SURVIVAL TO SUCCESS
BY PETER BROOKS & GERRY STARSIA
An indispensable guide for leaders navigating small, high-growth enterprises.
A thought provoking book, written to:
Inspire
Aspiring Leaders
Providing a roadmap for those curious about starting a business.
Support
New Leaders
Helping navigate early-stage challenges with actionable insights.
Reignite
Established Leaders
Offering strategic guidance to address challenges and avoid burnout.
Empower
Leadership Support
Providing tools for advisors and coaches to support entrepreneurial leaders.
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“There is no more exciting, but lonely voyage than starting a company. Brooks and Starsia have provided the ideal companion for that ride. It is filled with valuable insights from successful founders who have made that trip.”
Bob Higgins
Co-Founder Highland Capital and Causeway
Former Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School
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"This is a book I want to give to every one of our portfolio company CEOs. Entrepreneurship is an apprenticeship business. This book showcases examples and frameworks on how to learn leadership. This is not a preordained trait and all great business leaders learn from others!"
Robbie Greenglass
Founder and General Partner of WaterLine Ventures
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"The best companies don’t just grow—they evolve, adapt, and scale with purpose. This book provides the kind of strategic thinking and practical advice that CEOs crave but rarely find. It’s a must-read for anyone serious about building a high-impact organization."
Bart Epstein
CEO, Brains and Motion Education
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“There is no more exciting, but lonely voyage than starting a company. Brooks and Starsia have provided the ideal companion for that ride. It is filled with valuable insights from successful founders who have made that trip.”
Bob Higgins
Co-Founder Highland Capital and Causeway
Former Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School
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"This is a book I want to give to every one of our portfolio company CEOs. Entrepreneurship is an apprenticeship business. This book showcases examples and frameworks on how to learn leadership. This is not a preordained trait and all great business leaders learn from others!"
Robbie Greenglass
Founder and General Partner of WaterLine Ventures
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"The best companies don’t just grow—they evolve, adapt, and scale with purpose. This book provides the kind of strategic thinking and practical advice that CEOs crave but rarely find. It’s a must-read for anyone serious about building a high-impact organization."
Bart Epstein
CEO, Brains and Motion Education
About the Authors
After a career of starting, acquiring and managing small businesses, Peter now works as an advisor to a small number of not-for-profit endowments and foundations. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Boston, Massachusetts.
Peter Brooks
Gerry Starsia combines a two-decade career in the corporate sector followed by a pivot to higher education executive administration with in-depth strategic and operational experience.
