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Freelancer to Startup

Nach einem erfolgreichen Markteinstieg eines Geschäftsmodell gilt es, diesen Erfolg zu bewältigen und in ein gesundes Wachstum zu überführen. Diese Phase sorgt häufig für einschneidende Veränderungen des Unternehmens. Dieses Buch ist die ultimative Anleitung zum gesunden Wachsen. Es zeigt auf, wo es als nächstes 'wehtun' wird und dass diese Schmerzen zur Entwicklung vieler Unternehmen dazugehören. Es zeigt aber auch, welche Stellschrauben die Schmerzen lindern oder erst gar nicht entstehen lassen.

Nach einem erfolgreichen Markteinstieg eines Geschäftsmodell gilt es, diesen Erfolg zu bewältigen und in ein gesundes Wachstum zu überführen. Diese Phase sorgt häufig für einschneidende Veränderungen des Unternehmens. Dieses Buch ist die ultimative Anleitung zum gesunden Wachsen. Es zeigt auf, wo es als nächstes »wehtun« wird und dass diese Schmerzen zur Entwicklung vieler Unternehmen dazugehören. Es zeigt aber auch, welche Stellschrauben die Schmerzen lindern oder erst gar nicht entstehen lassen.

Wie Unternehmen wachsen, ohne daran zu zerbrechen

Growth Pain

Story First. Business Second. richtet sich an alle, die beruflich Wirkung erzielen wollen - unabhängig von Branche, Position oder Unternehmensgröße. In einer Welt, die von Informationen überflutet wird, reicht es nicht mehr aus, Fakten aneinanderzureihen. Menschen entscheiden nicht aufgrund von Zahlen, sondern aufgrund der Bedeutung, die sie darin erkennen. Jede überzeugende Entscheidung, jede tragfähige Marke und jede erfolgreiche Veränderung beginnt mit einer klaren inneren Story.

Im Zentrum des Buches steht die Erkenntnis, dass Geschichten keine Erfindung sind, sondern die Form, in der wir Sinn erkennen. Story ist kein Marketinginstrument und kein kreatives Extra, sondern die Grundlage dafür, ob eine Idee verstanden und getragen wird. Das Buch lädt dazu ein, die eigene innere Logik zu hinterfragen: Wo entsteht Klarheit? Was schafft Vertrauen? Und warum folgen Menschen nicht Argumenten, sondern Geschichten, die logisch und emotional stimmig sind?

Besonders für Startups, Gründende und Menschen in dynamischen Organisationen wird sichtbar, wie entscheidend eine klare Story ist. In kurzer Zeit müssen komplexe Entscheidungen getroffen, Produkte erklärt und andere mitgenommen werden. Gleichzeitig sind die Inhalte bewusst so angelegt, dass sie in jedem beruflichen Kontext wirken. Überall dort, wo Orientierung gefragt ist, braucht es eine Geschichte, die erklärt, warum etwas wichtig ist und wohin es führt.

Das Buch beschreibt Schritt für Schritt, wie sich die innere Erzählung eines Unternehmens oder Projekts herausarbeiten lässt. Es zeigt, wo Bedeutung entsteht, wie Komplexität reduziert wird und wie aus verstreuten Fakten eine Geschichte wächst, die trägt. So wird sichtbar, wie ein narrativer Kern entsteht, der Entscheidungen leitet, Teams verbindet und nach außen Orientierung gibt. Eine starke Story muss dabei nicht laut sein, sondern klar.

Zahlreiche Beispiele aus Startups, Technologie, Kultur und Unternehmensführung machen die Inhalte greifbar. Sie zeigen, wie Unternehmen durch konsequente Storyarbeit wachsen, wie sie Investoren überzeugen, Produkte entwickeln, die Menschen wirklich wollen, und Veränderungen gestalten, ohne unnötige Widerstände zu erzeugen. Die Beispiele stammen bewusst aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum, um die Prinzipien nahbar und übertragbar zu machen.

Story First. Business Second. ist kein Kreativhandbuch, sondern ein Kompass. Das Buch hilft dabei, den Kern der eigenen Arbeit sichtbar zu machen und so zu kommunizieren, dass andere folgen wollen. Eine klare Story macht Unternehmen nicht lauter, sondern wirksamer. Sie schafft Fokus, stärkt Entscheidungen und eröffnet Wege, die zuvor unsichtbar waren - kompakt, verständlich und direkt im beruflichen Alltag anwendbar.

