Szycher's Practical Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Having conceptualized, financed, taken public, run three public companies and founded a sold a fourth over the last 40 years Dr. Szycher is a successful serial entrepreneur who has created substantial value for his shareholders over his career. As Chairman and/or CEO of these companies he was responsible for initial public offerings, acquisitions, product introductions, and spin-outs. To strengthen his capabilities as a entrepreneur and business executive he first obtained his MBA from Suffolk University, supplemented with a strong course of part-time study in business law at Massachusetts School of Law.

Section I Startups under the Microscope 1. Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2. External Factors Affecting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 3. Government Impact on Technology-Based Innovation 4. Entrepreneurial Venture Secret Sauce Section II Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment 5. Entrepreneurial Self-Starters 6. Entrepreneurial Personalities Section III Entrepreneurial Environment 7. Leadership Qualities 8. Communicating Value to Investors 9. Corporate Entrepreneurship 10. Marketing and Marketing Research on a Shoestring Section IV Classical Initial Decisions 11. Strategic Planning for Startups 12. Product-Market Fit 13. Growth strategies 14. Business Law 101 15. If You Cannot Innovate, Copy 16. Corporate Governance Guidelines Section V Exit Strategies, AKA Harvesting 17. Knowledge-Intensive Industries 18. Getting Your Company Ready for an Exit 19. Exit Strategies (Harvesting Options) 20. Alternative Exits: Selling Patents and Software 21. IPO Your Ultimate Exit Strategy