Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO : 50 Indispensable Tips to Help You Stay Afloat, Bounce Back, and Get Ahead at Work

Haroun, Chris

Overview: Forbes calls this book 1 of 6 books that all entrepreneurs must read right now (along with Peter Thiel's book and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People). In this book you will learn how to get a meeting with anyone. You will learn how to take your career to the next level. You will learn how to reinvent yourself in ways that you never thought was possible! Chris Haroun has had the opportunity in his career to meet with the top CEOs, entrepreneurs and investors in the world, including Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Marc Benioff and the CEOs of most large technology companies. This book is an amalgamation of business advice that Chris has compiled from his many meetings with successful business people over the past two decades as well as observations of why brilliant entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg have become incredibly successful. Business schools do a good job of providing students with theoretical and practical frameworks that can be applicable to real world problems but often miss teaching students some of the most crucial business lessons like how to network, how to find customers or how to get a job! Leer más…

The Staff Of Entrepreneur Media, Inc.

BE YOUR OWN BOSS “Entrepreneurs enjoy a freedom few ever know. Starting your own business is one of the few remaining paths to wealth—and this book is a valuable road map.” Robert K. Kiyosaki, Author of Rich Dad Poor Dad Tap into more than 30 years of small business expertise as you embark on the most game-changing journey of your life – your new business. This unmatched guide - the best-selling business startup book of all time - offers critical startup essentials and a current, comprehensive view of what it takes to survive the crucial first three years, giving your exactly what you need to survive and succeed. Plus, you’ll get advice and insight from experts and practicing entrepreneurs, all offering common-sense approaches and solutions to a wide range of challenges. Pin point your target market Uncover creative financing for startup and growth Use online resources to streamline your business plan Learn the secrets of successful marketing Discover digital and social media tools and how to use them Take advantage of hundreds of resources Receive vital forms, worksheets and checklists From startup to retirement, millions of entrepreneurs and small business owners have trusted Entrepreneur to point them in the right direction. We’ll teach you the secrets of the winners, and give you exactly what you need to lay the groundwork for success. Leer más…

Kevin D. Johnson

To achieve unimaginable business success and financial wealth—to reach the upper echelons of entrepreneurs, where you’ll find Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Sara Blakely of Spanx, Mark Pincus of Zynga, Kevin Plank of Under Armour, and many others—you have to change the way you think. In other words, you must develop the Entrepreneur Mind, a way of thinking that comes from learning the vital lessons of the best entrepreneurs. In a praiseworthy effort to distill some of the most important lessons of entrepreneurship, Kevin D. Johnson, president of multimillion-dollar company Johnson Media Inc. and a serial entrepreneur for several years, shares the essential beliefs, characteristics, and habits of elite entrepreneurs. Through the conviction of his own personal experiences, which include a life-changing visit to Harvard Business School, and the compelling stories of modern-day business tycoons, Johnson transforms an oftentimes complex topic into a lucid and accessible one. In this riveting book written for new and veteran entrepreneurs, Johnson identifies one hundred key lessons that every entrepreneur must learn in seven areas: Strategy, Education, People, Finance, Marketing and Sales, Leadership, and Motivation. Lessons include how to think big, who makes the best business partners, what captivates investors, when to abandon a business idea, where to avoid opening a business bank account, and why too much formal education can hinder your entrepreneurial growth. Smart and... Leer más…

Kidder, David S.; Hoffman, Reid

Chronicle Books LLC., 2013. - 292 p. - ISBN: 1452105049 According to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, more than 565,000 new businesses were created in 2010 in the United States alone—each one of them hoping to strike gold. The Startup Playbook will help them succeed. Going insider to insider with unprecedented access, New York Times bestselling author and Clickable CEO, David Kidder, shares the hard-hitting experiences of some of the world's most influential entrepreneurs and CEOs, revealing their most closely held advice. Face-to-face interviews with 40 founders give readers key insights into what it took to build PayPal, LinkedIn, AOL, TED, Flickr, and many others into household names. Special sections include topics ranging from how to select the right idea to pursue to finding funding and overcoming inevitable obstacles. In an economy demanding change, The Startup Playbook is the go-to for entrepreneurs big and small. Leer más…

