Yes, You Can Do This! How Women Start Up, Scale Up, and Build The Life They Want
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
From Techstars comes a definitive guide to entrepreneurship for those who don't fit the typical CEO mold. Recognizing that "leaning in" isn't always effective, this book encourages creating new systems for change. It's aimed at the 43% of women who leave the workforce and seek re-entry, as well as driven mid-career shifters. The Managing Director of Techstars and startup founder Claudia Reuter offers insights into starting a company, covering angel funding, venture jargon, mediation, and business planning. Drawing from her personal journey of re-entering the workforce and successfully raising capital to become a CEO, Reuter provides authoritative guidance. Each chapter concludes with practical resources, including checklists for various business phases, discussion questions, financial projection activities, and mediation tools. This playbook empowers entrepreneurs to view barriers as opportunities. It serves as a relatable source of motivation, filled with strategies for women aspiring to excel in business and carve their own paths, addressing the needs of those overlooked by previous narratives.
