Feld / Batchelor Startup Life

Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-51686-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Techstars

Real life insights on what it takes to make it in a relationshipwith an entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs are always on the go, looking for the next"startup" challenge. And while they lead very intensely rewardinglives, time is always short and relationships are oftenlong-distant and stressed because of extended periods apart. Copingwith these, and other obstacles, are critical if an entrepreneurand their partner intend on staying together--and stayinghappy.
In Startup Life, Brad Feld--a Boulder,Colorado-based entrepreneur turned-venture capitalist--shareshis own personal experiences with his wife Amy, offering a seriesof rich insights into successfully leading a balanced life as ahuman being who wants to play as hard as he works and who wants tobe as fulfilled in life and in work. With this book, Feld distillshis twenty years of experience in this field to addresses how thevillage of startup people can put aside their workaholic ways andlead rewarding lives in all respects.
* Includes real-life examples of entrepreneurial couples who havehad successful relationships and what works for them
* Provides practical advice for adapting to change and overcomingthe inevitable ups and downs associated with the entrepreneuriallifestyle
* Written by Brad Feld, a thought-leader in this field who hasbeen an early-stage investor and successful entrepreneur for morethan twenty years
While there's no "secret formula" to relationship success in theworld of the entrepreneur, there are ways to making navigation ofthis territory easier. Startup Life is a well-rounded guidethat has the insights and advice you need to succeed in both yourpersonal and business life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Feld, Brad

Batchelor, Amy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PREFACE xi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction 1
CHAPTER TWO Philosophy 7
CHAPTER THREE Communication 23
CHAPTER FOUR Startup Company Life 41
CHAPTER FIVE Personality 49
CHAPTER SIX Values 63
CHAPTER SEVEN Skills, Tactics, and Tools 73
CHAPTER EIGHT Common Issues and Conflicts 89
CHAPTER NINE Big Issues: Illness, Relationship Failure, and Divorce 109
CHAPTER TEN Money 123
CHAPTER ELEVEN Children 143
CHAPTER TWELVE Family 155
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Sex and Romance 171
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Enough 179
BIBLIOGRAPHY 185
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 189
INDEX 191
EXCERPT FROM STARTUP COMMUNITIES 195

Über Autor(innen)

BRAD FELD has been an early-stage investor andentrepreneur for over twenty years. Prior to cofounding FoundryGroup--a Boulder, Colorado-based early-stage venturecapital fund that invests in information technology companies allover the United States--he cofounded Mobius Venture Capitaland, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures, a company thathelped launch and operate software companies. Feld is also acofounder of TechStars and has been active with several nonprofitorganizations. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the topicsof venture capital investing and entrepreneurship.
AMY BATCHELOR is a Managing Director of the Anchor PointFund, which makes grants to nonprofit organizations in the arts,education, entrepreneurship, conservation and the environment,health and human services, women's and human rights, internationaldevelopment, capacity building, and progressive public policy. Sheis a cofounder and partner of Social Venture Partners BoulderCounty and currently serves on the Board of Trustees at WellesleyCollege. She blogs at http://anchorpoint.blogs.com/ and can befound on Twitter (@abatchelor) and Facebook (amy.batchelor). She isworking on two novels, The North Side of Trees andEpicenter, about the 1964 Alaska earthquake. Batchelorgraduated from Wellesley College in 1988 with a BA in politicalphilosophy. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, and has homes inKeystone, Colorado, and Homer, Alaska, where she was born.Batchelor travels extensively and has spent time on every continentexcept Antarctica.