Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-281) and index.
Contents
ch. 1. The entrepreneurial mind -- ch. 2. Making the decision to go for it -- ch. 3. Setting up shop : establishing your company's image -- ch. 4. Protecting your intellectual property -- ch. 5. It's the people : how to attract dynamic individuals to your high-tech start up and keep them from burning out -- ch. 6. What venture capitalists look for when they evaluate new proposals -- ch. 7. Perseverance : the story of one core financial network -- ch. 8. Entrepreneur of rock star -- ch. 9. Paradise lost -- ch. 10. Getting the people in place : executive headhunters and the right CEO -- ch. 11. The dark corner -- ch. 12. Entrepreneurs and the media -- ch. 13. Success -- ch. 14. Epilogue.