why isn't that me? Well, probably because you're letting negative money beliefs hold you back. Denise Duffield-Thomas made herself a millionaire by helping women realise that they could manifest anything they dreamed of if they took consistent action. In Chillpreneur, she's teaching women how to align their goals with the universe and earn six figures (or more!) without losing their minds! In this book, you'll learn: * How to find your true calling instead of jumping on the first 'good idea' you get* Why caring is such a huge part of being a successful (and happy) entrepreneur* How to quit procrastinating and get shit done* How to let go of the guilt you have around money and accept that you deserve to be a kickass, successful businesswomanThrough exercises and real-life stories, Denise shows you how to avoid making the (many) mistakes she and other women have made, how to boost your confidence and smash through your money blocks, and start making your business dreams a reality. Unlike her previous books, this title is full of practical advice about taxes, pricing, converting, and making it to the top - and it will make you laught out loud.Being a Chillpreneur isn't about being at the beach all day - it's about finding the path of least resistance to fabulous money. It's about taking a relaxed, imperfect approach and giving yourself permission to find the shortcuts for minimum effort and maximum results. It's about making twice the money for half the work.

    Successfully connecting your product with consumers isn’t a matter of following trends, comparing yourself to the competition or trying to attract the widest customer base.So what is it? April Dunford, positioning guru and tech exec, will enlighten you.Her new book, Obviously Awesome, shows you how to find your product’s “secret sauce”—and then sell that sauce to those who crave it. Having spent years as a startup executive (with 16 product launches under her belt) and a consultant (who’s worked on dozens more), Dunford speaks with authority about breaking through the noise of a crowded market.Punctuated with witty anecdotes and compelling case studies, Dunford’s book is at once entertaining and illuminating. Among the invaluable lessons you’ll learn are:- The Five Components of Effective Positioning- How to instantly connect an audience to your offering’s value- How to choose the best market for your products- How to use three distinct styles of positioning to your advantage- How to leverage market trends to help buyers understand why making a purchase is important right nowWhether you’re an entrepreneur, marketer or salesperson struggling to bring inventive products to market, Dunford’s insights will help you find your awesome, so that your customers can too.

    Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard was of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about as imminent as flying cars. Indeed, these were the widely accepted laws of the land in 1997, when Marc Randolph had an idea. It was a simple thought—leveraging the internet to rent movies—and was just one of many more and far worse proposals, like personalized baseball bats and a shampoo delivery service, that Randolph would pitch to his business partner, Reed Hastings, on their commute to work each morning.But Hastings was intrigued, and the pair—with Hastings as the primary investor and Randolph as the CEO—founded a company. Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable, but the twenty first century's most disruptive start up began with few believers and calamity at every turn. From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when Netflix brass pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts, and determination can change the world—even with an idea that many think will never work.What emerges, though, isn't just the inside story of one of the world's most iconic companies. Full of counter-intuitive concepts and written in binge-worthy prose, it answers some of our most fundamental questions about taking that leap of faith in business or in life: How do you begin? How do you weather disappointment and failure? How do you deal with success? What even is success?From idea generation to team building to knowing when it's time to let go, That Will Never Work is not only the ultimate follow-your-dreams parable, but also one of the most dramatic and insightful entrepreneurial stories of our time.

    Sell Like Crazy reveals an 8-phase selling system for generating absurd amounts of leads, sales and profit for any business in any marketing with digital marketing! If you’re tired of struggling to make online marketing work… Sick of throwing money down the drain with PPC advertising… Or just want to create a torrential downpour of hyper-profitable clients for your business… Then THIS will be the most exciting, life-changing book you will EVER read. Sabri Suby, (founder of King Kong, Australia’s fastest growing digital agency 2 years running) is finally revealing the exact system he’s used to go from $50 to over $10m in annual revenue…And deployed in over 167 niches to create more than $400m in sales for his clients – in just 4 years flat! FULL DISCLOSURE: This book is NOT for the faint of heart. If you want the same tired, outdated advice… Untested theories which sound good but don’t work in the real world… Or a book full of ‘warm and fuzzy’ stories which make you feel good… Then this book is NOT for you. However, if you want to FINALLY discover what’s working online… Get the battle-hardened tactics King Kong are using RIGHT NOW on the frontline… And elevate your business above the competition and CRUSH them into a fine powder… Then ‘Sell Like Crazy’ will change your business-life forever. Here’s just a taste of what Sabri reveals in this revolutionary book... • How to write Google AdWords or Facebook ads that practically FORCE your prospects to click them and buy! (Not one digital agency in a hundred even has a clue how to do this!) • Discover the #1 best way to grab any prospect by the jugular... and... drag him down into your sales message and practically force them to buy! (Phase 3: Capture leads and get contact details) • The breakthrough approach to generating itchy-to-buy leads in droves that create an avalanche of sales. It's like nothing you've ever seen before, and it positions you as a trusted authority almost instantly — (Phase 3: Create the perfect bait for your dream buyer ) • How to uncover large new “starving crowds” of prospects who spend like sailors on leave (even when the economy is hurting and you’re far more expensive than the competition) (Phase 4: The Godfather Strategy) • The #1 biggest mistake made by marketers using Google AdWords! This mistake is costing you a small fortune in lost profits and market share (Phase 5: Traffic) • A buried case study on how one ad pulled in 3 MILLION LEADS (and how you can copy this strategy to create a stampede of new customers for your own business) (Phase 1: Understand and identify your dream buyer) • The three most powerful ways to influence your DREAM clients and establish yourself as the ONLY person they buy from (Phase 6: Magic Lantern Technique) • How to crawl inside the mind of your DREAM buyer, camp out there.... and get fresh, super-targeted marketing intel to pump up your offers on steroids and beat the pants off your competition! (Phase 1: Understand and identify your dream buyer)

    With The Great CEO Within, he shares his highly effective leadership and business-operating tools with any CEO or manager in the world. Learn how to efficiently scale your business from startup to corporation by implementing a system of accountability, effective problem-solving, and transparent feedback.Becoming a great CEO requires training. For a founding CEO, there is precious little time to complete that training, especially at the helm of a rapidly growing company. Now you have the guidance you need in one book.

    That's where you'll find the biggest names in venture capital, including famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, where lawyer-turned-entrepreneur-turned-VC Scott Kupor serves as managing partner.Whether you're trying to get a new company off the ground or scale an existing business to the next level, you need to understand how VCs think. In Secrets of Sand Hill Road, Kupor explains exactly how VCs decide where and how much to invest, and how entrepreneurs can get the best possible deal and make the most of their relationships with VCs. Kupor explains, for instance:- Why most VCs typically invest in only one startup in a given business category.- Why the skill you need most when raising venture capital is the ability to tell a compelling story.- How to handle a "down round," when startups have to raise funds at a lower valuation than in the previous round.- What to do when VCs get too entangled in the day-to-day operations of the business.- Why you need to build relationships with potential acquirers long before you decide to sell.Filled with Kupor's firsthand experiences, insider advice, and practical takeaways, Secrets of Sand Hill Road is the guide every entrepreneur needs to turn their startup into the next unicorn.

    It is the act of turning the flywheel, slowly gaining momentum and eventually reaching a breakthrough. Building upon the flywheel concept introduced in his groundbreaking classic Good to Great, Jim Collins teaches readers how to create their own flywheel, how to accelerate the flywheel’s momentum, and how to stay on the flywheel in shifting markets and during times of turbulence.Combining research from his Good to Great labs and case studies from organizations like Amazon, Vanguard, and the Cleveland Clinic which have turned their flywheels with outstanding results, Collins demonstrates that successful organizations can disrupt the world around them—and reach unprecedented success—by employing the flywheel concept.

    Established in October 2007, Flipkart began as an online bookstore and soon came to be known for its ‘customer obsession’. As the startup’s reputation grew, so did its value, with venture capitalists in India and abroad lining up to invest heavily in the company that stood for bold ambition, unabashed consumerism and the virtues of technology.Investigative journalist Mihir Dalal recounts the astounding story of how the Bansals built Flipkart into a multi-billion-dollar powerhouse in the span of a few years and made internet entrepreneurship a desirable occupation. But it is also a story of big money, power and hubris, as both business and interpersonal complexities weakened the founders’ control over their creation and forced them to sell out to a retailer whose dominance they had once dreamt of emulating. Flipkart’s auction involved some of the corporate world’s biggest names, from Jeff Bezos, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai to Masayoshi Son and Doug McMillon, an ironic testimony to the strength of what the Bansals had forged.Based on extraordinary research, extensive interviews and deep access to key characters in the Flipkart story, Big Billion Startup is the riveting and revealing account of how Sachin and Binny Bansal built and sold India’s largest internet company.

    Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator’s Dilemma and the New York Times bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life, and co-authors Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and lasting change.Global poverty is one of the world’s most vexing problems. For decades, we’ve assumed smart, well-intentioned people will eventually be able to change the economic trajectory of poor countries. From education to healthcare, infrastructure to eradicating corruption, too many solutions rely on trial and error. Essentially, the plan is often to identify areas that need help, flood them with resources, and hope to see change over time.But hope is not an effective strategy.Clayton M. Christensen and his co-authors reveal a paradox at the heart of our approach to solving poverty. While noble, our current solutions are not producing consistent results, and in some cases, have exacerbated the problem. At least twenty countries that have received billions of dollars’ worth of aid are poorer now.Applying the rigorous and theory-driven analysis he is known for, Christensen suggests a better way. The right kind of innovation not only builds companies—but also builds countries. The Prosperity Paradox identifies the limits of common economic development models, which tend to be top-down efforts, and offers a new framework for economic growth based on entrepreneurship and market-creating innovation. Christensen, Ojomo, and Dillon use successful examples from America’s own economic development, including Ford, Eastman Kodak, and Singer Sewing Machines, and shows how similar models have worked in other regions such as Japan, South Korea, Nigeria, Rwanda, India, Argentina, and Mexico.The ideas in this book will help companies desperate for real, long-term growth see actual, sustainable progress where they’ve failed before. But The Prosperity Paradox is more than a business book; it is a call to action for anyone who wants a fresh take for making the world a better and more prosperous place.

    For disruptors to pose a threat to an industry, they have to successfully break the link in choosing, purchasing, or consuming a product or service. Upstarts, Teixeira shows, do not attempt to compete with or overtake a reigning incumbent company entirely. Instead, they work to peel away a portion of the consumer decision-making process, the way Birchbox offered women a new way to sample new beauty products from a variety of cosmetics and fragrance companies, without having to go to the Revlon or Estee Lauder store. Zipcar doesn't attempt to compete head to head with GM but rather to offer people who need transportation an alternative way to get around, without owning a car themselves, or being responsible for fuel, maintenance, or insurance. In a penetrating narrative filled with case studies and stories, Teixeira shows us how startups successfully disrupt industries--and what industry leaders must do to avoid being disrupted and protect their domain.

    Testing Business Ideas aims to reverse that statistic. In the tradition of Alex Osterwalder's global bestseller Business Model Generation, this practical guide contains a library of hands-on techniques for rapidly testing new business ideas.Testing Business Ideas explains how systematically testing business ideas dramatically reduces the risk and increases the likelihood of success for any new venture or business project. It builds on the internationally popular Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas by integrating Assumptions Mapping and other powerful lean startup-style experiments.Testing Business Ideas uses an engaging 4-color format to:Increase the success of any venture and decrease the risk of wasting time, money, and resources on bad ideas Close the knowledge gap between strategy and experimentation/validation Identify and test your key business assumptions with the Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas A definitive field guide to business model testing, this book features practical tips for making major decisions that are not based on intuition and guesses. Testing Business Ideas shows leaders how to encourage an experimentation mindset within their organization and make experimentation a continuous, repeatable process.

    Schwarzman, a long-awaited book that uses impactful episodes from Schwarzman's life to show readers how to build, transform, and lead thriving organizations. Whether you are a student, entrepreneur, philanthropist, executive, or simply someone looking for ways to maximize your potential, the same lessons apply.People know who Stephen Schwarzman is—at least they think they do. He’s the man who took $400,000 and co-founded Blackstone, the investment firm that manages over $500 billion (as of January 2019). He’s the CEO whose views are sought by heads of state. He’s the billionaire philanthropist who founded Schwarzman Scholars, this century’s version of the Rhodes Scholarship, in China. But behind these achievements is a man who has spent his life learning and reflecting on what it takes to achieve excellence, make an impact, and live a life of consequence. Folding handkerchiefs in his father’s linen shop, Schwarzman dreamed of a larger life, filled with purpose and adventure. His grades and athleticism got him into Yale. After starting his career in finance with a short stint at a financial firm called DLJ, Schwarzman began working at Lehman Brothers where he ascended to run the mergers and acquisitions practice. He eventually partnered with his mentor and friend Pete Peterson to found Blackstone, vowing to create a new and different kind of financial institution. Building Blackstone into the leading global financial institution it is today didn’t come easy. Schwarzman focused intensely on culture, hiring great talent, and establishing processes that allow the firm to systematically analyze and evaluate risk. Schwarzman’s simple mantra “don’t lose money” has helped Blackstone become a leading private equity and real estate investor, and manager of alternative assets for institutional investors globally. Both he and the firm are known for the rigor of their investment process, their innovative approach to deal making, the diversification of their business lines, and a conviction to be the best at everything they do. Schwarzman is also an active philanthropist, having given away more than a billion dollars. In philanthropy, as in business, he is drawn to situations where his capital and energy can be applied to drive transformative solutions and change paradigms, notably in education. He uses the skills learned over a lifetime in finance to design, establish, and support impactful and innovative organizations and initiatives. His gifts have ranged from creating a new College of Computing at MIT for the study of artificial intelligence, to establishing a first-of-its-kind student and performing arts center at Yale, to enabling the renovation of the iconic New York Public Library, to founding the Schwarzman Scholars fellowship program at Tsinghua University in Beijing—the single largest philanthropic effort in China’s history from international donors. Schwarzman’s story is an empowering, entertaining, and informative guide for anyone striving for greater personal impact. From deal making to investing, leadership to entrepreneurship, philanthropy to diplomacy, Schwarzman has lessons for how to think about ambition and scale, risk and opportunities, and how to achieve success through the relentless pursuit of excellence. Schwarzman not only offers readers a thoughtful reflection on all his own experiences, but in doing so provides a practical blueprint for success.

    Some of these ideas will turn out to be stunning successes that will have a major impact on our world and our culture: The next Google, the next Polio vaccine, the next Harry Potter, the next Red Cross, the next Ford Mustang. Others will be smaller, more personal but no less meaningful, successes: A little restaurant that becomes a neighborhood favorite, a biography that does not make the best-seller list but tells an important story, a local nonprofit to care for abandoned pets. At this very same moment, another group of people is working equally hard to develop new ideas that, when launched, will fail. Some of them will fail spectacularly and publicly: like New Coke, the movie “John Carter”, or the Ford Edsel. Others will be smaller, more private, but no less painful failures: A home-based business that never takes off, a children’s book that neither publishers nor children have any interest in, a charity for a cause that too few people care enough about.If you are currently working to develop a new idea, whether on your own or as part of a team, which group are you in? Most people believe that they either are, or will be, in the first group—the group whose ideas will be successful. All they have to do is work hard and execute well. Unfortunately, we know that this cannot be the case. The law of market failure tells us that up to 90 percent of most new products, services, businesses, and initiatives will fail soon after they are launched—regardless of how promising they sound, how much we commit to them, or how well we execute them. This is a hard fact to accept. We believe that other people fail because they don’t know what they are doing. Somehow, we believe that this does not apply to us and to our idea—especially if we’ve experienced victories in the past.Filled with detailed case studies, a lesson on creating your own hard data, a strategy for market engagement, and an introduction to the concept of a pretotype (not a prototype), The Right It is a groundbreaking, entertaining, and highly practical book delivers a proven formula for turning ideas, products, services, and businesses into successful endeavors.As Alberto writes, “make sure you are building The Right It before you build It right”.

    How many likes? How many purchases? How many email subscribers?But as entrepreneurs, we have to remember that there are people behind all that data. People who are looking to us to be a leader, to give advice, and to care. They are looking for trustworthy tools and resources, and for someone to help them to achieve their goals. In this dog-eat-dog world, these are the people who are looking for someone who they can trust, and who they know have their best interests in mind.These are the people, if you connect with them in the right way, who will become Superfans.Followers may "like" an Instagram post. Customers may buy a product. But "Superfans" will be your biggest supporters. They will promote you and your products because they know you have made a difference in their lives. They will tell their friends. They will send you encouraging emails. They will connect with you and your other fans.Whether you're a shy YouTuber just starting out, or the leader of a Fortune 500 company, your superfans are out there waiting for you to connect with them. You just need to create that journey, to pave the yellow-brick road that will guide them surely and steadily to superfandom.You don't need to change the entire world to build a successful business; you just need to change someone's world.People don't become superfans the moment they find you. They become superfans because of the magical moments you create for them over time.This book will help you do just that.

