{"product_id":"9781119723660","title":"Startup CEO A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business (Techstars)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTechstars\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eStartup CEO\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business (Techstars)\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatt Blumberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou’re only a startup CEO once. Do it well with \u003ci\u003eStartup CEO,\u003c\/i\u003e a \"master class in building a business.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Dick Costolo, Former CEO, Twitter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing a startup CEO is a job like no other: it’s difficult, risky, stressful, lonely, and often learned through trial and error.  As a startup CEO seeing things for the first time, you’re likely to make mistakes, fail, get things wrong, and feel like you don’t have any control over outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Matt Blumberg has been there, and in \u003ci\u003eStartup CEO\u003c\/i\u003e he shares his experience, mistakes, and lessons learned as he guided Return Path from a handful of employees and no revenues to over $100 million in revenues and 500 employees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStartup CEO\u003c\/i\u003e is not a memoir of Return Path's 20-year journey but a thoughtful CEO-focused book that provides first-time CEOs with advice, tools, and approaches for the situations that startup CEOs will face.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll learn:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to tell \u003ci\u003eyour\u003c\/i\u003e story to new hires, investors, and customers for greater alignment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to create a values-based culture for speed and engagement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to create business and personal operating systems so that you can balance your life and grow your company at the same time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to develop, lead, and leverage your board of directors for greater impact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to ensure that your company is bought, not sold, when you exit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStartup CEO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the field guide every CEO needs throughout the growth of their company.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Blumberg\u003c\/b\u003e founded Return Path in 1999, grew it to 500 employees and $100 million in revenues, and sold it to Validity in 2019. Matt is chair of Path Forward, a nonprofit that helps mothers and caregivers reenter the workforce. He is creating his next startup and writing a companion volume to \u003ci\u003eStartup CEO.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 August 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119723660\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377983680652,"sku":"9781119723660","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119723660_61bcb79b-e0e8-4820-989a-8a25910b51db.jpg?v=1780169492","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119723660","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}