Your First Startup: The Startup Business Guide, From Idea To Launch
By Wayne Walker
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About this ebook
Wayne shows you how to make the leap from traditional employment and create the business and income to pursue your dreams outside of work. The book provides the tools that a new entrepreneur needs in straight talk, no fluff.
This is based on the experience with his own lean startup venture. Includes many personal notes from the journal that he kept during his startup phase. This hands-on book will launch you on your way.
•Easy to use guide
•Avoid the mistakes that sink startups'
•Locate customers: how to capture, keep and grow customers
•Learn which advisors you need and the ones to avoid
•Make more intelligent decisions
•Elevate your startup to repeatable profits
Wayne Walker
Wayne is known for the success that his students and readers of his books have. He is a trader trainer, coach and entrepreneur in demand. From his base in Copenhagen, this demand has led to trader training & speaking engagements in the United States, China, Jamaica, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden, etc. Prior to Europe, he was based in New York City. His books are used to teach some of the world's brightest for ex. at Copenhagen Business School & Nanjing University. *Read any 2 of his books and get a huge discount code towards any of his elearning courses! Send proof of purchase to info@gcmsonline.info He is also a guest columnist to several financial magazines, for example CryptoCoin.news and in Spanish at Estrategias de Inversión. He has held several positions in investment banking including: Regional Manager for teams of Investment Advisors servicing North America & Middle East Regions (based in Denmark and London), Training Consultant to financial institutions. He also headed the Trader Training program at a leading investment bank.
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Your First Startup - Wayne Walker
Contents
Introduction
Brief Bio
Where to Begin
Scalable
Focus
Get talked about
Good people
The mental
What Consultants Won’t Tell You
Income
Expenses
Friends
Consultants
Internet marketing experts
Other Practical Matters
The business plan
Legal issues
Dealing with banks
Credit
Partners
IT- Website
Social Media
What Kind of Business to Start
Next Step
When you are ready to begin
SWOT
No parts of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system without prior written permission of the author (Wayne Walker).
DISCLAIMER
The advice and strategies contained in this guide are based on my personal business experiences and opinions, and may not be appropriate for your situation.
INTRODUCTION
My motivation for writing this guide is similar to my other works, where I know from practical experience that you do not need 200 pages to explain to someone how to do something successfully. Being the owner of a profitable business I also know, from experience, that I do not need 200 pages to share the essence of running a business. Many might disagree but I am not concerned with them at the moment. I am a big believer in Gandhi’s quote, an ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
Wayne Walker (the short version)
For my words and ideas to have more meaning a quick overview of my background is essential. I am the Director and Owner of GCMS, a capital markets consulting and training firm.
This is not an autobiography (I am way too young). The quick version, born in Jamaica, W.I. and raised in New York City to parents who did the best they could with the tools they had. Like many others of their generation they sacrificed so that their children could have