    Traveling to a tropical island with the mysterious "Tribe of Millionaires," Ethan finds his whole approach to business and life shifting with each lesson.The more time Ethan spends with the enigmatic members of the tribe, the more he comes to realize that the answers he seeks are, as they are for all of us, hidden in plain sight.

    Yet successful software businesses like Slack, Dropbox, Atlassian, and HubSpot make millions selling to customers who never once reached out to a sales rep.In Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself, growth consultant Wes Bush challenges the traditional SaaS marketing and sales playbook and introduces a completely new way to sell products. Bush reveals how your product—not expensive sales teams—can be the main vehicle to acquire, convert, and retain customers.In this step-by-step guide to Product-Led Growth, Bush explains: Why you should flip the traditional sales process on its head and turn your product into a sales machine; How to decide whether your business should use a free trial, freemium, or hybrid model; How to turn free users into happy, paying customers. History tells us that “how” you sell is just as important as “what” you sell. Blockbuster couldn’t compete with Netflix by selling the same digital content, and you need to decide “when” not “if” you’ll innovate on the way you sell. Are you going to be product-led? Or will you be disrupted, too?

    The knowledge they offer isn’t enough to get you to the highest ranks of wealth. The richest people of our times are billionaires. Only 1 in 5 million world citizens belongs to this group. Billionaires are extremely rare, and their mindset differs hugely from that of ordinary millionaires. "The Billion Dollar Secret" offers firsthand knowledge of billionaire entrepreneurs told in their own words. Never before has someone interviewed 20+ self-made billionaires across the world for a book project. The author worked for years with some of the very best entrepreneurs on the planet and distilled their secrets into 20 mental principles that enabled them to start from zero and create billions of dollars in value during one life span. This book gives you the road map to follow their path to extreme wealth and success. This book is recommended by billionaires:“I recommend all entrepreneurs to have a look at this sensational book.” —Cho Tak Wong (Cao Dewang), self-made billionaire and the World Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 “Rafael Badziag has compiled a [. . .] book about what it is to be a billionaire in the world of digital and exponential growth.” —Chip Wilson, self-made billionaire, founder of Lululemon Athletica “I highly recommend this book. It is a very thoroughly researched book on successful philosophies of life.” —Tony Tan Caktiong, self-made billionaire and the World Entrepreneur of the Year 2004The flap text:Are you tired of the rat race? Do you ask yourself why is it that despite all your daily hustle you can’t break through the glass ceiling? How is it possible that some people during a single lifetime manage to build empires and create billions of dollars in wealth – something that most of us, and even most millionaires, can only dream of? What is the secret of these self-made billionaires? Is it a question of lucky circumstances, their environment, education, or their personalities? What are the keys to their phenomenal success? What are their belief systems, mindsets and success rituals that allowed them to create their massive fortunes? What drives them? What gives them energy to relentlessly pursue such outrageous goals? What makes them achieve so much more than other entrepreneurs and become so extremely successful in business? In this book, self-made billionaires themselves answer these questions and unveil the surprising truth. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride to the inner workings of their minds, hearts and souls. Learn The Billion Dollar Secret and embark on your journey to extreme wealth and success!

    Drawing from his years of experience as a serial entrepreneur who built and nurtured a number of startups into multi-million-dollar enterprises, bestselling author Om Swami opens up in this book like never before. The Heart of Success is yet another masterpiece from the monk who actually sold his Porsche and picked up a pen for a living. No matter who you are—an entrepreneur or an aspiring one, a management graduate on your first internship or a seasoned manager—by the time you finish reading this book, you will be better equipped to succeed in business and life as well as handle the responsibility that comes with success. With plenty of humor and anecdotes, find out what it takes to be successful, no matter what.OM SWAMI has touched the lives of millions around the world through his bestsellers on spirituality and wellness. An MBA from University of Technology, Sydney, he has built and exited multi-million dollar businesses. An unconventional monk, he’s the brain behind the fastest-growing meditation and kindness movement in the world: Black Lotus. Om Swami writes on his blog, os.me, twice a month, and stays away from all forms of social media.

    While the ecommerce industry presents incredible opportunities, these four areas can also present major pitfalls in the quest for success. Cyndi Thomason has taken the core concepts of the Profit First methodology, created by Mike Michalowicz, and customized them to address the specific needs of the ecommerce business. Profit First for Ecommerce Sellers addresses each of the four major struggles and provides clear and actionable guidance on how to overcome them, taking the online seller from simply getting by to becoming permanently profitable. This book is for every online seller who dreams of ecommerce prosperity.

    In this book, "titan" of direct marketing Brian Kurtz teaches you how to find and sell to your audience without ever losing sight of the people you are selling to, and without compromising on the respect and care they deserve.This book is about direct marketing, or "measurable marketing," in any medium. Direct marketing is the only way to get a specific return on your investment--every time you run a campaign, there has to be some way to measure it. Brian shows you how to track what is effective in marketing to the people in your target audience and how to diversify your marketing to ensure you can provide for them over the long haul.Brian explains the 4 Pillars of Being Extraordinary, the 5 Principles of Original Source, how to track the metrics that matter, strategies and tactics to build a responsive database (list building), how to tailor offers to your list, the 7 Characteristics of World-Class Copy-Writers, multichannel marketing, the importance of customer service, how to overdeliver, and so much more!

    The Healing Organization shows how corporations can become healing forces.Conscious Capitalism pioneer Raj Sisodia and organizational innovation expert Michael J. Gelb were inspired to write The Healing Organization because of the epidemic of unnecessary suffering connected with business, including the destruction of the environment; increasing numbers living paycheck-to-paycheck and barely surviving (despite working full-time or even multiple jobs); rising rates of depression and stress leading to chronic health problems; and because the enmity and dividedness between those who champion unfettered capitalism and those who advocate socialism is exacerbating rather than solving our problems.Based on extensive in-depth interviews and inspiring case studies, the authors show how companies such as Shake Shack, Hyatt, KIND Healthy Snacks, Eileen Fisher, H-E-B, FIFCO, Jaipur Rugs and DTE Energy are healing their employees, customers, communities and other stakeholders. They represent a diverse sampling of industries and geographies, but they all have significant elements in common, besides being profitable enterprises:Their employees love coming to work.They have passionately loyal customers.They make a significant positive difference to the communities they serve.They preserve and restore the ecosystems in which they operate.In a world that urgently needs healing on many levels, this is a movement whose time has come,. This book shows how it can be done, how it is being done, and how you can begin to do it too.

    In this step-by-step guide, he provides 50 1/2 answers drawn from his experience as an Amazon executive--and shows today's business leaders how to think like Amazon, strategize like Bezos, and beat the competition like nobody's business. Learn how to: Move forward to get back to Day 1--and change the status quo.Use the "working backwards" innovation and problem-solving approach to lead the way.Become a platform company--with the right platform strategy.Create customer obsession--and grant your customers superpowers.Experiment, fail, rinse, and repeat.Decentralize your way to digital greatness.Master the magic of small autonomous teams.Avoid the trap of past positions.Make better and faster decisions.Use metrics to create a culture of accountability and innovationUse AI and the Internet of Things to reinvent customer experiences.In addition to these targeted strategies, you'll receive a rare inside glimpse into how Jeff Bezos and Amazon take a remarkably consistent approach to innovate, explore new markets, and spark new growth. You'll understand the unique mindset and inner workings that drive Amazon's operational excellence, from its ground-up approach to new digital markets to its out-of-the-box attitudes on innovation. Along the way, you'll learn specific game-changing strategies that made Amazon stand out in a crowded digital world. These include actionable ideas that you can use to transform your culture, expand your business into digital, and become the kind of platform company that customers obsess over. Rossman also offers invaluable insights into the latest technologies, e-commerce marketing, online culture, and IoT disruptions that only an Amazon insider would know.If you want to compete and win in the digital era, you have to Think Like Amazon.

    The one thing is pre-launch. Ask any creator and they will confirm that it is the key to success. This book is for Kickstarter newbies and first-time creators. Learn how to prepare for your first crowdfunding campaign and do pre-launch with a minimal budget by using personal efforts and delegating some work to others. This book explains the basics of crowdfunding, how to collect potential backers early, in advance, and how to plan a Kickstarter campaign from start to finish with the aim of ensuring that you get fully funded.

