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Visualize Your Successful New Business You have a great idea for a new business. Now what? How do you turn that great idea into a viable business? Leveraging visual tools, The Startup Equation leads you step by step through the decisions you need to make to find your perfect startup model. You'll learn things such as identifying your unique entrepreneurial type, creating a great product, building a great team, finding funding and scaling in addition to other elements essential to crafting a roadmap that fits you and your business. Drawing from their extensive experience working with startups, entrepreneurs Steve Fisher and Ja-Naé Duane offer expert advice on dealing with the challenges and opportunities that accompany every type of new business. Using visual storytelling, they provide a much-needed blueprint to understanding the startup economy. The authors include illustrative business examples from companies such as TechStars and 500Startups, as well as interviews with over 40 entrepreneurs from across the globe. Filled with insightful case studies, The Startup Equation is a vibrant, practical guide to creating a winning business model for any startup. By following the accessible visual roadmap within, you'll discover how to build your own successful business plan for your unique dream. Steve Fisher is product designer, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and startup advisor. Ja-Naé Duane is an entrepreneur, researcher, startup advisor, and professor of entrepreneurship & innovation. Table of Contents SECTION 1 DISCOVERING THE EQUATION Chapter 1. The Age of YOU: The Entrepreneur Chapter 2. The Rise of the Startup Economy Chapter 3. The Six Forces of Change Chapter 4. The Startup Equation SECTION 2 BUILDING THE FOUNDATION Chapter 5. The Entrepreneur’s Journey Chapter 6. The Big Idea Chapter 7. Strength in Agility SECTION 3 CRAFTING THE EXPERIENCE Chapter 8. Culture of Wow Chapter 9. Rewards of Great Teams Chapter 10. Creating Great Customer Experiences Chapter 11. The New Brand Order SECTION 4 GROWING THE DREAM Chapter 12. No Money, No Excuses Chapter 13. Startup Marketing Alchemy Chapter 14. ROI of Happy Customers Chapter 15. Scaling to New Heights Chapter 16. Always Be Innovating Chapter 17. The Exponential Power of the X-Factor SECTION 5 CHARTING THE ADVENTURE Chapter 18. Choose Your Own Adventure