Zero-to-IPO [Paperback]

David Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 2003

Zero-to-IPO is the essential entrepreneurs guide to surviving startup & cashing out. It plots out the life of a high-tech startup in the context of a journey. Written in an easy- and fun-to-read style, Zero-to-IPO includes detailed roadmaps, travel guides and directories of investors, lawyers, banks, publications agencies and other resources you're likely to need on your journey.

Editorial Reviews

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"..real-world tips and techniques to help navigate distressed companies through this challenging market.." -- Mark Cameron White, Founding Partner, White & Lee, LLP

"All potential entrepreneurs should read this book.

It gives a step-by-pitfall account of what they are up against.." -- Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Jurvetson VC

"This book de-mystifies the process of launching a technology startup.." -- Frederick M. Hoar, Dean's Executive Professor of Marketing, Santa Clara University

About the Author

Since the birth of the personal computer, over 20 years ago, David Smith has been a high-technology entrepreneur founding several startups in Europe, Asia and the U.S. He has secured tens of millions of dollars in funding and led his technology-oriented teams through all stages of growth.

In the mid-1980’s David created one of the fastest growing PC clone manufacturers in the UK. As Apple World Marketing Manager for Apple Computer in the late 1980’s, he led the corporations branding and distribution efforts in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. As a technologist and software inventor in the 1990’s, he created the worlds’ first virtual tradeshow on CD-ROM, the first CD-ROM to be filled with paid advertising and the leading web browser and safety service for kids. His products have won critical acclaim all over the world.

An accomplished speaker, David has been invited to speak at international conferences in Europe, Asia and the U.S. He has addressed U.S. government congressional hearings and appeared on numerous radio and TV shows.

David has a BS Honors Degree in Computer Science & Economics from the University of Leeds and a Postgraduate Diploma in marketing from the University of Westminster, London. An avid landscape photographer, he moved to Silicon Valley, California from Europe in the mid-‘90’s where he now lives with his wife Michaela and two sons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 414 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge Manhattan Group Llc (February 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972832823
• ISBN-13: 978-0972832823
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,704,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High tech start up in Silicon Valley, March 6, 2003

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Richard H Kraus (Saratoga, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zero-to-IPO (Paperback)

Here is a book that is extremely useful, creative, fun and informative. It will give you a real insight on what it is like to start a high tech company in Silicon Valley.
It puts what I know from years of experience into a visual road map for the inexperienced. If you buy it, it will be your road map on what to do and expect.

Richard H Kraus
H&K Venture Partners

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast way to grow your company, March 4, 2008

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Jorge Zavala "High Tech Business Developer fo... (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zero-to-IPO (Paperback)

Learning how to reach an IPO is a dream, every entrepreneur would like to get to the top, not all them arrive. Dave Smith explains in an easy and understandable way, how building a company becomes a journey, some time with pleasure some time with pain, in any condition you always reach an end. From Zero to IPO is a reading material to know in advance how the roadmap for this journey is. You must read this material before you start the journey, then you will be aware of the different situations that you can face, potential dangerous situations can be avoided.

I am helping tenths of companies to reach their dream, this book has been an excellent reading to our companies in the TechBA portfolio to easy their journey

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive guidebook for the adventurous technologist, March 19, 2005

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Jeff Phillips (San Ramon, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zero-to-IPO (Paperback)

Whether you are an energized brainiac out to invent the millenium's next greatest thing, or a staid businessman wanting to monetize a new opportunity, David Smith's "Zero-to-IPO" book is your source of knowledge to make you successful. From the arcane to the mundane, this book guides you with alternative entrepreneurial paths. It is at once captivating, with exciting real-world examples, and detailed with a treasure trove of technical and financial minutiae. A must-read for budding and experienced entrepreneurs alike.