The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most - Crutial Part of Any Bold Venture

Silicon Valley is full of start-up success stories; every day stories emerge of a new company with the potential for a billion-dollar valuation and plans for global domination. But what can we really learn from these stories? How many of these start-ups are genuinely successful in the long term? When nine out of ten start-ups end in spectacular burnout, how can we ensure our own success story? While most books and press focus on the more sensational moments of creation and conclusion, The Messy Middle argues that the real key to success is how you navigate the ups-and-downs after initial investment is secured. It will give you all the insights you need to build and optimize your team, improve your product and develop your own capacity to lead. Building on seven years' of meticulous research with entrepreneurs, small agencies, start-ups and billion-dollar companies, Scott Belsky offers indispensable lessons on how to endure and thrive in the long term.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Belsky
• Publisher: Portfolio Penguin UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780241310175
• ISBN: 978-0-241-31017-5
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 233 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / General, Small businesses & self-employed, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Small Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Job Hunting, COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, COMPUTERS / Information Technology, Information technology industries, Business innovation, Management: leadership & motivation, business strategy, Management: leadership and motivation, Teaching skills & techniques, Careers guidance, Management decision making, Autobiography: science, technology & medicine, Working patterns and practices, Small businesses and self-employment, Advice on careers and achieving success, Computer programming / software engineering, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Autobiography: business and industry, Computers / Electronic Commerce, Computer Programming / Software Development, Maker and hacker culture