Learn to scale your startup with a roadmap to the all-important part of the business lifecycle between launch and IPO

In The Builder's Guide to the Tech Galaxy: 99 Practices to Scale Startups into Unicorn Companies, a team of accomplished investors, entrepreneurs, and marketers deliver a practical collection of concrete strategies for scaling a small startup into a lean and formidable tech competitor. By focusing on the four key building blocks of a successful company - alignment, team, functional excellence, and capital-this book distills the wisdom found in countless books, podcasts, and the authors' own extensive experience into a compact and accessible blueprint for success and growth.

In the book, you'll find:

• Organizational charts, sample objectives and key results (OKRs), as well as guidance for divisions including technology and product management, marketing, sales, people, and service operations
• Tools and benchmarks for strategically aligning your company's divisions with one another, and with your organization's "North Star"
• Templates and tips to attract and retain a triple-A team with the right scale-up mindset
• Checklists to help you attract growth capital and negotiate term sheets

Perfect for companies with two, ten, or one hundred employees, The Builder's Guide to the Tech Galaxy belongs on the bookshelves of founders, managers, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders exploring innovative and proven ways to scale their enterprise to new heights.

About the Author

Dr. Martin Schilling is an angel investor, startup builder, and scale-up executive. He has co-created and scaled five companies, including a McKinsey & Company subsidiary and the FinTech firm N26. He is the Managing Director of the Berlin Accelerator at Techstars.

Dr. Thomas Klugkist is a management consultant who leverages the experience and insight he gained working at leading companies and startups in Europe (N26, KPN/ Planet Internet, Klett Group, Kirch Group, JCI) to guide change processes and help exciting companies grow.

Book Information
ISBN 9781119890423
Author Martin Schilling
Format Hardback
Page Count 368
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 748g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 163mm * 25mm