Book description
A no-holds-barred look into the minds, motivations, and machinations of how investors and founders team up to build a successful startup, debated in a brazenly honest way by two of the best in the business.?People imagine that the best way for founders to build billion-dollar startups is to team up with venture capitalists. The founder brings the vision and drive, the investor brings the money and years of experience, and both benefit from each other's expertise.This is a mirage, and one that both founders and investors unconsciously create to avoid some hard truths. It starts from a good place--the desire for success is the same--and yet the journey is long, and motivations are wildly different. So different, in fact, that even their respective definitions of success wildly diverge. The result is that they often find themselves at odds while simultaneously believing the other just doesn't get it. Misunderstanding, mistrust, boardroom drama, fired founders, and failed companies are the result.For the partnership to work as smoothly as possible (which may not be so smoothly), they need to understand what is going on in the other's head. Why does the founder respond so badly when the investor pushes to grow faster? Why doesn't the investor want to sell the company for a seemingly great return? What are the motivations behind their behavior?Founder Elizabeth Zalman and investor Jerry Neumann lay bare these insider motivations, based on decades of experience, inhabiting their roles in this one-of-a-kind book. Zalman and Neumann square off, providing a brazenly honest debate on how startups are built, broken, and fought over throughout a company's lifecycle: Building relationships Raising money Scaling the business Working together on the board of directors Exiting the business
Predator
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Dez North
Changing the tone of the sound on ListenBook Pro adds a personal touch to my experience. This app's convenience has made reading a priority in my busy schedule.
Darth 44
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SkyGod
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Lady In Red
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Classy Luck
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White Snare
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Iron Butterfly
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Automatic Slicer
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Sassy Muffin
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Washer
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Bat Magenta
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Gr8 Flick
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Dancing Madman
The app's versatility in audio downloading is impressive. It's a one-stop solution for all my content. Sharing audiobooks with friends is a bonding experience made easy through AirDrop and sharing options.
Murmur
With ListenBook, I can enjoy my audiobooks with enhanced sound quality and personalized settings. With ListenBook, every moment is an opportunity to explore new stories and gain knowledge.
Princess Dove
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Soda Delirium
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience