Are you launching a tech startup and wishing you had a step-by-step guide to help you?Our guest, Shirish Nadkarni, has exactly what you need to succeed with his book, From Startup to Exit: An Insider’s Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business!A serial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni came to the U.S. as a teenager with $25 in his pocket. After graduating from Harvard Business School, he worked at Microsoft where he engineered the $400 million acquisition of Hotmail and launched MSN.com, the world’s leading web portal.Striking out on his own in 1999 at the height of the dot-com boom, he founded TeamOn Systems, an early pioneer of mobile email that was later acquired by BlackBerry.After a family trip to Spain rife with language barrier snafus, Shirish launched the first social language learning app Livemocha and grew it to over 15 million members in 200 different countries before it was acquired by Rosetta Stone.Get your copy of Shirish's book From Startup to Exit here: https://bit.ly/ShirishNadkarniConnect with Shirish on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirishn/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShirishnWatch my video How to Calculate the LTV/CAC ratio here: http://bit.ly/LTVCACRatio00:00 - meet Shirish!07:00 - Shirish's origin story10:35 - Why Shirish left Microsoft in 1999 to launch his first business13:00 - what happened when Shirish left the resources-rich environment of Microsoft to launch a lean startup15:00 - how Shirish pivoted after realizing his MVP was too soon21:40 - always keep a list of companies in your space that are much bigger players and potential acquirers29:00 - what makes a great startup idea35:43 - how to split founder equity40:45 - team acquisition strategies for startups43:20 - why knowing the LTV, CAC and LTV/CAC ratio are so important for startups46:20 - how to manage and lead during a downturn48:00 - why you need to make one big reduction in force instead of small layoffs at a time53:50 - Shirish's desired outcome for his book, From Startup to ExitThank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!Ande ♥Ande Lyonshttp://andelyons.com#videochannelforstartups #howtolaunchatechbusiness #fromstartuptoexitANDELICIOUS RESOURCES:JOIN STARTUP LIFE LIVE MEETUP GROUPGet an alert whenever I post a new show!https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVEAGORAPULSEMy favorite digital marketing dashboard is AGORAPULSE – it’s the best platform to manage your social media posts and presence! Learn more here: http://www.agorapulse.com?via=ande17STARTUP DOX Do you need attorney reviewed legal documents for your startup? I'm a proud community partner of Startup Dox, a new service provided by Selvarajah Law PC which helps you draw out all the essential paperwork needed to kickstart your business in a super cost-effective way. All the legal you’re looking for… only without confusion or frustration. EVERY filing and document comes with an attorney review. You will never do it alone. Visit https://www.thestartupdox.com/ and use my discount code ANDE10 to receive 10% off your order.SPONSORSHIPIf you resonate with the show’s mission of amplifying diverse founder voices while serving first-time found

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