Sizing Up a Start-Up: Decoding the New Frontier of Career Opportunities
Author: Daniel S. Rippy, Matt Kursh
List Price: $16.00
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ISBN: 073820353X
Publisher: Perseus Publishing (August, 2000)
Sales Rank: 168,426
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 2 out of 5
Boring!
Frankly, I don't think its worth the money. Some decent facts in here but not too interesting- but it might put you to sleep.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Start Me Up!
Sizing Up a Start-Up is a great read for anyone considering a career move. Rippy uses quotes from start-up veterans along with his own experiences to accurately describe the work environment, management expectations and life cycle of a start-up. He ties these subjects together by asking the reader "What is your risk tolerance?" and "What do you value in a career?". After determining if a start-up is right for you, you can then read on to gain important interviewing and salary negotiating tips. Rippy stresses the value of researching a company before an interview and gives heads-up and specific advice about what types of questions you should and should not ask in an interview. Next, Dan discusses what one could expect from a typical compensation package at a start-up. Unlike other books, Rippy takes this subject one step further and outlines strategies to not only maximize, but also value your compensation package.
As a recent graduate from a leading MBA program, I personally found this book to be insightful and helpful during my job selection process. It helped me prepare better and more though provoking questions during the interviews, negotiate better compensation packages, and more importantly, make a decision that I will be happy with in the next few years.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A wealth of useful information and insight for entrepreneurs
Sizing Up A Start-Up: Decoding The New Frontier Of Career Opportunities offer the reader invaluable, practical methods for making sound employment and career decisions in the new high-tech communications industries, with particular reference to the so called "dot.com" companies. Daniel Rippy shows how to distinguish a company poised to succeed from one doomed to collapse. Sizing Up A Start-Up is "must" reading for job seekers, and has a wealth of useful information and insight for entrepreneurs and investors considering the commercial viability of high-tech industries.
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