Dear Founder: Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business

Wise, practical, and profitable letters to entrepreneurs, leaders, managers, and business owners in every field-from a leading executive, investor, and business founder.

More than 600,000 new businesses are launched each year. How can a start-up find the funding it needs to survive? When, if at all, should a company go public? How does an entrepreneur build and manage a workplace-and create a lasting legacy?

Maynard Webb has helped found, fund, and grow dozens of successful companies, and has...