The Startup Playbook (2nd Edition)

Founder-to-Founder Advice from Two Startup Veterans

By: Rajat Bhargava, Will Herman

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

Get the real guidance you need to create and build your first start-up company from founders who have been there many times before.

We make no bones about our bias. We're on your side, the founder's side. While venture capitalists, investors, and accelerators/incubators can add great value in the start-up ecosystem, this book isn't about their points of view. We'll tell you where our interests as founders diverge from those on the other side of the table - investors, bankers, advisors, board members, and others - and what to do when that happens.

The Startup Playbook is not a recipe, it's not a template, it's not a list of tasks to do. It's our insider's guide to starting a company and running it successfully in those critical early months. Between us, we've started more than a dozen high-tech software companies and raised more than $500 million in investment capital. We've acquired more than 35 companies, had three of our start-ups go public, sold six of them, and we made billions of dollars for shareholders. We've also invested in more than 80 start-ups, advised and mentored more than 200 companies, and worked with venture capitalists (VCs), incubators, and accelerators to help launch many other new start-ups. We've had plenty of failures, too. And we've probably learned more from those than from the successes. We share those lessons as well.

©2020 Rajat Bhargava and Will Herman (P)2020 Gildan Media

Methodical step by step guide

Great book who is thinking of starting an own company. The step by step guide makes you think deep and understand the nuances.

A must read

If you’re considering doing a start up, this is a must read. These guys. Experience comes across clear and executable in the book. I hope it works.

Clear and practical

Written in clear and practical way, the voice is very nice with the right toons

Interesting and a must read for startup founders

If you’re thinking about a startup then this book helps you to understand the roadmap of your life for next 10 years.

An all-round guide for start-up founders

It provides an organized guide for start-up founders and shares valuable experiences and lessons learned.