    

 No brand authority. No shares. Do you wish you had a yearly plan for your content based around your products and services—one that helps you create content that doesn’t just languish on your blog’s virtual shelves but that actually brings you sales? Do you desperately desire a content workflow that doesn’t seem crazy overwhelming? If you think your content does nothing for you and that it’s a waste of time…
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    In 2016 in the United States alone, more than 31 percent of small business owners reported that they could not access adequate capital, and the lack of capital prevented them from growing the business/expanding operations, increasing inventory, or financing increased sales.Most business owners believe that their only feasible funding options are (1) savings or personal credit, (2) friends and family or (3) bank loans. They may have heard about venture capitalists or angel investors, but they don’t have enough information about what these investors do, what they can provide for a business, and on what terms. What’s worse, entrepreneurs often don’t know how to access the people who are looking to put their money into young companies with potential.Finally, business owners don’t have enough expertise to navigate the treacherous waters of outside funding. Many small companies don’t believe they are the type of company that gets funded. Even when business owners are brave enough to look for the right outside investors, they don’t know how to create the compelling pitches or how to structure the deals that will get them the funding to expand and grow.Crack the Funding Code will show readers how to find the money, create pitches that attract investors, and then structure fair, ethical deals that will bring them new sources of outside capital and invaluable professional advice. It will give readers the broader perspective—how funding works, how investors think, and what they need to hear to put their money where your mouth is. Every entrepreneur who reads this book will get easy-to-follow deal checklists, a roadmap of where and how to locate the best funding resources and top business mentors for their particular industry and/or geographical location, and a step-by-step process to create pitches that make their idea or business irresistible.

    Startup CEOs will tell you their early missteps can be attributed to not finding their product market fit early enough, or at all. Founders overspend time and money trying to find product-market fit and make false starts, follow the wrong signals, and struggle to generate enough revenue to scale and raise funding. And all the while they never really knew who their customers were, what product they really needed, and why they needed it. But it doesn’t have to be this way, and founders don’t need to face it alone. Through expert guidance and experienced mentorship, every startup can avoid these pitfalls. The ultimate guide for building and scaling any startup sales organization, Sell More Faster shares the proven systems, methods, and lessons from Managing Director of Techstars Austin and sales expert Amos Schwartzfarb. Hear from founders of multi-million-dollar companies and CEOs who learned firsthand with Techstars, the leading mentorship-driven startup accelerator and venture capital firm that has invested in and mentored thousands of companies, collectively representing billions of dollars in funding and market cap. Schwartzfarb, and the Techstars Worldwide Network of more than 10,000 mentors do one thing better than anyone: help startup entrepreneurs succeed. They know how to sell, how to hire people who know how to sell, and how to use sales to gain venture funding—and now you can, too. Sell More Faster delivers the critical strategies and guidance necessary to avoid and manage the hazards all startups face and beat the odds. This valuable resource delivers: A comprehensive playbook to identify product market direction and product market fit Expert advice on building a diverse sales team and how to identify, recruit, and train the kinds of team members you need Models and best practices for sales funnels, pricing, compensation, and scaling A roadmap to create a repeatable and measurable path to find product-market fit Aggregated knowledge from Techstars leaders and industry experts Sell More Faster is an indispensable guide for entrepreneurs seeking product-market fit, building their sales team, developing a growth strategy, and chasing accelerated, sustained selling success.

    The answers to escaping poverty and becoming wealthy are actually well known and based on a number of powerful principles that have been tested by time and replicated in different countries, by families and individuals who have become astonishingly rich. So, what are these ideas that genuinely lift people out of poverty and ensure their personal wealth? Here are 50. They all work. They will make you richer. They remove the emotion, the politics and the clutter from our thoughts about wealth, and they go straight to the heart of one simple issue: what it genuinely takes to become rich. Prepare to train your brain for wealth. Prepare to become ‘poverty proof’ for life,

    A must-read for entrepreneurial-minded executives."—Howard Behar, President of Starbucks (retired)What is it that makes someone a success in business? What drives an individual to create success? Is it being hit by a “lucky stick” or is it something else?Lorenz started from nothing, a common theme, but founded two companies, ran them successfully and sold them to Fortune 500’s. In this book he explains exactly how you can do it, no matter where you are in your business today.Your next decision could dictate the trajectory your business takes. How you spend your time, and the decisions you make all matter. You will enjoy learning from real-life stories helping you see opportunities right in front of you – the opportunities that so many others fail to see.If you do not take action on building your knowledge base, then nothing happens. Get inspired, see hidden opportunities, and learn from true business stories that aren’t taught in business school.This book is a must-read for every business owner that is determined to win.

    In fact, this toxic culture is the enemy of creativity, and with greater accountability and transparency in the industry – and more choice for young talent – than ever before, this unsustainable way of doing business is a ticking time bomb.This is a straight–talking, fun read for all creatives: Director or junior, at an agency or client–side, working in design, advertising, publishing, fashion or film.Packed with anecdotes, self–analysis flowcharts (are YOU the asshole?!), humorous graphics, and helpful exercises and action plans for better working practices.Simple strategies can easily be implemented to create a happier, more productive team and – importantly – BETTER WORK!Read this guide to develop the ultimate creative process and bring your productivity and teamwork to a new level.How to Do Great Work Without Being an Asshole addresses hot topics like: • Building a better office culture • Dealing with egos • Meeting etiquette • Best practices for pitching and scoping • Making the most of creative briefings • How to give constructive, clear feedback • Giving better presentations • How to approach workloads and long hours • Guidelines for good client relationships • Hiring and being hired • Firing and being fired • And much more!

    Are you ready to transform your thinking around how to start a business and build a foundation made for multimillion-dollar success? This down-to-earth, tell-all Founder story is a guide for all business owners looking to break into new levels and find stability in the rollercoaster journey of growing a company from the ground up. In Solid Ground: How I Built a 7-Figure Company with Zero Capital, Sevetri Wilson proves that this type of success doesn't happen overnight. "It's all about repeatable, consistent efforts for long periods of time," she explains. "This is a game of resiliency. This is a game of building relationships and minimizing burning bridges. This is the game of building generational wealth and legacies." The goal of this condensed book is simple: to teach you a number of secret hacks, from finding mentors and setting prices to landing high-caliber contracts and setting your mindset for steady growth. With Solid Ground handy, you'll be encouraged and equipped to bring in the money you deserve all while using your platform to do some good in the world.

    Mountains of print have been written about culture. Loonshots identifies the small shifts in structure that control this transition, the same way that temperature controls the change from water to ice.Using examples that range from the spread of fires in forests to the hunt for terrorists online, and stories of thieves and geniuses and kings, Bahcall shows how this new kind of science helps us understand the behavior of companies and the fate of empires. Loonshots distills these insights into lessons for creatives, entrepreneurs, and visionaries everywhere.

    Ansary gives a riveting account of how George Washington sought to put in place in America an economic system that was the antithesis of what had existed in the colonies under British rule. The entrepreneurial economy – which nurtures and rewards innovation and inventiveness – did not sprout into being in the United States by sheer happenstance. It was put in place by our first President. He painstakingly laid the foundation for it, but it did not take root without a struggle. He needed extraordinary tenacity to overcome fierce opposition to his program. President Washington’s economic initiatives are the least well understood facets of Washington’s busy and productive life. They enlarged the dreams and opportunities of Americans, led to a flourishing entrepreneurial climate, and are an inspiring tale for our time.

    Yet there is a voice inside your head that says you should be further along than you are right now. So what's holding you back from having the impact you desire?The answer lies in getting out of your comfort zone and staying there. Doing this means becoming FEARLESS and FOCUSED so that you can take action and break through the mental walls that stand in your way. That is the FFwd Mindset.In these pages author David Schnurman reveals the challenges, fears, exhilaration, and hard-won lessons he learned in training for several marathons and growing his award-winning company, Lawline - resulting in a simple, yet powerful three-step formula that you can apply to your own journey of success.---"You are in for a treat. Once you read The Fast Forward Mindset , there is no going back." - Hal Elrod, international bestselling author of The Miracle Morning, The Miracle Equation , and The Miracle Morning Series"The Fast Forward Mindset does a great job in showing you the journey of an entrepreneur through different stages of business and leadership growth. David Schnurman's memorable stories and practices will quickly put you on your own path of success." - Verne Harnish, Founder Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and author of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)"If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, this book is a must-read. Open it up, follow the plan, practice the mindset, then go out and make your impact on the world. Your roadmap is right here." - Dave Kerpen, chairman, Likeable; and New York Times bestselling author of Likeable Social Media and The Art of People"In The Fast Forward Mindset, David distilled his own experiences into a powerful three-step formula that will help you break through any barrier in your way. If you're ready to become a fearless and focused leader, David's book shows you how." - Mike Michalowicz, bestselling author of Profit First, Clockwork and The Pumpkin Plan"Having worked with thousands of entrepreneurs over the years, I can tell you that David's stories are the exact struggles I see leaders go through day-in and day-out. The Fast Forward Mindset provides you with guidance on how to not only survive, but thrive in this environment." - Gino Wickman, author of Traction and creator of EOS"For entrepreneurs looking to accelerate their business and success, The Fast Forward Mindset is THE book to read this year. You will learn the steps you need to get out of your comfort zone so you can break through your mental walls!" - Ryan Avery, international keynote speaker

     Featuring all the methods, techniques, tips, tricks, and insights you need to succeed, Freelance Newbie was written by a working freelancer whose mission is to help people like you find personal success and financial independence. 

