Startups For Love and Money: From Boom to Bust and Back Again—7 Startups, 7 Wild Rides Lessons for Startup Founder/CEOs on Loving the Chaos—and Surviving It

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You’ve got the dream. Maybe even the product. But startups don’t come with a map—and it’s easy to get lost.

Michael McCafferty’s been there. Seven times.

In Startups for Love & Money, this street-smart entrepreneur and creator of the world’s first CRM software, TeleMagic, shares a brutally honest, often hilarious, and always insightful look at what it really takes to build something from nothing. He bootstrapped a global software company with no VC backing, cashed out for big money, and traded stress for Ferraris, biplanes, fantasy homes, global travel, and all the toys. Then? He walked away—to coach over 100 startup founders through their own journeys.

Through stories that are as instructive as they are entertaining, you’ll learn:

How to start with nothing and build something realWhy failure isn’t the end—it’s just tuitionWhat founders really need (it’s not more code)How to avoid rookie mistakes—and recover when you don’t

This isn’t a hype-filled how-to. It’s a founder’s field manual—packed with lessons learned the hard way and shared so you don’t have to.

Funny, sharp, and dead honest—this book might just save your startup and your sanity.