How to Create the Next Facebook: Seeing Your Startup Through, from Idea to IPO

In How to Create the Next Facebook, tech guru Tom Taulli answers all of these questions and more, crystallizing the process by which Facebook was shepherded from idea to IPO to provide a guided blueprint for budding entrepreneurs who are ready to start building their own great business. By the time you turn the final pages of this book, you’ll realize that Facebook is more than just a fun place to catch up with old friends; it is the ideal model to follow for those who, like you, are ready to build the world’s next great startup.

Introduction:

Being an entrepreneur is hard. It’s a roller coaster every day. You need a strong stomach, eyes on the future, a soul that wants to change the world, and a heart that believes you can do it. You learn, you fail, you learn some . The Internet landscape has changed a lot since I started my first . Since Facebook launched, we’ve all been pushed to step up . There’s been a shift in the technology field to move faster than ever.

There are a lot of competing interests at play when you’re building a company. Facebook had a lot of interest early on in diverging from the path they were on. In 2004, Friendster attempted to acquire Facebook for $10 million. Had that happened, who knows if Facebook would have added photo sharing the next year, eventually opened up to anyone with an e-mail address, and ultimately made the world as open and connected as it is today?

When you’re building a company, there’s a lot of outside pressure to hit particular metrics and deadlines. You get a lot of advice. But it all comes down to listening to your users. If you don’t build a passionate company, they won’t come back. At BranchOut, we’re trying to make our users’ lives better. We’re trying to help people represent themselves professionally so they can network, find mentors, and land their dream jobs.

Create value. Run fast, go big, and change the world.

Contents:

• The Mission
• Legal Structure
• The Product
• Raising Capital
• The Pitch
• Deal Terms
• Go-to-Market
• The Financials
• The Business Model
• Being a Great CEO
• The Team
• M&A
• Selling Your Company
• The IPO
• Wealth Management
• Conclusion

How to Create the Next Facebook: Seeing Your Startup Through, from Idea to IPO By Tom Taulli pdf