"Gumpert successfully captures a significant shift in the way leading entrepreneurs are launching companies and attracting investors."
John R. Thorne, Morgenthaler Professor of Entrepreneurship, Carnegie Mellon University

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Here's what experts are saying about  "How to Really Start Your Own Business"

"Gumpert's how-to book on starting a business is simply the best. No would-be entrepreneur should launch a business before reading this book."
- William D. Bygrave, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Babson College

"I've never read a business startup manual that was more concise and easy to use. Gumpert writes in plain easy-to-understand English and he doesn't waste your time."
- Laurel Touby, Founder and CEO, Mediabistro.com

"From concept to managing quick growth, this book is the step-by-step guide to becoming an accomplished entrepreneur."
- Jimmy Calana, founder, CareerTrack

"The best book I have read on the process of starting a new business...I intend to make it required reading for my entrepreneurial studies students."
- Bernard A. Tenenbaum, Former Director and Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Fairleigh Dickinson University