
Disciplined Entrepreneurship
24 Steps to a Successful Startup, Expanded & Updated
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About this book
An expanded & updated version of the award winning & bestselling one-stop entrepreneurial book used by hundreds of schools globally that has helped create or make better hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs
Disciplined Entrepreneurship Expanded and Updated starts by combining the timeless and insightful principles of Disciplined Entrepreneurship with the practical tools found in the Disciplined Entrepreneurship Workbook into a single, comprehensive package. The book also has been updated with recent developments in the field and examples as well as a robust new library of additional resources. Author, entrepreneur, professor, and Managing Director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, Bill Aulet systematically walks readers through exactly how to create a successful startup. This book presents a detailed, sequentialâbut not linearâintegrated and proven 24-step framework that any entrepreneur can apply immediately to improve their chances of entrepreneurial success. Readers will also find:
- The number-one process reason that new ventures fail
- Entrepreneurship is not an art, but rather a craft that can be learned
- How the best idea or product is no assurance at all that you will winâthere is much more
Perfect for aspiring founders and entrepreneurs within existing organizations, Disciplined Entrepreneurship Expanded & Updated is also an invaluable resource for anyone who has already begun their entrepreneurial journey and needs practical, hands-on tools to help them take their business to the next level.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION: News Flash: Entrepreneurship Can Be Taught!
- SIX THEMES OF THE 24 STEPS
- TRACKING YOUR PROGRESS: THE DISCIPLINED ENTREPRENEURSHIP (DE) CANVAS
- STEP 0: Getting Started
- STEP 1: Market Segmentation
- STEP 1A: Primary Market Research (PMR)
- STEP 2: Select a Beachhead Market
- STEP 3: Build an End User Profile
- STEP 4: Calculate the Total Addressable Market (TAM) Size for the Beachhead Market
- STEP 5: Profile the Persona for the Beachhead Market
- STEP 6: Full Life Cycle Use Case
- STEP 7: High-Level Product Specification
- STEP 8: Quantify the Value Proposition
- STEP 9: Identify Your Next 10 Customers
- STEP 10: Define Your Core
- STEP 11: Chart Your Competitive Position
- STEP 12: Determine the Customer's Decision-Making Unit (DMU)
- STEP 13: Map the Process to Acquire a Paying Customer
- STEP 13A: Windows of Opportunity and Triggers
- STEP 14: Calculate the Total Addressable Market Size for Follow-on Markets
- STEP 15: Design a Business Model
- STEP 16: Set Your Pricing Framework
- STEP 17: Calculate the Lifetime Value (LTV) of an Acquired Customer
- STEP 18: Design a Scalable Revenue Engine
- STEP 19: Calculate the Cost of Customer Acquisition (CoCA)
- STEP 20: Identify Key Assumptions
- STEP 21: Test Key Assumptions
- STEP 22: Define the Minimum Viable Business Product (MVBP)
- STEP 23: Show That âThe Dogs Will Eat the Dog Foodâ
- STEP 24: Develop a Product Plan
- WHAT ELSE?: Beyond the 24 Steps
- GLOSSARY
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- INDEX
- End User License Agreement