After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup by Austin, Julia
After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup by Austin, Julia

After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup

Entrepreneurship expert Julia Austin shares battle-tested strategies to help founders and startup joiners build their venture from...
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Author: Julia Austin
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After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup by Austin, Julia

After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup

$77.66
After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup by Austin, Julia

After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup

$77.66
Author: Julia Austin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Entrepreneurship expert Julia Austin shares battle-tested strategies to help founders and startup joiners build their venture from the ground up

So you want to start a company. Or you were crazy enough to join a startup. You had a great idea, you built a prototype, and maybe you even raised some money. Now what?

Julia Austin is here to answer that big question. She has both experienced and observed that the differentiator between the startups that succeed and those that fail is operational excellence. A lot of entrepreneurs are great at the idea part but do not anticipate the details required to actually run and scale a new venture. Drawing on Austin's extensive experience at renowned startups like Akamai, VMware, and DigitalOcean and the hundreds of founders and startups she has educated, coached, and advised, After the Idea is full of time-tested strategies to help founders, investors, and employees navigate the operational challenges of startup ventures, including customer development, scalability, process optimization, team management, and more. This accessible set of techniques is for anyone determined to turn a great idea into a solid success.  


Author: Julia Austin
Publisher: Basic Venture
Published: 06/10/2025
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781541705272

About the Author
Julia Austin is a seasoned operator who has served in leadership roles at several technology startups. She is on the faculty at Harvard Business School and is faculty cochair of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. As a certified executive coach, Austin works exclusively with startup founders. She is an angel investor, serves on startup boards, and advises many founders through her work with several accelerators. She has three daughters and lives in New York City.

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