The Center for Disruptive Market Research aims to provide research support for Northeastern University-affiliated founders and their ventures.
Entrepreneurship
- PitchBook This link opens in a new windowStartups & the venture capital (VC) & private equity (PE) firms that invest in them.
- Business Plans Handbook (Gale Cengage) This link opens in a new windowActual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans.
- O'Reilly for Higher Education Ebooks This link opens in a new windowAlexander Osterwalder's Business Model Canvas series and other entrepreneurial ebooks
- Gartner IT Library This link opens in a new windowCourtesy of Northeastern Information Technology Services
Technology products, services, and trends, especially useful for finding leading companies that supply technology products. See more information and login instructions here - Derwent Innovations Index (1993 - current) This link opens in a new windowPatent search
Derwent Innovations Index facilitates rapid, precise international patent searching, letting you conduct patent and citation searches of inventions in chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering.
Business Model GenerationCo-created by 470 "Business Model Canvas" practitioners from 45 countries, the book features a beautiful, highly visual, 4-color design that takes powerful strategic ideas and tools, and makes them easy to implement in your organization.
Value Proposition DesignUsing the same stunning visual format as the authors' global bestseller, Business Model Generation, this sequel explains how to use the "Value Proposition Canvas" to design, test, create, and manage products and services customers actually want.
The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Launched the Lean Startup approach to new ventures. Startups are not smaller versions of large companies. Startups search for business models while existing companies execute them. Teaches the Customer Development process & why some startups are successful & others end up selling off their furniture.
The Startup Owner's Manual by Guides you through the customer development process. Learn how to avoid the 9 deadly sins that destroy startups' chances for success & incorporate the Business Model Canvas as the organizing principle for your startup.
The Lean Startup by ISBN: 9780307887894Publication Date: 2011-09-13Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. Startups are creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. The Lean Startup uses "validated learning," rapid scientific experimentation, as well as a number of counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure actual progress without resorting to vanity metrics, and learn what customers really want.
Venture deals : be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist by Venture Deals shows fledgling entrepreneurs the inner-workings of the VC process, from the venture capital term sheet and effective negotiating strategies to the initial seed and the later stage funding.
The Art of Startup FundraisingExcellent book detailing aspects of startup fundraising such as; venture capital funds invest in vs private equity funds, the differences between different funding rounds (series A, B, etc.) and other useful nuances.
Pitch Perfect: Raising Capital for Your Startup (opens in a new window)ISBN: 9781484260647There is one step that can make or break an entire deal: the pitch. Founders everywhere struggle to nail the perfect pitch to garner VC backing, and this book is here to help. Pitch Perfect expertly teaches you how to tell your startup's story. To raise venture capital, it is absolutely crucial that your foundation is a story that is accessible, compelling, and succinct.
Local Library Resources
- Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center (KBLIC)The Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center (KBLIC) invites media creators, innovators, job seekers, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, investors, coders, and makers to our new space. KBLIC is located on the lower level of the Boylston Street Building.
- Oakland Public LibraryBusiness resources available at the Oakland Public Library in California.
- Miami-Dade Public Library SystemGain essential skills and knowledge to help your small business thrive with access to an extensive collection of services and resources – including comprehensive market research databases, business literature, books, online courses and a wealth of digital newspapers and magazines – plus a variety of educational, informative and hands-on programs and events.
- Portland Public LibraryBusiness resources available at the Portland Public Library in Maine.
- Seattle Public LibraryWhether you have a long-established business or are just beginning to plan a new business, we have great resources for you to use for free through our Library to Business program. We offer dozens of classes and workshops every year in partnership with local organizations. Our business librarians are trained to help you with all aspects of business research, from data about potential customers to market trends. You can access our online research tools for free with your Library card.
Bloomberg Terminals
Current Northeastern students, faculty and staff have access to Bloomberg Terminals through the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. As of July 2022 the virtual Bloomberg service is no longer available. All Bloomberg terminals are located at the Bloomberg Lab in 054 Dodge Hall.
Bloomberg terminals are provided courtesy of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. Current NU only.