The material you’ll read here has never been featured at a lower price — you simply cannot get this kind of value for less. We go through everything step-by-step with real-world examples so you know *exactly* what you need to do to become a successful freelancer. 

In Freelance Newbie, you’ll learn how to:

 • Develop a business plan from scratch 
• Establish a suitable work environment • Configure your own freelance website to generate quality leads • Determine what services to offer (and what to do if you don't know how to do something) • Figure out an appropriate pricing scheme for your services • Find “starter” clients that pave the way for 5-star social proof and full-paying, long-term clients • Draft effective proposals and contracts • Advertise for free (or very, very cheaply) • Deliver above-average customer service • Efficiently complete client projects — time runs out FAST • And much, much more! This book can also be used as the perfect companion manual to my video course available on Udemy.

    Amazing new tools, materials and skills turn us all into makers. Using technology to make, repair or customize the things we need brings engineering, design and computer science to the masses. Fortunately for educators, this maker movement overlaps with the natural inclinations of children and the power of learning by doing. The active learner is at the center of the learning process, amplifying the best traditions of progressive education. This book helps educators bring the exciting opportunities of the maker movement to every classroom. Children are natural tinkerersTheir seminal learning experiences come through direct experience with materials. Digital fabrication, such as 3D printing and physical computing, including Arduino, Makey Makey and Raspberry Pi, expands a child’s toy and toolboxes with new ways to make things and new things to make. For the first time ever, childhood inventions may be printed, programmed or imbued with interactivity. Recycled materials can be brought back to life. While school traditionally separates art and science, theory and practice, such divisions are artificial. The real world just doesn’t work that way! Architects are artists. Craftsmen deal in aesthetics, tradition and mathematical precision. Video game developers rely on computer science. Engineering and industrial design are inseparable. The finest scientists are often accomplished musicians. The maker community brings children, hobbyists and professionals together in a glorious celebration of personal expression with a modern flare. When 3-D printing, laser cutting, microcomputer control, robotics and computer programming become integral to the art studio, auto shop or physics lab, every student needs access to tools, knowledge and problem solving skills. The maker movement not only blurs the artificial boundaries between subject areas, it erases distinctions between art and science while most importantly obliterating the crippling practice of tracking students in academic pursuits or vocational training. There are now multiple pathways to learning what we have always taught and things to do that were unimaginable just a few years ago. Making for every classroom budgetEven if you don’t have access to expensive (but increasingly affordable) hardware, every classroom can become a makerspace where kids and teachers learn together through direct experience with an assortment of high and low-tech materials. The potential range, breadth, power, complexity and beauty of projects has never been greater thanks to the amazing new tools, materials, ingenuity and playfulness you will encounter in this book.

    It’s a collection of real stories and tools from the front lines of the future of working together.Learn to create radically collaborative, caring workplaces.

    His company, Mo's Bow's, is what today's "kidpreneurs" dream of achieving--a successful business selling a product that one loves and is passionate about. Mo shares with young business-minded readers his BOWS of Business: Believe in yourself, take the Opportunity to give back, Work hard/study hard, and have Support from friends and family. He knows there is a Mo's Bows in every household-kids just need someone to help nurture their talents.Aimed at young middle grade readers, Mo's Bows: A Young Person's Guide to Startup Success follows Mo's journey to success and reveals all the ups and downs and important lessons he's learned along the way-as well as provides information and tips on how to start your own business and succeed. Complete with a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Daymond John, this book is sure to inspire budding young entrepreneurs to achieve their business goals.

    Silvio Lorusso guides us through the entreprecariat, a world where change is natural and healthy, whatever it may bring. A world populated by motivational posters, productivity tools, mobile offices and self-help techniques. A world in which a mix of entrepreneurial ideology and widespread precarity is what regulates professional social media, online marketplaces for self-employment and crowdfunding platforms for personal needs. The result? A life in permanent beta, with sometimes tragic implications.“A compelling and relentless j’accuse: debunking the social and political myths that push an increasing number of persons to perform in the entrepreneurship circus — with no safety nets.”

    Buy now and start reading today! Are you a current business owner who struggles to identify your customers and deliver true world-class value? Everything you need to know is included in these pages! Do you want to build your hobby business into a fully-fledged venture that will help you build the life you deserve? Then you NEED this book. Buy now and start reading today! The most comprehensive guide ever developed for starting and growing a business in 2019! In the highly competitive world of business, what makes or breaks a new entrepreneur? Sourced from over twenty years of firsthand experience working with entrepreneurs, new ventures, and high-growth startups, author Ken Colwell, PHD, MBA has the answers. In his comprehensive Starting a Business QuickStart Guide, Ken Colwell concisely presents the core fundamentals that all new entrepreneurs need to know to get started, find success, and live the life of their dreams. Business and entrepreneurship students, small business owners, managers, and soon-to-be entrepreneurs will all find a wealth of value within the pages of the Starting a Business QuickStart Guide. From the very first steps conceptualizing your venture to winning your first customers, delivering value, and turning a profit, this book acts as an invaluable blueprint for your path to entrepreneurial success. Colwell’s clear voice, extensive experience, and easy-to-understand presentation come together to make this book a must-have resource in the library of every budding entrepreneur! Perfect For: Would-Be Entrepreneurs With a Ton of Passion! Entrepreneurial Students of All Ages! Beginners with Zero Prior Experience! Managers, Business Owners, and Decisions Makers Growing into a New Role! You'll Discover: The Difference Between an Idea and an Opportunity! What Makes an Entrepreneurial Opportunity Great! The Very First Steps You Need To Take To Get Your Venture Off The Ground! Pricing, Competition, Customer Identification, Marketing, and Distribution Demystified! The REAL Components of an Entrepreneurial Mindset! Exactly How To Craft Your Value Proposition! How to Write a Comprehensive Business Plan! ** LIFETIME ACCESS TO FREE RESOURCES & INVESTING SUPPORT *: Each book comes with free lifetime access to tons of exclusive online resources to help you become a better business owner such as workbooks, cheat sheets and reference guides. You also receive lifetime access to our online coaching community to help you achieve all of your financial goals!.* * GIVING BACK : * ClydeBank Media proudly supports the non-profit AdoptAClassroom whose mission is to advance equity in K-12 education by supplementing dwin

    I succeeded, despite all the odds and curveballs thrown my way, and you can too. I'm here to tell you, that you do have what it takes to start a business, change careers and be successful, and I'm going to show you how.'In What It Takes, Raegan Moya-Jones shares inspiration, advice and a healthy dose of real talk about what it's like to be an entrepreneur. As the founder and former CEO of aden + anais, a boutique baby swaddle company, Raegan learnt that success isn't about an Ivy League education and an influential network, success is about trusting your instincts, following your gut and knowing which rules to follow and which to break.Raegan's extraordinary story proves that it's never too late to follow your dreams. Empowering and energising, What It Takes will give you the kick up the arse you need to reach your full potential. So get ready to check your doubts at the door and jump in.'An inspiring story for anyone who wants to change their career, play by their own rules, and build a successful business in the process' Rebecca Minkoff, Founder & Creative Director

    They add structure and clarity to business problems and can help practitioners overcome the everyday challenges they face. The Business Models Handbook brings together the most helpful and widely used templates and frameworks into a single, invaluable resource. Each chapter focuses on an individual business framework, giving an overview of 50 of the best known frameworks and how it will help an organization grow and be profitable. Each supported by a real-world case study, these include ANSOFF matrix, Price-Quality-Strategy model, Stage-Gate model, Service Profit Chain and many more.Authored by a leading global market researcher with a background working on over 3,000 different research projects, The Business Models Handbook is an invaluable resource for any student or professional. Online resources include lecture slides that align with each chapter.

    There are so many challenges in the journey, and no one said it was easy to build a business. However, with certain base principles and fundamentals, the journey can be made easy. Edge of Sanity is written from the personal experiences of Deepak Kanakaraju in trying to build his start-up company. The book explores topics like ethics, value creation, an entrepreneur’s mindset, personal health, productivity, marketing and more. Entrepreneurship is hard and it drives many people to the edge of sanity. However, with good mentorship, advice, discipline, team and a long-term vision, anyone can succeed as an entrepreneur. This is a book that everyone should read before starting up a new business. The chapters in this book are designed in such a way that one chapter can be read every day, and one can complete reading the book within a month. They are not necessarily in sequence, and can be read in any order.

