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Do you wish you could know what to expect as your start-up grows and changes? Discover a clear roadmap that shows you exactly how to advance your business. Does your life as an entrepreneur feel too random and unpredictable? Are you struggling to keep up with the constant changes, challenges and decisions? Howard Love has over 35 years of start-up experience, and he shows you the pattern almost all start-up companies share and it's not the one you expect. As the co-founder of over 15 start-ups and an investor for 50 early stage ventures, Love has learned that start-ups actually unfold in a predictable pattern. In his book, The Start-Up J Curve, Love outlines the six stages of start-up growth, explaining how to avoid pitfalls and the specific steps you can take to ensure success.
About the Author
Howard Love has been starting businesses for more than 30 years, even prior to his graduation from Colgate University in 1983. He has founded or co-founded over 15 companies and invested in over 50 early stage start-ups as an angel investor, including Hotel Tonight, Open Table and Trulia. He has been CEO of several start-ups and has been an advisor to many others. Love has been a lifelong student of entrepreneurship and focused on what makes start-up businesses successful. He has served on numerous public and private company boards and is currently on the board of directors of HotelTonight, FlexJobs, 10 Foot Wave, and Knowingly/Gigaom. Love also owns and is CEO of LoveToKnow, a digital media publisher, which he started in 2004. LoveToKnow has over 30 million monthly visitors to it's various media properties which include LoveToKnow.com, YourDictionary.com, Trails.com and GolfLink.com. Mr. Love has lived in Silicon Valley for the past twenty-five years. For more information, visit howardlove.com.