Unternehmen führen mit Bedeutung: Wie Storytelling Strategie, Kultur und Wachstum verbindet

Story First. Business Second

The Untold Story of Steve Jobs's Wilderness Years—and the Creation of a Legend In 1985, Steve Jobs—the brilliant, volatile founder of Apple Computer—walked out of his company's headquarters, fired from the very corporation he had created. What happened next would transform not only his life and career, but the future of technology itself. For twelve years, from 1985 to 1997, Jobs wandered the business wilderness with his new venture, NeXT. It was a period of spectacular failures, near-bankruptcy, and brutal humiliation. But out of this crucible of defeat emerged the visionary leader who would go on to create the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, transforming Apple into the most valuable company on earth. Drawing on previously unpublished materials and new interviews with the key players, Geoffrey Cain reveals the untold story of Steve Jobs's "lost decade"—the formative years that shaped the icon we thought we knew. With unprecedented access to unbroadcast footage of Jobs in NeXT meetings, private company documents, and interviews with his closest colleagues, Cain offers the definitive account of how failure transformed a brash wunderkind into a true business genius. This is the story of how Steve Jobs learned to lead, how he discovered the power of focus, and how a spectacular failure became the foundation for one of the greatest comebacks in business history. It is nothing less than the missing piece in the legend of Steve Jobs.

The Untold Story of Steve Jobs's Wilderness Years—and the Creation of a Legend In 1985, Steve Jobs—the brilliant, volatile founder of Apple Computer—walked out of his company's headquarters, fired from the very corporation he had created. What happened next would transform not only his life and career, but the future of technology itself. For twelve years, from 1985 to 1997, Jobs wandered the business wilderness with his new venture, NeXT. It was a period of spectacular failures, near-bankruptcy, and brutal humiliation. But out of this crucible of defeat emerged the visionary leader who would go on to create the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, transforming Apple into the most valuable company on earth. Drawing on previously unpublished materials and new interviews with the key players, Geoffrey Cain reveals the untold story of Steve Jobs's "lost decade"—the formative years that shaped the icon we thought we knew. With unprecedented access to unbroadcast footage of Jobs in NeXT meetings, private company documents, and interviews with his closest colleagues, Cain offers the definitive account of how failure transformed a brash wunderkind into a true business genius. This is the story of how Steve Jobs learned to lead, how he discovered the power of focus, and how a spectacular failure became the foundation for one of the greatest comebacks in business history. It is nothing less than the missing piece in the legend of Steve Jobs.

The Untold Story of NeXt and the Remaking of an American Visionary

Steve Jobs in Exile

There is a leadership skill no one taught you--yet it determines the quality of every decision you make.Leaders are trained to have answers, drive alignment, and persuade others to move forward. But in today's environment, those scripts are persistently working against them. The more leaders push their message, the less progress they actually make. The result: missed signals, shallow alignment, and decisions made without the full picture.The leaders who outperform are not the most persuasive. Instead, they are the ones who know how to discover what others don't yet know how to say.In Winning Without Persuading, Esther Choy--founder of the Leadership Story Lab--offers a radically different approach to leadership: one built on curiosity, story discovery, and the ability to uncover the hidden information that drives better decisions, stronger trust, and lasting change.The real leadership power lies in learning how to find the stories that change everything.Through her T² principle--Transaction × Transformation--Choy shows how every interaction can achieve immediate outcomes while also reshaping how people think, contribute, and lead.You'll learn how to: <ul><li>Make better decisions by uncovering what your team isn't saying--before it's too late</li><li>Use curiosity to access insights, risks, and opportunities that persuasion alone will not reveal</li><li>Create interpersonal connections that enable people to feel seen, speak up, and stay--strengthening engagement, retention, and team performance</li><li>Ask the questions that surface original, high-value thinking--not rehashed answers</li><li>Lead with clarity, human insight, and authentic voice in an age where AI can generate answers--but not understanding</li></ul> In a world where everyone is talking, the leaders who stand out are the ones who know how to see, hear, and uncover what others miss.

Are you a sage on the stage---or a guide on the side?  Good leaders are one. Great leaders are both.

