TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blumberg, Matt,
AU  - Hindi, Hanny.
TI  - Startup CEO: a field guide to scaling up your business 
T2  - Startup revolution
SN  - 9781118548363
U1  - 658.4082 BLU 2013 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Hoboken, New Jersey
PB  - Wiley, 
KW  - Chief executive officers
KW  - Executive ability
KW  - Small business
KW  - Management
KW  - cct
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Industrial Management
KW  - Management Science
KW  - Organizational Behavior
KW  - Chief executive officers.
KW  - Corporate governance
KW  - New business enterprises
KW  - Small business |x Management
KW  - fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00854175
KW  - fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00917778
KW  - fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01121306
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-363) and index
;  Part One: Storytelling -- Dream the possible dream ; Defining and testing the story ; Telling the story to your investors ; Telling the story to your team ; Revising the story ; Bringing the story to life -- Part Two: Building the company's human capital -- Fielding a great team ; The CEO as functional supervisor ; Crafting your company's culture ; The hiring challenge ; Every day in every way, we get a little better ; Compensation ; Promoting ; Rewarding: "It's the little things" that matter ; Managing remote offices and employees ; Firing: when it's not working -- Part Three: Execution -- Creating a company operating system ; Creating your operating plan and setting goals ; Making sure there's enough money in the bank ; The good, the bad and the ugly of financing ; When and how to raise money ; Forecasting and budgeting ; Collecting data ; Managing in tough times ; Meeting routines ; driving alignment ; Have you learned your lesson? ; Going global ; The role of M & A ; Competition ; Failure -- Part Four: Building and leading a board of directors -- The value of a good board ; Building your board ; Board meeting materials ; Running effective board meetings ; Non-board meeting time ; Decision making and the board ; Working with the board on your compensation and review ; Serving on other boards -- Part Five: Managing yourself so you can manage others -- Creating a personal operating system ; Working with an executive assistant ; Working with a coach ; The importance of peer groups ; Staying fresh ; Your family ; Traveling ; Taking stock
N2  - Divided into five comprehensive parts, this reliable resource skillfully puts the essential elements of this endeavor in perspective-from the start-up stage, through the revenue stage, and into the growth stage. Along the way, you'll gain valuable knowledge ... Start-up CEO puts an emphasis on practical application. To thhat end, this book provides readers with exclusive access to a companion website filled with supplementary materials, allowing you to continue to learn in a hands-on fashion long after closing the book."--Publisher description
ER  -