TY - GEN AU - Sethi, Anil TI - From science to stat up : the inside track of technology entrepreneurship SN - 978-3-319-30422-9 U1 - 338.04/Set PY - 2016/// CY - Switzerland PB - Copernicus KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Small business KW - Technological innovations - economic aspects N1 - Table of contents (12 chapters) Prologue Sethi, Anil Pages 1-2 Preview Are You Meant to Be an Entrepreneur? Sethi, Anil Pages 3-15 Ideas to Shoot and Root for Sethi, Anil Pages 17-38 Technology Evaluation: Is It Ripe for Commercialisation? Sethi, Anil Pages 39-54 The Team: Recognising the Red Flags Sethi, Anil Pages 55-101 Patents: Whys and Hows, Protection Strategies for Your Innovation Sethi, Anil Pages 103-123 Investors: Choosing the Right Ones, Getting Them Interested Sethi, Anil Pages 125-164 Closing the Deal and Getting the Funding Sethi, Anil Pages 165-188 Exit: Opportunity to Convert Equity to Wealth Sethi, Anil Pages 189-196 Technologies That Made It: And How Sethi, Anil Pages 197-217 The Golden Era of Entrepreneurship: Putting It into Perspective Sethi, Anil Pages 219-229 The Inside Track: What Drives Entrepreneurs and What They Won’t Admit Sethi, Anil Pages 231-239 Read this book on SpringerLink N2 - This book charts the experiences, pitfalls and knowledge behind leading scientific ideas to successful startups. Written by one of Switzerland's top serial entrepreneurs, this book is a must-read for scientists and academicians who want to see their idea turn into a product and change the market. It is also pertinent for finance and business professionals who aspire to become technology entrepreneurs. Starting with personal qualities of an entrepreneur, Anil Sethi discusses successful ideas, technology evaluation, team formation, patents and investor expectations. To guide the entrepreneur, this book also analyzes deal closing, equity conversion and ideal exit strategies to follow. Ultimately Anil Sethi reveals the 'inside track' which helps understand what drives entrepreneurs and what they wouldn't admit ER -