    What's your strategy? Forward-thinking organizations such as the Australian Stock Exchange, Equinor, the City of Austin, and dozens of others are exploring how blockchain can transform the way they create and seek value. Whether to streamline multi-party processes, create and trade new assets, or leverage artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, blockchain enables entirely new business opportunities.This is just the start. As blockchain is more widely adopted, it has the potential to radically reinvent the way companies and societies operate, as radical a paradigm shift as happened with the launch of the internet.The Real Business of Blockchain is one of the first books on this transformative technology written for business leaders. Authors David Furlonger and Christophe Uzureau--both of Gartner, the world-renowned research and advisory company--will help you:Assess how blockchain will impact your business by cutting through the hype and finding the real storyExplore the value proposition that blockchain technologies offerMake smart near- and mid-term investments in your blockchain strategyPosition you and your organization in a new competitive landscape in the futureTimely, visionary, and practical, The Real Business of Blockchain cuts through the hype and helps you unlock the vast potential of this transformative and potentially world-changing technology.

     If you're serious about starting a YouTube business and want to make money on YouTube, I can show you the way. I've doubled my monthly income by creating a YouTube channel. Thousands of people watch each video and I've built a community that supports and motivates me every day...and that's all in less than two years! Is it Too Late to Start a YouTube Business? I"ve been developing online businesses since 2012 but was late to the game on YouTube. By the time I started my YouTube channel, people were already saying, "YouTube is dead!"; People were saying you couldn"t grow on YouTube anymore and that small channels couldn't win in the YouTube algorithm. I'm living proof you CAN start a YouTube business and be successful. I average $3,500 a month on ads alone (June 2019) and another three- to four-thousand on sponsorships, affiliates and my own products. In fact, I believe we’re just coming into the Age of YouTube with the rollout of 5G and every business owner needs a video presence. A YouTube How-To from Someone that's Been There I've seen the frustration for small YouTubers, trying to compete and get views against the million-subscriber monsters. I know what it’s like to start a channel from nothing. I’ll not only show you how to set up your channel to look professional, I’ll reveal the secrets even some of the biggest YouTube creators don’t know. In this book, you'll learn: How to get YouTube video ideas and hack the most popular videos for viral success (Pg 49) Five steps to building a YouTube channel brand that creates an army of supporters (Pg 69) The easy way to record videos, even if you don't like to be on camera (Pg 85) Five income streams that guarantee you WILL make money on YouTube (Pg 135) Since starting my YouTube channel, I've consulted and helped other video influencers grow their channels for millions of views. I’ve helped them find sponsorships and make enough money to quit their day job to make YouTube a full-time business. I can do the same for you with this book. I can show you the way but YOU have to get started. Scroll back up and click Buy Now to create your YouTube business and start making money on YouTube.

    But not being a white dude dropout from Stanford shouldn't stand between you and startup success-there's a path forward for everyone, including you. In Mechanical Bull, Silicon Valley veteran Cheryl Contee takes readers through her entrepreneurial journey with humor and candor, sharing practical insights from her experience of launching three startups and receiving more than $2 million in venture capital investment, despite being a nontraditional founder. Through Cheryl's open, honest account of the gender and race bias in a system set up to serve the aforementioned (i.e., the privileged few), you'll learn how to steer through that system and flourish along the way.So saddle up for a practical guide to launching a successful startup and riding trends like a boss-without ever getting thrown off your game.

    That made her an anomaly, but it also unlocked her greatest potential: if nobody was doing it her way, she'd find a new way to do things. Her success has been proven time and again in the companies she's founded and sold, and in the groundbreaking social media marketing she's done that engages with her followers to where they all plainly feel they know her intimately. Her current business, A Real Change, inspires people to live their fullest, most successful life, on all levels.In her new book, Sandi will offer all the inspiration and the real, hands-on tools to inspire everyone to follow their dreams, fulfil their real potential, and not leave any part of their soul or spirit behind them on this workplace journey. Every chapter is jam-packed with inspirational stories in her inimitable voice, exploring the ways that each of us can have an impact every day, with tips, takeaways, and "Anomaly Actions" to spur every reader to take power in their own work and spiritual lives right away.Sandi shows on every page how to break past those doubting voices, both in your own head and out in the world, bucking the system and learning to find the absolutely limitless growth that comes from choosing faith over fear.

    The question is: are our current leaders equipped to handle such situations and make the complex decisions needed to address them?In Scientists in Every Boardroom, Dr Ruby Campbell will walk you through the unique challenges faced by anyone leading STEMM professionals (STEMM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) and how to manage those challenges effectively. If you are a STEMM individual yourself, this book will help you understand why you may have found it difficult to transition to senior leadership roles, or get to the C-suite or the board level - and it will show you how to change that.If you are a business leader, board member, senior manager or leader and you are looking to either add STEMM individuals to your team or get the most out of those who are already in your organisation, this book will:- Demonstrate why it's crucial to have STEMM professionals on your leadership team- Help you to better understand the unique qualities of STEMM professionals- Identify and debunk the myths and biases preventing teamwork- Show you how to develop their leadership capabilities systematically- Identify the links between the performance and wellbeing of STEMM leaders, with the performance of the organisation, business and the wider society.

    Whether you’re starting out, or a seasoned professional, this book will give you the tools you need to push forward on your journey to building your brand and becoming a sought-after commodity. Drawing from his own experiences as a twenty-year professional in the comic book and commercial art industries, author Palle Schmidt guides you through the process of transitioning from amateur to creative professional with an emphasis on longevity, sustainability and happiness in whichever field you’ve chosen. Complete with real-life examples, pre-written forms and psychological business strategy, SOLO will be the book you reference throughout your career for advice and inspiration as you turn your brand into an empire. SOLO is written for people who believe in creative living on their own terms, who want a sustainable career, mixing freelance work with creating and selling their own art. Diving in to the tactics and strategies of this book will help you find a clearer vision to strike out your own path. Here’s some of what the book covers: - How to get started with freelancing - How to create a network of people to help build your career - How to handle clients and pricing your work - How to handle the business side of things - How to gain new clients and create several income streams - What tools, tactics and templates you can use to sustain you over the long haul "There are two kinds of guide-books: ones that give you information, and ones that give you soul. This book is definitely the latter one. I enjoyed it and found it very useful.” -- Juhana Lumme, screenwriter, director and author, Helsinki, Finland “I enjoyed this book immensely. It filled in a bunch of holes that I didn't think much about in the beginning :) And for people just starting out - it is a solid resource.” -- John Edingfield II, creator of Rancidville, Pennsylvania, USA “I loved this book, it has flooded this last week with inspiration and stimulating advice. It is absolutely packed with very good ideas and fantastic templates and the writing flows beautifully. I love the artwork . It feels perfectly structured. I will treasure it and consult it often!” -- Enrico Vattani, diplomat/ artist / director, Tokyo, Japan

    

    Good news: it does not need to be this way!Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results is the ultimate guide to reaching your audience via the power of content repurposing. A no-nonsense, implementable guide to repurposing every type of content that you can create.Whether you're an entrepreneur, business owner, or marketing professional, this is the book for you if you want to master the art and science of content repurposing.

    From Eric Muthomi in Kenya, who has built a successful business creating multipurpose flour from bananas to feed babies, to Farida Bedwei, co-founder of the largest microfinance banking software platform inGhana, Delle tells the story of these extraordinary women and men who are building innovative business and not-for-profit enterprises. In his engaging and intimate style, Delle provides a glimpse of the history and political economy of each country, detailing a thriving business environment whilst challenging the simplistic “Africa Rising” narrative.

    We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you set up a model for success and stay ahead of your competitors.This book will inspire you to: Build a new business in an established organization Give your traditional offerings a shot in the arm Understand how a business model differs from a strategy Establish digital business models around traditional products Adopt the practices of lean start-ups Reimagine your core business as a platform Counter threats by revolutionizing your business model HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further.HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

    However scrappy they are, industry statistics show that more than 80 percent of all early-stage startups fail. Most can build a product, but the vast majority stumble when it comes time to take those products to market due to poor or non-existent "market engineering" skills. Traversing the Traction Gap exposes the reasons behind that scary failure rate and provides a prescriptive how-to guide, focused specifically on market engineering techniques, so startups can succeed. Getting over the go-to-market hurdle stymies startups again and again. Just when they need to develop and define a category and create sophisticated positioning, demand-generation and revenue-conversion programs--when they must establish a foothold in the market--they run short on time and money. This is the Traction Gap, that period of time between introducing a new product into the market and being able to scale it during a rapidly closing window of opportunity. Traversing the Traction Gap is a practical guidebook for navigating this fraught period in the tumultuous early life of a startup. Based on real-life examples from the startup world, Cleveland's advice provides a roadmap, signposts, and metrics for succeeding where others have failed.

