Startup Business Guide

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## Contents

Introduction

 * What is this book?

 * Who is this for?

 * Why am I creating this?

 * Are there more guides?

Business analysis

 * 2x2 grid for business

 * Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)

 * Business Model Canvas (BMC)

 * Cause-and-effect diagram (a.k.a fishbone diagram)

 * Eisenhower decision matrix

 * Five Whys analysis

 * Flowchart

 * Futurespective

 * Gantt chart

 * Good Enough For Now (GEFN)

 * Growth-share matrix (a.k.a. BGG matrix)

 * Mind map

 * Organizational chart

 * SWOT analysis

 * Thinking hats

 * Venn diagram

Idioms

 * Ahead of the pack

 * Barking up the wrong tree

 * Big picture

 * Boil the ocean

 * Buy-in

 * Firefighting mode

 * Get on the front foot

 * Have a think

 * In full swing

 * Low-hanging fruit

 * On the bench

 * On the radar

 * Out of scope

 * Over the horizon

 * Put a pin in it

 * Putting the cart before the horse

 * Quick wins

 * Red tape

 * Shoulder to shoulder

 * Skin in the game

 * Stretch goal

 * Swoop and poop

 * Take the bull by the horns

 * The ball is in your court

 * The proof is in the pudding

 * Think outside of the box

 * Touch base

 * Unknown unknowns

 * Win-win

 * Winner take all

Aphorisms

 * Brooks' Law

 * Conway's Law

 * Gresham’s Law

 * Hyrum’s Law

 * Metcalfe's Law

 * Moore's Law

 * The Law of Demos (Kapor's Law)

 * The Law of Supply and Demand

 * The Law of Conservation of Complexity (Tesler's Law)

 * The Law of Large Numbers

 * The Pareto Principle (The 80/20 Rule)

 * The Principle of Least Knowledge (The Law of Demeter)

 * Chesterton's fence

 * The Tragedy of the Commons

 * Sunk cost fallacy

Entrepreneur quotations

 * Culture eats strategy for breakfast

 * Execution eats strategy for lunch

 * A startup is a company that is confused

Innovation quotations

 * A rising tide lifts all boats

 * Look for the people who want to change the world

 * See things in the present, even if they are in the future

UI/UX design quotations

 * Learn early, learn often

 * Make mistakes faster

 * Perfect is the enemy of good

Project management quotations

 * Move fast and break things

 * Ideas are easy, implementation is hard

 * Data beats emotions

Soft skills

 * How to ask for help

 * How to collaborate

 * How to find a mentor

 * How to influence people

 * How to manage expectations

 * How to work with stakeholders

 * How to get feedback

 * How to give feedback

Conclusion

 * About the editor

 * About the AI

 * About the ebook

 * About related projects