<p><b>The tools and insight you need to build a tech startup from the ground up</b></p> <p>Most technology startups never make it to the funding stage, and only about 10 percent of those that are venture-backed generate positive returns for their investors. An even smaller number of startup founders enjoy a successful exit.</p> <p><i>The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide</i> covers the major phases in a technology company’s lifecycle, helping entrepreneurs avoid common pitfalls and survive crises when they strike. It guides you from the initial bootstrapping process through venture-capital financing and provides valuable advice on how to sell a technology company profitably—even in a bad economic environment.</p> <p><b>Bernd Schoner, PhD</b>, worked in the Physics and Media Group and the Things-That-Think research consortium at the MIT Media Laboratory, where he received his PhD. He cofounded and sold the high-tech startup ThingMagic to Trimble Navigation, a multibillion-dollar public technology company, where he now serves as VP of Business Development.</p>