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Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami
"Start-up founder to CEO is a big stretch along the entrepreneurial path. Read this useful, tough-love guidebook, and you will understand why Alisa is such a sought-after start-up coach."
Eric Schurenberg, CEO of Inc. and Fast Company
"As a former start-up founder, I know first-hand how difficult the journey is from founder to CEO. Luckily, entrepreneurs now have an indispensable guidebook. <b><i>From Start-up to Grown-up</i></b> is a great read filled with excellent insights."
Maxine Clark, Founder and Former CEO, Build-a-Bear Workshop, and board director
"Being a start-up CEO is lonely, and the more successfully you grow your company, the lonelier it gets. Alisa's book <b><i>From Start-up to Grown-up</i></b> offers friendly frameworks that will help any start-up founders and all leaders navigate that path with grace."
Kim Scott, Author, 'Radical Candor'
"Alisa wrote the guidebook for defining your own personal operating manual for CEOs. I wish I read this before starting my company. This is a goldmine of resources for every founder to win, and win the right way."
Mert Iseri, founder and CEO, Swipesence
"Alisa is the #1 start-up coach in the world and reading <b><i>From Start-up to Grown-up</i></b> feels like getting coached by her directly. It will help you build your start-up into a world-class company."
Marshall Goldsmith, World's #1 CEO Coach and Thinkers50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World
"<b><i>From Start-up to Grown-up</i></b> is a treasure trove for company leaders of all stripes. It is rich with Alisa's years of battle-tested wisdom and sparkles with her warmth and humanity. Every start-up founder should invest in a copy."
Nir Eyal, angel investor; bestselling author of 'Hooked and Indistractable'
"Alisa's book provides a blueprint for becoming a better leader. It's not just about startups or CEOs - every leader will find bits of wisdom in here! I only wish I had the opportunity to read it sooner in my career."
Andrey Akselrod, cofounder, Smartling and CTO, People.ai
"Finally, I have a comprehensive resource I can give to all aspiring entrepreneurs. Everything you need is in <b><i>From Start-Up to Grown-Up</i></b>, including the templates which are so valuable on their own!"
Mo Bunnell, author 'The Snowball System'
WINNER: Independent Press Award 2022 - Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business
WINNER: International Book Awards 2023 - Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business
WINNER: American Book Fest Best Book Awards 2023 - Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Every start-up founder feels overwhelmed and uncertain at various times. The key to managing the relentless turmoil of a start-up is learning to manage yourself.
From Start-Up to Grown-Up gives you, the founder and CEO of a great start-up, the knowledge and experience that executive coach Alisa Cohn has gained from helping companies such as Etsy, Foursquare, InVision and The Wirecutter become headline names. Growth of your company begins with growth within you. The book provides you with effective and practical ways of maximizing your strengths, defusing your triggers, controlling your self-doubt and building on your motivators. With these self-management tools, you can then turn your attention to managing your team by ensuring the flow of communication and finding the joy of delegation and the soul in meetings. Finally, you gain practical tools for managing the company and ensuring overall effectiveness of your team and strategy, using specific scripts you need to have delicate or difficult conversations.
Filled with stories drawn from the author's experience, From Start-Up to Grown-Up helps you build a company with a set of core values that everybody lives by and where everyone shares a vision of where the company is going and how to get there.
- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Section - ONE: Managing You;
- Chapter - 01: Your Start-Up Self;
- Chapter - 02: Be the Boss of You;
- Section - TWO: Managing Them;
- Chapter - 03: Why Should Anyone Follow You?;
- Chapter - 04: Cultural Conceptions (and Misconceptions);
- Chapter - 05: Hiring and Firing;
- Section - THREE: Managing the Company;
- Chapter - 06: Growing and Growing Up;
- Chapter - 07: Smooth Operations;
- Chapter - 08: Managing the Board;
- Chapter - 09: Cofounder Care and Feeding;
- Chapter - 10: Your New Workplace;
- Chapter - 11: Conclusion