Title: High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People
Author: Elad Gil
Publication date: July 17, 2018 (Stripe Press)
Pages: 344 (hardcover)
Value for PMs & founders (problem it solves)
A tactical playbook for post-PMF hypergrowth: the CEO’s job, board management, hiring/managing executives, M&A, IPOs, and late-stage financing, plus interviews with top operators and investors.
Summary
Chapters span the role of the CEO, managing the board, recruiting & talent, product org, marketing/PR, late-stage finance, M&A, IPO, and an appendix of “things to say no to.” A public TOC and several excerpts are available online.
3 community-reported takeaways (with sources)
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Hypergrowth means a new company every 6–12 months—expect reorgs and evolving exec roles. SoBrief
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Executive hiring is non-negotiable—build a repeatable recruiting machine and don’t compromise on bar. LinkedIn
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Be IPO-ready early—governance, controls, and board complexity rise as you scale. Y Combinator
Buy online (international)
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Stripe Press (publisher page). press.stripe.com
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Amazon (US) — hardcover. Amazon
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Bookshop.org — hardcover. Bookshop
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Barnes & Noble (US) — hardcover listing. Barnes & Noble
Author of Impact Factories / Co-founder of Shy Robotics and Product Whys / Head of Product at Dassault Systèmes / Engineer passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship
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