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6 Secrets to Startup Success

How to Turn Your Entrepreneurial Passion into a Thriving Business

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"It takes passion to start a new business. But that same entrepreneurial enthusiasm can also lead you astray. Over six million Americans start businesses every year. That's 11 startups a minute launched by passionate dreamers hoping to transform their lives for the better. But a huge gap exists between the skyrocketing levels of desire and what entrepreneurs actually achieve. The harsh reality is that most new businesses fail within a few years of launch. Why do so few startups make it? And what distinguishes those that do succeed? Entrepreneur, consultant, and investor John Bradberry set out to discover the answer and came to a surprising conclusion: that the passion that drives and energizes so many founders is also the very thing that leads many of them astray. Filled with compelling real-life stories of both success and failure, this groundbreaking book reveals the key principles entrepreneurs must follow to ensure their big idea is on the right track. In 6 Secrets to Startup Success, readers will learn how to: Convert their passion into economic value with a moneymaking business model

  • Improve their readiness to launch and lead a new venture
  • Manage funding and cash flows
  • Chart a path to breakeven and beyond
  • Avoid the pitfalls that often accompany unfettered passion
  • Build the stamina needed to persevere over time Complete with indispensable tools including an assessment to gauge a venture's strengths and weaknesses, 6 Secrets to Startup Success will help entrepreneurs everywhere turn their dreams into reality."
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      • Publisher's Weekly

        March 21, 2011
        Millions of Americans start their own businesses each year despite the short and long-term failure rate of entrepreneurial ventures being notoriously (and staggeringly) high. Entrepreneur and consultant Bradbury sets out to discover why so many companies go under, highlighting lack of adequate planning and the entrepreneur's inability to distinguish between the true potential of the venture and their zeal for it, which he calls "The Passion Trap." While Bradbury's project is insightful, it's overly ambitious and attempts to convey too many messages. The real-life illustrations are colorful but repetitive. In addition to chapters arranged around key themes and anecdotes from his client cases, he also introduces various principles, sprinkles lists and questionnaires throughout the chapters, and pre-sents a range of frameworks ("the Basic Cycle of Iteration," "Core Pattern of the Passion Trap"), packing too many concepts into a slim volume.

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