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How to Be a Founder

How Entrepreneurs can Identify, Fund and Launch their Best Ideas

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How to Be a Founder

By: Alice Bentinck, Matt Clifford
Narrated by: Alice Bentinck, Matt Clifford
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Bloomsbury presents How to Be a Founder by Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford, read by Matt Clifford and Alice Bentinck.

*WINNER OF THE STARTUP/SCALEUP BUSINESS BOOK AWARD 2023*

An essential guide to equip the next generation of founders with the mindset and tools they need to take the leap to become globally successful entrepreneurs.

Featuring a foreword by Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, this fascinating handbook inspires potential founders and provides essential guidance and advice for people who want to create their own start-up and build a successful company. This book answers the question “how do I get started?” It takes the reader from making the decision to plunge into entrepreneurship, through the process of choosing and developing an idea and team, all the way to raising capital and working with VCs and angel investors.

Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford are the co-founders of Entrepreneur First (EF). Over the last decade, they have worked with thousands of ambitious individuals across the world, supporting them to become founders. Those individuals have now built companies worth billions of dollars that are taking on some of the world’s biggest challenges, including finding hard-to-spot cancers, tackling climate change and building new financial platforms. In How to Be a Founder, the authors share advice, insights and lessons from their decade of experience working with individuals to become successful founders. The book covers what you need to do today to start your journey as a founder and the steps to take to maximise your chances of building a high-growth, scalable company. You’ll also hear advice from some of the world’s best investors and entrepreneurs who have built some of most iconic technology companies of our time.©2022 Matt Clifford (P)2022 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Business Development & Entrepreneurship Career Success Entrepreneurship Forecasting & Strategic Planning Leadership Management & Leadership New Business Enterprises Business Investing Management
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“Entrepreneurship is a key engine of the modern economy. This book is the essential guide for the founders of the future who want to get started and build the enduring businesses of tomorrow.” (Tony Blair)
‘Alice and Matt have created the ideal handbook for anyone considering founding a company. It provides both strategic advice on building toward a mission and purpose, plus pragmatic advice on the first 100 days. Essential reading for anyone experimenting with ideas and co-founding teams.’ (Sara Clemens)
‘In this book, Alice and Matt explain how they’ve been helping some of the world’s most ambitious and talented people start companies for the last 10 years. It’s a great overview of the founding journey.’ (Tom Blomfield)
‘Alice and Matt have helped hundreds of founders build companies and this book distils everything they’ve learned. It’s a great starting point for any aspiring entrepreneur!’ (Taavet Hinrikus)
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Ive now read this book twice in anticipation for my entrepreneurial journey. It has so much insights on grey topics that entrepreneurs are expected to master from setting out. It has given me much more confidence for the journey ahead!

Actionable Advise for a Turbulent Journey

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Perhaps the best book on entrepreneurship. Contains all the key advice a starting founder would need

Concise and super informative

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Excellent read! Picked this up to learn more about startup world and got more than what I'd expected. Backed by experience and anecdotes from war stories and successful founders, also explaining the world of VCs and investors. Now I need to get a physical one to keep nearby.

Eye-opening entry to Startup world

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This book talks a lot about people’s edges. Well one of Alice and Matt’s key edges is their knowledge of building founding teams. There are very few people if any on the planet who have as much experience building successful founding teams as they do. If you are thinking about starting a company or finding a co-founder,then I highly recommend listening to Matt and Alice share their edge in this book!

If you’re thinking of starting a company, this is a must read!

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Passion for the Entrepreneurial journey shines through and the alternating chapter readings between Alice and Matt keeps things fresh. Crucially it’s always encouraging.

Covers all the key stages for start-ups

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