The first complete framework for successful high-tech entrepreneurship!Most efforts at starting a new business fail. But yours can succeed if you find the right market and understand the key success factors. This book shows how. Drawing on compelling new research, Dr. Scott Shane reveals the drivers behind the world's successful knowledge-intensive startups, and helps you align the same drivers behind yours. tech-based businesses, and refine your concept for even greater potential. Learn how to predict demand for products ...
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The first complete framework for successful high-tech entrepreneurship!Most efforts at starting a new business fail. But yours can succeed if you find the right market and understand the key success factors. This book shows how. Drawing on compelling new research, Dr. Scott Shane reveals the drivers behind the world's successful knowledge-intensive startups, and helps you align the same drivers behind yours. tech-based businesses, and refine your concept for even greater potential. Learn how to predict demand for products that don't exist yet... measure adoption and diffusion patterns... protect intellectual property... create high barriers to entry... exploit competitors' weaknesses... manage risk in high-risk ventures... and much more. it*Clear, engaging, practical coverage of the challenges unique to high tech startups*Proven solutions for managing risk, innovation, and intellectual property*Based on new research on high-tech success factors by one of the world's top experts*For every potential entrepreneur, investor, and team member -- from biotech to manufacturing, telecom to robotics*Simply put, Finding Fertile Ground gives you the tools you need to beat the odds, win... and win big.
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