{"product_id":"build-the-damn-thing-how-to-start-a-successful-business-if-youre-not-a-rich-white-guy-9798217182442","title":"Build the Damn Thing: How to Start a Successful Business If You're Not a Rich White Guy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller featured in\u003ci\u003e Bloomberg, Fast Company, Masters of Scale, the Motley Fool, Marketplace \u003c\/i\u003eand more\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn indispensable guide to building a startup and breaking down the barriers for diverse entrepreneurs from the visionary venture capitalist and pioneering entrepreneur Kathryn Finney. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuild the Damn Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is a hard-won, battle-tested guide for every entrepreneur who the establishment has left out. Finney, an investor and startup champion, explains how to build a business from the ground up, from developing a business plan to finding investors, growing a team, and refining a product. Finney empowers entrepreneurs to take advantage of their unique networks and resources; arms readers with responses to investors who say, \"great pitch but I just don't do Black women\"; and inspires them to overcome naysayers while remaining \"100% That B*tch.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Don't wait for the system to let you in--break down the door and build \u003ci\u003eyour\u003c\/i\u003e damn thing. For all the Builders striving to build their businesses in a world that has overlooked and underestimated them: this is the essential guide to knowing, breaking, remaking and building your own rules of entrepreneurship in a startup and investing world designed for and by the \"Entitleds.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Finney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217182442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTech pioneer and investor Kathryn Finney is the founder and CEO of Genius Guild, a venture capital fund and studio. As the founder of social enterprise digitalundivided and its groundbreaking ProjectDiane report, Kathryn has invested in dozens of startups and venture funds led by founders and investors of color. Kathryn started digitalundivided after selling her company The Budget Fashionista, and she was one of the first Black women to have a successful seven-figure internet startup exit. A Yale-trained epidemiologist, she has been recognized for her pivotal work by the Aspen Institute, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEBONY, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kathryn Finney \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48229128896669,"sku":"9798217182442","price":34.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_55ee9def-196d-4f67-8add-d6aaa24bae4f.jpg?v=1778575950","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/build-the-damn-thing-how-to-start-a-successful-business-if-youre-not-a-rich-white-guy-9798217182442","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}