    His clients have included the World Bank, GE, Thomson Reuters, and Merck. He is a frequent contributor to HBR and is the author of Simply Effective. Brook Manville, a former partner at McKinsey & Company and executive vice president of United Way Worldwide, advises leaders on strategy, organizational development, and leadership. He regularly contributes to HBR, and other business publications. His previous books are A Company of Citizens and Judgment Calls. .

    They answer to the same 7 questions, sharing why they do what they do, their struggles and their best tips. See it as a guide on how to live life on your terms in our modern day and age.Why this book?The world is changing and this new generation of millennials wants to live differently. We want wellbeing, freedom and purpose.Often, older generations or the system in place is deterring us from going for what we want. But to address the challenge of the time, we need a generation of empowered conscious entrepreneurs who challenge the status quo.Who is this book for?While this book can inspire anyone, I put it together with a specific avatar in mind.Someone in their 20s or 30s who wants more out of life. A life of wellbeing, freedom and purpose. Who challenges the status quo and the path to happiness our capitalist society has defined for us… Work harder... Consume more... Do what you’re told!People looking for a different way to work. A new way to work and live. A better way. Who want to follow their purpose. Who may want to make a new life decision. Maybe quit a corporate job. Build a life you love.Specifically, I want to give you permission. I want you to see the people in this book as mentors, inspirations and supportive friends. May it be the surrounding you wish you had in your day-to-day life.If your friends and parents tell you it’s not possible. If they think you’ve gone crazy. If they tell you following your passion is impossible. That you should get a real job. Then I want this book to give you the hope and inspiration you deserve.If you’ve already taken the leap of faith, then this book will help you push further and stay confident and consistent.The authorsHere is the list of the topics we discussed and the co-authors of this book:Wellbeing CategoryHeal & Love Yourself - Beth “Comet” HiltonMaster Your Inner World - Sharon KirstinJust Do It! - Tricha TippapartBreak All the Rules - Kaushik RamTrust Your Truth - Bianca BatalhaLiving a Beautiful Life - Zena RoseUnconditional Love - Rommy GellyListen to Your Body - Dan AnthonyYou Are the Product of Your Environment - Zac DeaneYou Are Your Own Healer - Jason StotzTrust the Universe - Chrissie AlexanderFollow the Inner Fire - James Ward-CollinFreedom CategoryConsciously Designing a Life You Love - Alex E LamberA Life Without Limits - Brandon WescottBeing Unapologetically You - Kirsty CarrA Life Outside the Norm - Brandon D’AmbrosioGetting Out of Your Own Way - Austin WitherowUnlearning - Tariq EQ AmawiStart Before You’re Ready - Danny CarlsonNavigating Change - Sascha WinReprogramming Your Mind - Veni R MurlianiConfidence Is a Skill You Learn - Marissa NastoFind Freedom in Space - Leslie LauGetting Outside the Comfort Zone - Hayley Ablott & Edward SimbergPurpose CategoryYour Difference Is Your Strength - Hadelin de PontevesOvercoming the Fear of Failure - Jessica LipsFollowing Your Intuition - Wieland StolzenburgYou Don’t Need a Plan B - Georgia VavasourFollow Your Heart and Trust - Thomas CarriereDon’t Die Wondering - Gaby GarciaYou Are the Hero of Your Life - Mason LantayTaking Care of Your Vibration - Bobby F PariharReboot Your System - Bertrand De OliveiraRaising Consciousness - Chong ShiYou Get What You Believe You’re Worth - Sarina ZoeKeep Learning - Jeff Mesina

    Rest assured, the Amazon technical team is working on this glitch and should you purchase and download this book, you'll an excellent resource for storytelling. Please bear with me, I assure you that I would do anything in my power to change this. Do you want a surefire way to quickly communicate your value in any situation from an elevator pitch to a keynote speech? Often, the difference between a struggling and thriving business is only a story. Because in a world filled with noise, distraction, and pretenders, your audience is left craving the authentic human connection that comes with storytelling. Successful entrepreneurs, influencers, and coaches know how to use story to communicate their value in a way that resonates with their ideal customers. True masters can effortlessly and effectively share their story online and offline. This book will equip you with the tools, templates, and strategies to create a story your customers need to hear to capture their attention and desire. You'll learn timeless techniques to position yourself as an authority without being "self-promotional" and sell without being "salesy." Included free with this book is a set of helpful templates, worksheets, and resources at sellingwithstory.co/resources. Whether this is your first book on storytelling marketing, you know the basics, or you’re a business storytelling master, this process will help you reach more people, sell more of your product or service, and make your business work for you (not the other way around). You'll learn how to: • Set yourself apart from your competition. • Apply secrets for connecting with the emotions (and wallets) of your audience. • Capture your story in a system that naturally educates, converts, and sells to your audience. • Grow your list and your following with digital storytelling techniques. • Use storytelling for better results in presentations, interviews, conversation, and enrollment calls. How will your business improve? • Raise your prices and profits by communicating clearer value. • Naturally enroll and inspire potential clients in everyday conversation. • Experience increased conversions in your sales calls and sales funnels. • Creating engaging presentations, keynotes, and webinars will become straightforward and easy.

    Thanks to high-speed Internet, game-changing technology, and innovative new platforms, individuals with vision and heart can go from idea to marketplace on a shoestring budget. In How We Make Stuff Now, Jules Pieri—cofounder and CEO of The Grommet, a product launch platform that helps innovative products reach a community of millions—takes readers through the entire consumer product creation process, showing how individual Makers, inventors, and entrepreneurs have utilized technology, the Maker Movement, and perseverance to turn ideas for innovative consumer goods into thriving businesses, breaking the rules of traditional retailing in the process. Jules details what goes into each of the steps they take: ideation, education, research, design and documentation, prototyping, funding, manufacturing, packaging, marketing, distribution, logistics, payments, customer service, financial and inventory management, and growth. Using case studies of successful startups, she reveals how entrepreneurs overcome obstacles, solve challenges, and rise above them to deliver innovations. If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, Maker, or inventor, the first crucial step in your journey to turning your ideas into products that build thriving businesses is learning How We Make Stuff Now.

    There’s no getting away from it – hustling is hard work – but with practical tools, inspiring stories, science-backed research and guidance every step of the way, you’ll find what makes you happy as you build your side hustle.

    Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2020 is the small business owner's ultimate guide to a money-saving, stress-free tax season. Providing straightforward advice from the nation's most trusted tax expert on small business taxes, this book gives you the answers you need quickly, with clear, concise guidance. Updated to cover changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and other legislation, this edition also includes an e-supplement covering additional developments from Congress and the IRS to keep you fully up-to-date. A complete listing of all available business deductions and credits helps you identify those you qualify for, and includes critical information on dollar limits, recordkeeping requirements, and how to actually take the write-off—all the way down to the IRS form to use. Organizational and planning strategies help you get through the process quickly and with fewer headaches, and this year's changes to the tax laws are explained in terms of how they affect your filing. Keeping up with the intricacies of tax law and filing is a full-time job—but it's not your full-time job. You have a business to run. This book gives you the guidance you need in the time that you have so you can get taxes out of the way and get back to work. Learn which expenses qualify for deductions—and which ones don't Adopt a more organized recordkeeping system to streamline the filing process Explore small-business-specific strategies for starting or closing a business, running a sideline business, and operating in multiple businesses Decode the various forms and worksheets correctly with step-by-step guidance Audit-proof your return Review obligations for the “other taxes,” including payroll and excise taxes Every year, millions of small business owners overpay their taxes because they lack the time and expertise to make tax-sensitive business decisions throughout the year only to learn that it’s too late to act when it comes to tax time. Now you can put your money back where it belongs—in your business. J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2020 helps you take wise actions during the year and tells you how to file completely and accurately while maximizing your bottom line.

    

    Through 32 very honest, provocative, and prescient articles, Mark lays bare the unvarnished truth of personal and business survival in the digital age. Chapter topics include: How to remain bot-proof The intolerance of hustle Best presentation skills The importance of "belonging" in business Personal branding truths Why company culture is your marketing Emotional paralysis and social media grief Realistic content marketing Networking in the digital age Entrepreneurial business lessons ... and much more. Mark Schaefer has emerged as one of the most vital and trusted resources in the business world. Thousands have attended his university classes, corporate workshops and speeches. This is your chance to tune into the latest thinking from one the most gifted writers and thinkers in the digital media scene today.

