TY - BOOK AU - Pittz,Thomas G. AU - Liguori,Eric W. TI - The entrepreneur's guide to risk and decisions: : building successful early-stage ventures SN - 9781838678746 U1 - 658.421 PY - 2020/// CY - Bingley PB - Emerald Publishing KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Risk management KW - Decision making KW - Small business KW - Management N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 109) and index; 1. Process; Ideas versus execution; Business plans versus business models; Prototyping and MVPs; Market segmentation and pivoting; The pitch; 2. People; Selecting partners; Determining equity and vesting; Building culture; Hiring employees; Choosing mentors; 3. Networks; Networking fundamentals; Navigating networks; Building networks; Exploiting networks; Maintaining networks; 4. Sales & marketing; Learning to sell; Sales pipeline and metrics; Failure, rejection and learning; Pricing models; Guerilla marketing; Branding; 5. Financing; Financial literacy; Bootstrapping; Crowdfunding; Equity financing; Debt financing; 6. Nuts & bolts; Rudimentary legal considerations; Human resources basics; Compliance and business systems; Tax considerations; Exit considerations; Exit strategies; Conclusion ER -