A New Framework for Leading with Curiosity and Story Discovery

Winning Without Persuading

A revealing look at the decline in formal employment in favor of hiring contractors, freelancers, temps, and marginal workers, who are excluded from traditional benefits and career ladders. Companies cannot exist without workers, but they are increasingly reluctant to have employees. Instead of providing the benefits and protections that have traditionally come with employee status, businesses are turning to tactics that let them treat people as interchangeable parts, to be used and discarded as needed. Drawing on an original survey of over 6,000 workers, Disposable Workers reveals the striking extent of this transformation across the occupational hierarchy, affecting everyone from janitors to nurses. Paul Osterman identifies three distinct categories of disposable workers: contractors, freelancers, and marginal employees. The marginal category, unique to Osterman's analysis, describes workers who are employees from a narrow legal standpoint but are held at arm's length by their firm-left without job security, skill training, or opportunities for promotion. Many low-wage service workers toil in marginal jobs, but so do white-collar professionals such as adjunct university faculty and staff attorneys at law firms. When the three categories are added up, they account for more than 35 percent of the American workforce. Not all disposable workers object to their arrangements. But most contractors and marginal employees would prefer standard employment, and there is a significant cost to their current status. In response, Disposable Workers offers a range of policy recommendations, including mechanisms to prevent over-reliance on contracting and freelancing as well as reforms to improve job quality for part-timers and marginal employees. As the deconstruction of employment affects more and more workers, the importance of such measures will only grow.

The Transformation of Employment

Disposable Workers

The pocket MBA for entrepreneurial moms and women of color&nbsp;who want to build a business from scratch, overcome financial obstacles, and shift the trajectory of their life, from a globally recognized entrepreneur, business coach, and digital educator. While starting a new business is hard for everyone—half close their doors within the first five years—it’s even harder for female entrepreneurs. Ellie Diop, founder and CEO of Ellievated Academy, Fully Funded Co., and Mommy to Millionaire, intimately knows the barriers that historically have kept women from economic freedom. She also knows how to overcome them.&nbsp; From starting her business with a single $1,200 stimulus check in 2020, to becoming a self-made millionaire in her very first year, Ellie has mastered the art of life changing entrepreneurial success—and now, with Girl, Start that Business!, she’s ready to share those secrets.&nbsp; The strategies within these pages are battle tested: Ellie has turned thousands of her clients into profitable business owners. And she’s done so by meeting them where they are. Ellie knows many women are starting from zero—no money, no business plan, no customers. What they do have is a great idea, hustle, heart, and street savvy. This non-judgmental, sassy, and whip-smart pocket MBA is what female entrepreneurs need to turn their dreams into life-changing reality.&nbsp; Let’s go, girl, start that business today!

The pocket MBA for entrepreneurial moms and women of color&nbsp;who want to build a business from scratch, overcome financial obstacles, and shift the trajectory of their life, from a globally recognized entrepreneur, business coach, and digital educator. While starting a new business is hard for everyone—half close their doors within the first five years—it’s even harder for female entrepreneurs. Ellie Diop, founder and CEO of Ellievated Academy, Fully Funded Co., and Mommy to Millionaire, intimately knows the barriers that historically have kept women from economic freedom. She also knows how to overcome them.&nbsp; From starting her business with a single $1,200 stimulus check in 2020, to becoming a self-made millionaire in her very first year, Ellie has mastered the art of life changing entrepreneurial success—and now, with Girl, Start that Business!, she’s ready to share those secrets.&nbsp; The strategies within these pages are battle tested: Ellie has turned thousands of her clients into profitable business owners. And she’s done so by meeting them where they are. Ellie knows many women are starting from zero—no money, no business plan, no customers. What they do have is a great idea, hustle, heart, and street savvy. This non-judgmental, sassy, and whip-smart pocket MBA is what female entrepreneurs need to turn their dreams into life-changing reality.&nbsp; Let’s go, girl, start that business today!

The Foolproof Plan to Turn Your Idea into Income and Change Your Life

Girl, Start That Business!

How to Start Your Own Lawn Mowing Company, With a Small Investment

Lawn Mowing for a Living

A novel framework for how entrepreneurs can use Bayesian reasoning to make decisions. This edited volume introduces and explores the concept of Bayesian entrepreneurship, a novel framework for understanding entrepreneurial decision-making under uncertainty. It brings together contributions from leading scholars to examine how entrepreneurs form beliefs about opportunities, learn through experimentation, and make strategic decisions. The Bayesian approach emphasizes the critical interaction between an entrepreneur’s prior beliefs and their capacity for learning and experimentation to update those beliefs. This dynamic process allows entrepreneurs to formulate and test theories about value creation and capture, attract resources and capabilities, and implement effective entrepreneurial strategies. The volume is organized around four key themes: <ul><li>the foundations and distinguishing features of Bayesian entrepreneurship </li><li>how entrepreneurs form and update prior beliefs in entrepreneurial decision-making</li><li>the role of experimentation and learning in entrepreneurial strategy</li><li>applications to entrepreneurship education and practice</li></ul> Bayesian Entrepreneurship offers both theoretical contributions advancing our understanding of entrepreneurial decision-making and practical insights for entrepreneurs and educators.

