{"product_id":"9781449360832","title":"Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat avoidable problem destroys more young startups than any other?\u003cbr\u003eWhy is it a mistake to ask for introductions to investors?\u003cbr\u003eWhen do you play the CEO card?\u003cbr\u003eShould you sell out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor and four-time founder\/CEO Dan Shapiro tells the stories of dozens of startups whose companies lived and died by the advice in these pages. From inception to destruction and triumph to despair, this rollercoaster read takes aspiring entrepreneurs from the highs of billion-dollar payouts and market-smashing success to the depths of impostor syndrome and bankruptcy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHot Seat is divided into the five phases of the startup CEO experience:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFounding\u003c\/b\u003e explains how to formulate your idea, allocate equity, and not argue yourself to death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFunding\u003c\/b\u003e provides the keys to venture capital, angels, and crowdfunding, plus clear advice on which approach to choose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLeadership\u003c\/b\u003e lays out a path to build a strategy and culture for your team that will survive good times and bad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eManagement\u003c\/b\u003e reveals how to manage your board, argue with your team, and play the CEO card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEndgame\u003c\/b\u003e explains how to finish a company's existence with grace, wealth, and minimal litigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155262357744,"sku":"9781449360832","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449360832_p0.jpg?v=1763834831","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449360832","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}