ENTREPRENEURS: Howard Love – The Startup J-Curve
The Start-Up J Curve: The Six Steps to Entrepreneurial Success
Entrepreneurs who have read early drafts of The Start-Up J Curve responded, ”I wish I had this book years ago.” At the Game Changer Network, we agree. The Start-Up J Curve gives entrepreneurs the tools they need to get through the early challenges so they can reach the primary value creation that lies beyond.
Listen to this 57-minute interview with Howard Love – Entrepreneur, Author, and Angel Investor. will help you navigate the murky waters of the startup journey. If you don’t have time now, join the Game Changer Network and listen on demand to any of our 300+ interviews on leadership, growth, innovation, entrepreneurialism and more.
A start-up unfolds in a predictable pattern; the more aware entrepreneurs are of this pattern, the better able they will be to capitalize on it. Author Howard Love calls this pattern the start-up J Curve: The toughest part of the endeavor is the time between the actual start of a new business and when the product and model are firmly established.
Howard Love brings thirty-five years of start-up experience to this comprehensive guide to starting a business. He outlines the six predictable stages of start-up growth and details the activities that should be undertaken at each stage to ensure success and to avoid common pitfalls. Instead of feeling lost and confused after a setback, start-up founders and investors can anticipate the challenges, overcome the obstacles, and ride the curve to the top.
He has founded or co-founded over 15 businesses and invested in over 50 startups including:
- Inmark Development, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO. Sold to Rogue Wave (IPO, Board Member)
- MarketHome – Chairman & Investor. Acquired by ClickAction (Board Member)
- GetawayZone – Co-Founder, Investor. Acquired by Expedia
- PageWise – Co-Founder, Investor & Chairman. Acquired by Demand Media
- FlexJobs – Co-Founder, Investor & Chairman
- LoveToKnow – Founder/Owner, Chairman & CEO (Recently acquired Trails.com)
- Knowingly – Co-Founder & Chairman
Love is also an Angel Investor in companies such as:
- Trulia – Angel Investment
- HotelTonight – Angel Investment, Board Member
- GigaOm – Chairman of the Board & Investor
- iSpotTV – Angel Investment
- Liftopia – Angel Investment
- Titan Aerospace (acquired by Google) – Angel investment
- Array Healthcare Solutions – Angel Investment
Howard Love was born in Detroit in 1960, and attended Phillips Exeter Academy (1974-1978) and Colgate University (1978-1983). He completed his first Ironman competition at the age of 51 in Lake Placid, NY. Love resides in Silicon Valley, CA.
His website is www.howardlove.com/
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