The Entrepreneur's Odyssey

Written as a novel, "The Entrepreneur's Odyssey" is essentially the un-textbook of everything you need to do to take an idea to funded startup. Basically, it is all the advice I've given startups through my years of running accelerators and mentoring startups, just in fictional form. The book is intended for founders and would-be founders... and maybe their parents who want to know wtf their kids are actually doing day to day.

““An elevator pitch is a 20 to 30 second long, ultra concise recap of what you are doing and what makes you awesome.””

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  • "Entrepreneurship is a journey that's full of stories, best learned from doing…. "The Entrepreneur's Odyssey" captures this fluid nature of startups, written as a work of fiction and not as a dry how-to manual."

    David Brown (co-founder and former CEO, Techstars)


  • "The Entrepreneur’s Odyssey is a startup guide like no other. Packed with real-world experience and practical advice, this humorous novel-style guide is the perfect companion for anyone navigating the complex startup world."

    Dr. Noam Wasserman (Dean, Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University and bestselling author of The Founder’s Dilemmas and Life Is a Startup)

  • "Most students come into my course with only vague ideas of what building a startup is really like. "The Entrepreneur's Odyssey" makes learning entrepreneurship much more fun."

    Ira Weiss (Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship and Accounting, Chicago Booth and General Partner, Hyde Park Venture Partners)

  • "Having worked with Andrew at Dreamit, I know firsthand the depth of his expertise. This book distills years of experience into a gripping narrative with the real, unfiltered insights you need."

     Steve Welch (Founder, Dreamit Ventures and CEO/Co-founder Restore Hyper Wellness)

  • “Ackerman has taken years of hard-earned wisdom from his time guiding startups through accelerators and distilled it into a narrative that’s both engaging and deeply practical.”

    Avi Savar (Former CEO, Dreamit Ventures)