Plan Commit Win: 90 Days to Creating a Fundable Startup - Softcover

Patrick Henry is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of QuestFusion, a consulting company that provides strategic guidance to entrepreneurs. He is the former CEO of Entropic Communications which he led from pre-product and pre-revenue to a successful IPO on NASDAQ and an eventual $1 billion valuation.

American Book Fest 2017 Best Book Awards in the category of Entrepreneurship and Business

"At this point, I've read several books on starting businesses and each of them follow the sameformula that Patrick Henry uses in his book: you must first plan what you are going to do, do it (andcommit to it), and you find success. The main difference I found with PLAN COMMIT WIN is thatHenry not only focuses on starting a business, but how to find and build relationships with investorscomplete with checklists and examples of how to talk to these investors. As with any of thesebooks, there's no promise that these techniques will work for sure, but if you are authentic, patient,persistent, honest, transparent, and calm, you will have a much better chance of making yourbusiness work.One of the things I love about books like this is taking entrepreneurial ideas and using them in anintrapreneurial way. I currently don't own a business (and even the business I plan to own is aconsulting firm), but these techniques can be applied to how I handle my current team andworkflow. That said, my favorite aspect of this book is one of the shortest chapters in the book:Creating a Culture of Getting Things Done. The basic ideas of this chapter is that you must "planthe course," "set milestones," and "measure results." While we do this, we don't do this to the levelwe should and it is a good reminder that we should always have a plan to follow, goals to achieve,and a way to measure our progress. Henry states that, "You must also maintain a heartfelt belief thatyou can win and keep your team on board with that" (159). You should bias your team towardsaction (getting things done) while being flexible enough to course correct along the way.If you are currently planning a start-up, Henry's story can help to inspire you. If you aren't, theideas and techniques can still inspire you to develop your team and career in new and differentways. PLAN COMMIT WIN by Patrick Henry will definitely be a book I come back to again for advice asI continue to develop my career." 
- Josh Cramer for Reader Views

Verdict: A practical guide to how to quickly turn a startup idea into a well-funded, operational new business, Patrick Henry's PLAN COMMIT WIN cleverly explores work ethic, developing a concept, planning your finances and outsider perspective as it sets you on your way to hitting the business big time.Having made over 200 million dollars at the head of start ups in recent years, Patrick Henry is well-placed to explore this particularly topic, and focuses very much on packing punch in the way you organize and then launch a business, and on bringing in investment.  While this reviewer can't personally vouch for the success of Henry's plan (although it appears the author can), the core points are here, carefully explored from both the point of view of the person starting a business, and - perhaps more importantly - the perspective of people who are likely to be throwing cash your way.
From idea to understanding the basis in which people actually commit to investing, there's also a glance at what type of investors you should be bringing on board (and which to leave by the wayside), and some clever ways of processing your thoughts to ensure your entire concept isn't a waste of your time. There are stark and accessible glances at areas like gap analysis, managing expectations, how to elevator pitch, and managing a team, plenty illustrated with the experiences that Henry himself has had, as well as how they've influenced his life. His varied management style is interesting, in that it focuses particularly on adapting approach depending on the scenario Henry is greeted with.
In the key areas, Henry is clearly smart and experienced, and brings a little of his engineering background into play, and while some of his less-personal content can seem a little too text-book business (and is at times illustrated with some very cheesy diagrams), it is nonetheless an extremely useful summary of how to work towards your goals. Making your first millions all sounds very easy, right? Perhaps the feeling that investment is always within easy reach for the average reader is the book's core flaw: most of us feel a very, very long way from the reality of garnering big-business investors, whether we're in possession of a smart, self-aware plan, or not.
Ultimately, we all know that getting that investment is as much about access to the right people as it is about how well you present your concept when you get there. If you're convinced you have the perfect business idea, then, we're not entirely sold on this book turning it into millions, but we can certainly get on board with how it will refine your plans, identify your weaknesses, and offer you a guiding hand in the direction of a great shiny new life project. It's well worth a read, then.
~James Hendicott for IndieReader