7 Steps to a Successful Startup Lite – Simple lessons before you quit your day job

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* Note: This is the free version.
* It provides only 5 out of 15 chapters.
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Dear Entrepreneur,

There is a lot of advice out there for entrepreneurs. Not all of it is useful or clear. I know. I have started or advised dozens of startups, and I teach entrepreneurship at one of the top business schools in the world.

Often the idea isn't workable; the company will never be viable. But the entrepreneurs won't know that until they have wasted time and thousands of dollars just trying to make it work.

This does NOT have to happen to you!

Based on my two decades of experience, I have developed a 7-step process to evaluate your business idea. When you are done with this process, you will know, with a high degree of certainty, how likely it is that your idea will succeed.

Naeem Zafar
Faculty, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Silicon Valley, California USA

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* Testimonials
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"Succinct, compelling, profound - this book is invaluable with full on-the-money advice that would have been priceless when I was starting my last company. It could take a lifetime to learn what Naeem lucidly summed up in just a few dozen pages. It's a must read for any entrepreneur!"

Slavik Zorin
Founder and CEO Synchrony Systems
New York, NY


"Many of us believe that one day we will start our own companies. But what do you need to know before you take that irreversible step of quitting your job? Naeem Zafar's 7 Steps to a Successful Startup is just what the new entrepreneur needs. Providing clear guidance based on knowledge gained by experience! I commend this book to all who consider launching themselves on this exciting journey."

Jerome S. Engel
Executive Director
Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation 
UC Berkeley


"I have been with five startups in my career mostly as VP of engineering and I clearly see that having followed Naeem's advice would have changed the fate of these companies that I was involved with - very insightful and practical. Excellent!"

Dr. Bulent Erbilgin
VP of Engineering
SS8 Networks, California


"Naeem has done an outstanding job of outlining the critical "must dos" and relating them to his own real life events. This is a must read for anyone aspiring to become the 'employee number one."

Dr. Atul Kumar
VP of SaaS Operations Serena Software
California