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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780313351549 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Publication date: | 03/30/2008 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 176 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
Peter Christy is a principal at the Silicon Valley-based Internet Research Group (IRG), a leading marketing research and consulting company. He previously served as president of MicroDesign Resources and in management positions at leading computer companies, including Apple, Digital Equipment, IBM, and Sun Microsystems.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgments
Face Off: Skating to Where the Puck Will Be
Anticipating Change: The Case for Savvy Planning
Looking at the Future
Knowing Where and How to Move
Big Plays
Finding the Future
Positioning for Change
Segmentation: Finding Your Killer Application
Finding the Next Big Thing
Index
About the Authors
What People are Saying About This
"In over 35 years as an entrepreneur and seed venture capitalist, I have been fortunate to have been a founder of four public companies and have worked with entrepreneurs to plan and launch many successful ventures. Getting It Right the First Time captures the requirements to make a business a success operationally and financially. Having a clear strategy and thorough business plan based on extensive market research and customer feedback is the most critical issue to a company's success."
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"A must read for all entrepreneurs. John and Peter have reduced the elements of strategic marketing to the core elements. A veritable how to guide for technology entrepreneurs hoping to pioneer new markets. Don't start-up without it. Getting It Right the First Time should be core curriculum for all graduating entrepreneurs!"
Steve Baloff, General Partner, Advanced Technology Ventures
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"Getting It Right the First Time will grab the attention and fill the needs of both veterans and first time entrepreneurs. The authors provide a hardcore inspirational change the world message tempered by real-life examples to illustrate their points. This is a necessary read for the new, new economy entrepreneur."
"A must read for all entrepreneurs. John and Peter have reduced the elements of strategic marketing to the core elements. A veritable how to guide for technology entrepreneurs hoping to pioneer new markets. Don't start-up without it. Getting It Right the First Time should be core curriculum for all graduating entrepreneurs!"
"Katsaros and Christy tell a compelling story where business success requires sophisticated, innovative technology backed by clear business reasoning and strategy. They have proven their ability to cut through all this complexity to produce guidance of high value and present a point of view worth understanding."
John B. Mumford General Partner
"In over 35 years as an entrepreneur and seed venture capitalist, I have been fortunate to have been a founder of four public companies and have worked with entrepreneurs to plan and launch many successful ventures. Getting It Right the First Time captures the requirements to make a business a success operationally and financially. Having a clear strategy and thorough business plan based on extensive market research and customer feedback is the most critical issue to a company's success."
John B. Mumford General Partner, Crosspoint Venture Partners
Guy Kawasaki
"Getting It Right the First Time will grab the attention and fill the needs of both veterans and first time entrepreneurs. The authors provide a hardcore inspirational change the world message tempered by real-life examples to illustrate their points. This is a necessary read for the new, new economy entrepreneur."
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