from It All
20 Conclusion
21 Appendix 1: The Evolution of Techstars Notes
22 Appendix 2: Original Edition’s Foreword
23 Appendix 3: Where are the Techstars Companies Now?
26 Index
Guide
1 Cover
2 Table of Contents
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