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There's plenty of resources on the web for entrepreneurs wishing to start companies. However, this book will focus on engineers, and won't go over details such as funding, term sheets, etc. The current outline is:

- Introduction
- Is a startup for you
- Finding the right one
- Interviewing
- Negotiating Compensation
- What to do after you've joined
- When to leave your startup
- Basic financial planning

I've worked for the last 17 years in Silicon Valley, all in startups or pre-IPO companies (one of them was Google).

An excerpt from the book is:
http://piaw.blogspot.com/2009/01/stock-compensation-at-startups.html

Obviously, I don't need money to write the book. However, this is a good way for me to gauge interest by letting people put money where their mouth is, and possibly collect "beta-testers" who would be willing to help me with the proof-reading, etc.

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This project successfully raised its funding goal on February 24.

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You get a copy of the final book, signed by me if requested.

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You get a copy of the final book, in addition to a DRM-free electronic book in Kindle or epub format.

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You get a copy of the final book, a DRM-free electronic book, future updates to the book in DRM-free electronic format, and advanced reader copies in electronic format. If you provide feedback that leads to substantial changes in the book, you get onto the acknowledgments page.

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Piaw Na

Straightpin Sunnyvale, CA

Piaw Na has been cycle touring since 1993. He has led independent trips in his home state of California, and led small groups to many foreign destinations including Scotland, Italy, Austria, France, and Japan. He has participated in organized tours and self-organized trips in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Colorado. He has taught wheel building classes at Google multiple times, and is a League Cycling Instructor (license #1040).

  1. piaw.blogspot.com
  2. books.piaw.net
  3. touring.piaw.net