    In this updated 2019 edition of The Science of Organizational Change, Paul takes us on a journey from change mythology, from New Age change ideas, from "reports in drawers", and from pop psychology up to the present. In the first comprehensive treatment of behavioral science in business, you'll learn which cognitive biases caused the 2008 Financial Crisis, Enron, and the Deepwater Horizon. Later in the book, you'll discover how evidence-based management is helping leading businesses including Google. There are new concepts such as change-agility that answer the question - "how can organizations be more responsive, so they are the disruptors, rather than the disruptees?" Turbulent environments demand constant change, but the mindset, skills, and behaviors taught to business leaders are unhelpful and sometimes flatly misleading. In The Science of Organizational Change, Paul offers the first blueprint for change for that fully reflects the newest advances in mindfulness, behavioral economics, sociology, and complexity theory. The Science of Organizational Change first identifies dozens of change management myths, bad models, and unhelpful metaphors, replacing some with twenty-first-century research. Gibbons links the origins of theories about change to the history of ideas and suggests that the human sciences will provide real breakthroughs in our understanding of people in the twenty-first century. For example, change fundamentally entails risk, yet little is written for business people about how breakthroughs in the psychology of risk can help change leaders. Change fundamentally involves changing people's minds, yet the most recent research shows that the provision of facts may strengthen resistance. Starting with a rigorous and evidence-based understanding of what makes people in organizations tick, he presents a complete framework for organizing your company around successful change. With case studies from Google, IBM, Shell, British Airways, British Petroleum, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley, Gibbons goes deeper and broader than any previous discussion of the subject. In this multi-disciplinary treatment of change leadership, you will learn: How a deeper understanding of flaws in human decision-making can help you make far better choices when the stakes are largest. How new advances in neuroscience have altered best practices in influencing colleagues, negotiating with partners, engaging followers' hearts, minds, and behaviors, and managing resistance. How to bring greater meaning and mindfulness to your organization - and reap their benefits. How new ideas from analytics, forecasting, and risk are humbling those who thought they knew the future - and how the human side of analytics and the psychology of risk are paradoxically more important in this technologically enabled world. How to improve your boardroom, promoting more effective conversations about strategy, ethics, and decision-making. What chaos and complexity theories mean in the context of your own business. How to create resilient and agile business cultures, and anti-fragile, dynamic business structures. To link science with your "on-the-ground" reality, Gibbons interviews top CEOs who are applying its principles. You'll find case studies from well-known companies like IBM and Shell; and deeply relevant quotations from history's greatest leaders and thinkers. Hailed as "the best book on change in 15 years" and a book that belongs alongside classics such as The Halo Effect, Switch, and the Fifth Discipline - The Science of Organizational Change is a must-read for senior executives and change experts ali

     Warning: reading this book and following the advice within can result in having your name on a bestselling book and on top of the charts! Discover the 17 steps (known only by bestselling authors) to going from a book idea to a six-figure funnel including: how to position your book so that it’s a bestseller — you have to do this before it’s written; where to hire a pro to craft a clever book outline; how to hire the right interviewer who can get your ideas out of your head; how to turn your ideas into a masterfully crafted manuscript;  the three different types of editing, and which ones you need; how and where to hire for the interior layout and formatting of your book; where to hire a designer for an attention-grabbing cover, and why the right cover can make or break your book sales; how to optimize your book for online sales so that it pops up on top of any search results;  where to find the pros to launch your book to bestseller status, and to reach libraries and foreign markets; and much more! Outsource Your Book answers the following question:  How do I turn my business book idea into a bestseller by hiring out?  Scroll up to grab your copy now and discover the 17 steps to becoming an authority, building credibility, preparing for a consultancy, and leaving a legacy. Your book awaits you!

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    It turns out that this quality is so valuable, and measurably more important for innovation than just being creative, that it has a name: "innovation capital."Contrary to popular belief, effective leaders of innovation--folks like Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk--are successful not only because of the quality of their ideas but because they have the reputation and networks to successfully commercialize creative ideas. Nikola Tesla was arguably a more brilliant inventor than Thomas Edison, but Edison was able to realize tremendous commercial success while Tesla died penniless.Innovation Capital reveals the critical ingredient that separates the people who can marshal the resources necessary to turn their ideas into reality from those who can't, and shows you how to acquire, amplify, and use it to succeed as an innovative leader.Authors Jeff Dyer, Nathan Furr, and Curtis Lefrandt have spent decades studying how people get great ideas (the subject of The Innovator's DNA) and how people test and develop those ideas (explored in The Innovator's Method). Now, they share what they have learned from a multipronged research program designed to understand how people compete for, and obtain, resources to launch innovative new ideas--even, in some cases, before they’ve earned a track record of innovation. The authors explore questions like: What makes someone a good innovation leader? How do you win resources in a competitive market? How can you build a personal reputation for innovation? What techniques can you use to amplify your innovation capital? How can you get attention for your ideas and projects and persuade audiences to support them? How do you use (or lose) your capital once you have it? Featuring interviews with the superstars of innovation--individuals such as Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Elon Musk (Tesla), Marc Benioff (Salesforce.com), Indra Nooyi (PepsiCo) and Jeff Weiner (LinkedIn), who made the Top 25 on Forbes first list of the world's most innovative leaders ranked by their innovation capital--this book will help you and your ideas compete for attention, resources, and support--and win.

    If you have ever led an organization or participated on a team and felt completely frustrated by the sabotage of another colleague, leader, or even client, this book is for you. Leaders, colleagues and organizations across the world have adopted this new movement - to not just "create" a great culture but to protect it. Building a great culture is always a worthy goal but fireproofing it - is just as important. The book provides detailed practical tools and tactics you need to know how to fireproof yourself and your culture from your organization's arsonists! Pete Havel is an innovative voice in the world of corporate transformation, and his book teaches top leaders at all levels how to effectively stop toxic movements and eliminate the arsonist lurking within an organization or team. This is a book that will ignite and empower everyone who reads it!

    Using stories, humor, and dozens of practical tips, he provides an avenue through which engineering professionals and entrepreneurs can learn valuable techniques from seemingly different professions.In these pages you’ll discover: How engineers can utilize business techniques to increase their career potential Ways to analyze business problems like an engineer How to unleash your full potential by integrating the strengths of these two seemingly contrasting professions Problem solving is the key to success in both engineering and business. If you are either an entrepreneur looking for a unique approach to business or an engineer searching for a way to advance your career, this book is for you.

    If you have a sale to make, a business to build, a promotion to get, a message to share or a movement to start, this book will help you amplify and accelerate the work you do.

    

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    A must read for anyone curious about how to create something that truly delights!” Liam Gilligan — Head of eXellerator Lab at Standard Chartered Bank “Gianluca's book inspires the readers with his Business Design framework that places design and business on equal footing. In the complicated world we live today where business searches for purpose, consumers yearn for experience, and creators strive for excellence, this is an essential read.” Michael Tam — Chief Creative Catalyst at IBM iX "Thoughtful and necessary, Business Beyond Design is an inspiring book for all of those looking for new approaches on the realm of Business and Design. It’s cleverly written and introduces a fresh model to help evaluate and measure relevant brands and business." Carla Almeida — Design Director at Prophet "Inspiring yet practical; a holistic framework that gives you insights of how to design and build a sustainable brand, product or life" Klas Hesselman — Innovation & Design at Visa About the Book: Business Beyond Design was born from the desire to share a different point of view, to illustrate a road map and to trigger the thinking process towards the creation of valuable, sustainable and innovative design businesses. Good design might boost sales, but Business Design builds culture, and that is what Business Beyond Design is about: creating, preserving, and innovating businesses through design. This book records the journey of how the author researched and developed a new Business Design framework. Covering topics like: Distinguish between image and identity, The Beauty of Sustainable Failure, The Dark Side of Design, this book will act as an invaluable resource for designers, creatives and entrepreneurs alike. With practical tools and a hands-on approach, the author offers a fresh new look at how to Think Strategically, Foster Creativity and Transform Businesses.

    This complexity and the emergence of networks is changing the practice of strategic management. Today's leaders need to understand how to design and guide complex collaborations to accelerate innovation and change--collaborations that cross boundaries both inside and outside organizations.Strategic Doing introduces you to the new disciplines of agile strategy and collaborative leadership. You'll learn how to design and guide complex collaborations by following a discipline of simple rules that you won't find anywhere else.- Unleash the power of true collaboration- Learn and master the 10 skills of agile leadership- Apply individual skills to targeted situations- Introduces a new discipline of leadership strategyFilled with compelling case studies, Strategic Doing outlines a new discipline of leadership strategy specifically designed for open, loosely-connected networks.