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Resilient : how to overcome anything and build a million dollar business with or without capital / Sevetri Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Sevetri, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New business enterprises--Finance.
- New business enterprises.
- Venture capital.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Discover how to overcome anything, bootstrap, and go from initial concept to Series A funding with this firsthand look at entrepreneurship Resilient delivers an invaluable collection of private journal entries mapping out a path from bootstrapping a multi-million dollar business to raising millions in Series A funding for another. Entrepreneur and Resilia CEO Sevetri Wilson describes her journey from self-funding to venture capital success. Written for ambitious and aspiring entrepreneurs like herself, Wilson covers a wide variety of topics about the entrepreneurial journey: How to go from idea to product The correct way to dive into the hiring process Preparing to raise money Building a tech company as a non-technical founder How to select the right accelerators, programs, and pitch competitions Creating wealth while building a business The author also shares her "Simple Agreement for Future Equity" (SAFE) agreement and first pitch deck Perfect for entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, and founders, Resilient belongs on the bookshelves of anyone interested in the process of bootstrapping and/or raising capital to grow a business in any sector"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Coming From Where I'm From
- Triple Threat
- Chapter 2 The Difference
- Focus
- Chapter 3 Bootstrapping versus Raising Capital
- Professional Services to Startup
- On the Bootstrapping Process
- Repeatable and Predictable Revenue, Regardless
- Money Can't Be the Only Motivation
- Chapter 4 Idea to Product: Building a Startup
- Starting With Funding
- Starting Without Funding
- What Not to Do When Starting a Company
- You'll Never Get Going Unless . . .
- Chapter 5 Building a Team
- Hiring and Finding Freelancers and Others
- Out of the Gate
- Contingency versus Retained Recruiters
- Get Out of the Way
- Chapter 6 I Hear You, But I Need Capital
- Financing Terminology
- Preparing to Raise
- What Legal Documents Should I Use?
- Chapter 7 Raising a Pre-Seed 400,000
- Pre-Seed, Better Known as a Friends-and-Family Round
- The Pitch
- Chapter 8 Accelerators and Pitch Competitions? Bang or Bust
- Chapter 9 Raising My Seed Round
- Chapter 10 Product Market Fit
- Sales: Remember Predictable, Repeatable Revenue?
- Chapter 11 Raising a Series A
- Chapter 12 Holy Crap-A Pandemic!
- Prioritizing Mental Well-Being
- Chapter 13 The Murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and BLM
- The Talk I Had With My Team
- The Role of Philanthropy in Creating Equity
- Systemic Issues Facing Black-Led Technology Companies
- Chapter 14 My Hopes, and Losing an Icon
- The Role Technology Plays
- On Building Generational Wealth
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Rate Sheet
- Resilia's Investor Deck
- Online Resources
- About the Author
- Index
- EULA.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781119774037
- 1119774039
- 9781119773931
- 1119773938
- OCLC:
- 1243533739
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