Description
Book SynopsisAlisa Cohn is an executive coach based in New York City, New York who helps start-up founders mature into world-class CEOs. She has coached the founders of Etsy, Foursquare, Venmo, InVision, Tory Burch, Mack Weldon and The Wirecutter. She has spoken at the IBM Digital Summit, KPMG Leadership Summit, the Inc. Women's Summit and the OpenView CEO Summit. She writes regularly for
Harvard Business Review,
Forbes.com and
Inc.com. She was named the #1 Startup Coach in the world at the 2019 Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Awards in London and one of the Top 30 Global Gurus for Startups of 2020.
Trade Review"The Miami tech movement has been born and bred out of an innovative and collaborative spirit.
From Start-up to Grown-up is an incredible resource to help the founders who are building our ecosystem grow as their companies scale." * 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.
From Start-up to Grown-up 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
From Start-up to Grown-up 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
From Start-up to Grown-up 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 *
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From Start-up to Grown-up 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
From Start-Up to Grown-Up, including the templates which are so valuable on their own!" * Mo Bunnell, author 'The Snowball System' *
Table of Contents
- 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
