Start-up Lessons Learned Along the Way: Our SourceDay Journey is Tom Kieley's and Clint McRee's first-person narrative about launching SourceDay. They write their separate stories, but their journey was (and still is) unmistakably together.
The content is supply chain specific, but the lessons learned are useful to anyone who has the gumption to launch a start-up. If you are an aspiring entrepreneur, or if you just love to read struggles-to-success stories, this book is for you. The following Top Ten Lessons Learned should whet your interest for what is contained within:
Find the right partner
Persistence matters
Hire slow
Fire fast
Develop future leaders
There is more to success than money
Culture and community are forever linked
Develop and nurture a positive "warehouse" culture
In the early stage of a start-up, hire generalists