From Shanghai to Silicon Valley: How to Start a High-Tech Company from Scratch

by Robert I. Chen

Overview

DO YOU HAVE A HIGH¬-TECH IDEA AND WANT TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS? This book reveals the secrets. Bob Chen shares insights and provides actionable steps to help you turn your idea into a profitable business large companies will compete to buy. How to choose the direction of a business with clear value proposition. How to select the proper management philosophy for a company. How to identify, attract, and retain outstanding staff members. How to secure strong financing. How to set up an international sales network. How to navigate between different business enterprise cultures in foreign countries. How to manage business relationships with the board of directors, the Chief Financial Officer, corporate legal counsel, consumers, and competitors. How to foresee, tackle, and get over crises. How and when to use the stock market to advance a business. How to decide if becoming a public company is right for a business. How and when to sell a company for the highest value. Whether you are starting out with a great idea, or you are contemplating selling your company, this book will give you confidence to make your next move.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156706662
Publisher:	Outskirts Press, Inc.
Publication date:	10/29/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	267
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Robert Chen holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and completed the Owner/President Management Program at the Harvard School of Business. He has founded and/or participated in various Silicon Valley business community activities and recently served on the board of Monte Jade, a Silicon Valley High-Tech Professional Organization where he continues to participate in its executive mentorship program. He was one of the founding board members of AAMA (Asian American Manufacturers Association) and a board member of CIE (Chinese Institute of Engineers). Chen also served as a member of the board of the Shanghai Ericsson Simtek Electronics Co., Ltd., a telecommunications and electronics company based in Shanghai. He and his wife live in Los Altos Hills, California.