A novel framework for how entrepreneurs can use Bayesian reasoning to make decisions. This edited volume introduces and explores the concept of Bayesian entrepreneurship, a novel framework for understanding entrepreneurial decision-making under uncertainty. It brings together contributions from leading scholars to examine how entrepreneurs form beliefs about opportunities, learn through experimentation, and make strategic decisions. The Bayesian approach emphasizes the critical interaction between an entrepreneur’s prior beliefs and their capacity for learning and experimentation to update those beliefs. This dynamic process allows entrepreneurs to formulate and test theories about value creation and capture, attract resources and capabilities, and implement effective entrepreneurial strategies. The volume is organized around four key themes: <ul><li>the foundations and distinguishing features of Bayesian entrepreneurship </li><li>how entrepreneurs form and update prior beliefs in entrepreneurial decision-making</li><li>the role of experimentation and learning in entrepreneurial strategy</li><li>applications to entrepreneurship education and practice</li></ul> Bayesian Entrepreneurship offers both theoretical contributions advancing our understanding of entrepreneurial decision-making and practical insights for entrepreneurs and educators.

Bayesian Entrepreneurship

How most investing decisions differ from what the data say works—and how replacing myth with measurement can improve outcomes. The Accidental Venture Capitalist examines how early-stage investment decisions are actually made—and why so many of them diverge from what the evidence says should work. Written by an academic-turned-venture capitalist Scott Shane, the book sits at the intersection of rigorous research and lived investing experience. Its central premise is simple but uncomfortable: in venture capital, folklore and intuition dominate practice, even though decades of empirical research offer more reliable guidance on selection, pricing, portfolio construction, and incentives. The book follows the full arc of the venture process, from fund design and deal sourcing to valuation, syndication, follow-on investing, governance, and exits. Each chapter takes a familiar maxim—“bet on the jockey,” “do more diligence,” “double down on winners”—and tests it against large-sample academic evidence and real investment outcomes. Shane’s analysis is grounded in power-law economics, behavioral decision-making, and incentive alignment. And he is transparent about mistakes as well as successes, treating his own funds as a living laboratory rather than a victory lap. The book also offers practical tools—checklists, heuristics, simple models—that translate evidence into decisions investors can actually implement.

Why Evidence Beats Instinct in Early-Stage Investing

The Accidental Venture Capitalist

Business Playbooks

Wie du an Risikokapital kommst und wann du es lieber sein lässt

Fatal Capital

Most innovation advice breaks down when technology leads the market.
For decades, we've been taught that innovation starts with customer validation, empathy maps, and rapid feedback loops. That approach works when problems are well understood and solutions are incremental. But it quietly fails when feedback loops are slow, expensive, or nonexistent, when the technology itself must exist before customers can even imagine what is possible.
Build First, Market Later is a contrarian but practical book for engineers, technical founders, and system builders working at the edge of what is possible. It explains why breakthrough innovation rarely starts with market demand, why customers often cannot articulate needs for capabilities that do not yet exist, and why the most important innovations emerge from building first, then engaging the market when it is ready.
This book is not a rejection of Lean Startup or design thinking. It is an explanation of their limits, and a guide to when different innovation methods actually apply.
Drawing on examples ranging from lasers and semiconductors to software platforms, AI systems, medical technology, and open-source infrastructure, Farhad Abtahi shows how innovation fails not because of bad ideas, but because of misordered steps. Validation without physics. Stories without systems. Markets consulted before capabilities exist.
Build First, Market Later does not offer a recipe. It offers something more useful: a way to reason about innovation when the usual playbooks stop working.
If you are optimizing features, this book is not for you.
If you are building something that has never existed before, it is.

The Engineers Argument for Breakthrough Innovation

Build First, Market Later

Vertrau auf dich. Baue deine Marke auf. Verwirkliche deinen Traum

What's Your Story? – Erzähl deine Geschichte

Gig to Growth

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