Startup Management Primer

As the title suggests, Startup Management Primer, is written  
for the fortunate individuals who have opportunity to    
manage a startup venture. The slate is clean. The venture  
will become what you make it. So, what do you do to make  
sure your new company is successful?

Your company may perform rocket science, but manage-  
ment of the company is not. Like all management, startup
management gets down to basic, understandable basics
that too many entrepreneurs ignore until they are replaced
by the investors for someone who can manage effectively.
The following is sample from the book introduction

You are an entrepreneur working to start a business and are unsure
about how to build your new company. You are not about to admit to the
investors, but after you cross the big hurdle – getting funded – then
what? Typically, you have enlisted cronies to help run the company.
Why not? These are individuals you know. You know their strengths
and weaknesses. They are, hopefully, loyal to you. How well you do in
managing the business is dependent on yours and the cronies’
management skills. But, more often than not, you will be replaced by a
CEO selected by the investors to do what you failed to do – effectively
manage the company.
  The alternative is to establish and implement an effective
management system that allows you to skip the “entrepreneur to
manager” stage and grow the company seamlessly. But how?