Do you want to start a startup but don't know the first step? Or the next step? Did you just complete a weekend workshop, hackathon or other entrepreneurial training event? Have you thought of a must-have product or service, but have no idea how to get from idea to startup? The Next Step will be your guide, taking you step-by-step through the process from raw idea to operational startup. Written for anyone with or without business training or experience, The Next Step provides a simple, understandable path through the stages of business planning. Each stage includes a set of key questions, which when answered, provide you with the materials needed for your formal business plan and pitch. Authored by Michael "Luni" Libes, a serial entrepreneur with 20+ years of startup experience across six startups, plus dozens of others which he has advised. Note: the contents of this book can also be purchased within The Next Step: Guiding you from idea to startup, which also contains volumes 2-4 in the series.