Yes, you can do this! : how women start up, scale up, and build the life they want
(Book)

Includes index.

"From Techstars comes the definitive guide to entrepreneurship for anyone who doesn't fit the mold of what a "typical" CEO is. "It's not always enough to lean-in, because that s* doesn't work all the time."--Michelle Obama, Former US First Lady If the system doesn't make it easy to "lean in," why not create a new system? Written for those looking to make a change in work and the world, the 43% of women who step away from the workforce and are looking for a way back in, and the driven mid-career shifters, in Let's Change the Rules the RulesTechstars Managing Director and startup founder Claudia Reuter breaks down how anyone can start their own company, from the ins and outs of angel funding and venture jargon to mediation and business planning. Reuter speaks with authority, also sharing her own story of both re-entering the workforce and beating the odds to raise capital and become CEO of her own company. Each chapter will end with a resource: checklists for different phases of starting your business, discussion questions, guided financial projections activity, mediation tools, etc This is the playbook every entrepreneur can use to start seeing barriers as opportunities. Let's Change the Rules is a digestible, relatable dose of motivation that's full of strategies for women who want to excel and achieve in business and forge their own path, addressing the 43% of women that Sandberg's book, Lean-In, didn't"--,Provided by publisher.