Muhammad Mashhood Alam

We are living in fascinating times, when the power of technology is not just reshaping, but is transforming the globe in unprecedented ways. These include the ability to connect with anyone across the globe in an instant using a tiny device in the palm of our hands to the availability of self-learning systems to take over, not only the most mundane of tasks, but the most sophisticated tasks previously thought to be performable only by superior human faculties. Regardless of whether you consider this progress to be beneficial to society or harmful, these technological advancements are here to stay. On one hand, these current transformational technological advancements threaten this stability of society. On the other hand, they present an opportunity for all of us to awaken our inner entrepreneurs. This book makes the transition from an employee to an entrepreneur smooth for the masses. Many of us have ideas to improve this world in some way and even feel strongly about some of those ideas at a deeper level. However, we find ourselves perplexed on two levels: 1. Where to start when building an idea into a business? 2. What are the various dimensions and activities needed to launch an idea into a business? This book will introduce you to a structured framework, called Transform3+1, to transform your idea into a business by following simple and specific steps spread across four stages. The framework is grounded in the belief that all solutions solve human problems using... Leer más…

Guy Kawasaki; Tim Berry

Build Your Plan-Build Your Business The plan-as-you-go premise is simple-plan for your business' sake, not for planning's sake. Leading business plan expert Tim Berry invites you to block all thoughts of overwhelming, traditional, formal, cookie-cutter business plans and embrace an easier, more practical, modern business plan-the plan that evolves with your business and allows you to start building your business now! “In The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan you have no formal processes to learn, no special methodologies to master. Just practical advice that will inspire you to get going and make your business a success. Tim Berry shows us how our businesses can be all we dream of them becoming.” - Anita Campbell, Editor, Small Business Trends, www.smallbiztrends.com “Only the father of business planning could forge classic planning fundamentals and 21st century realities into a new planning alloy. Tim Berry is that person and this book delivers that alloy upon which you can build your business.” -Jim Blasingame, host of The Small Business Advocate Show, author and small business expert “Planning- the small business equivalent of dental work? Maybe, but not if your plan is a tool-a flexible, modular, guiding light of a tool. Tim Berry's The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan is that kind of business power tool. Let it guide your vision and then just remember to floss!” -John Jantsch, author of Duct Tape Marketing “The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan is exactly what my clients... Leer más…

Waite Robin.

Rethink Press, 2015. — 260 p. — ISBN 1781331146. Online Business Startup isn't just a how-to guide in online marketing or SEO. It contains everything an experienced entrepreneur wished he had known when he started in business. We are flooded with so much information in the digital world that it distracts us from the fundamentals of starting up and running a lean business. This book is ultimately an answer to the question "How can we quickly implement proven strategies for my online business, and avoid all the noise?" Online Business Startup will teach you: Everything you need to start an online business without the wasted time, money and effort; How to find a trustworthy, reliable digital agency and guarantee a return on your investment; The 7 best tools for auditing and improving your website; How to plan and implement a successful social media strategy. From the Foreword: I will be recommending this book to every one of my clients, and I highly recommend it to you. It’s an easy read for the online novice, and will stop you from wasting thousands of pounds and having sleepless nights like I used to. Leer más…

Ben Angel

Designed to help readers break free from the glorified non-stop hustle and hack their brains to refocus their mindsets, push through brain fog, and overcome imposter syndrome, Unstoppable delivers a 90-day roadmap to becoming a better version of themselves using a combination of personal development strategies and science-backed tools. Leer más…

Jonathan Reuvid

Starting your own business is one thing, but running and keeping it going is another. Annually, there are around 400,000 start-ups in the UK, but in a single year 300,000 businesses also fail. You owe it to yourself, your family, and your own ambition to make your business one of the success stories. This book helps you do just that. More than a 'how to' book, ''Start Up and Run Your Own Business'' brings the skills of experienced blue-chip consultants to bear on your enterprise. Now in its 7th edition, the book lends you both the authority and experience you need to make the right decisions to ensure your business survives and thrives beyond the critical first few years. Author Jonathan Reuvid gives expert advice and commentary on all the key issues you need to address to make your business successful. From business definition, marketing and raising finance, to procurement, accountancy, IT, taxation and HR issues, he provides you with a comprehensive platform of information designed to give you a 'one-stop-shop' of mission-critical information. Combining best practice advice with cogent strategies for growth and expansion, start up and run your own business has earned a deserved reputation for reliability and authority. This new edition continues this tradition, helping you make the most of your business venture. Leer más…

Dan Norris, Rob Walling

From generating ideas to gaining your first paying customers, The 7 Day Startup is the bootstrapper’s bible for launching your next product. In The 7 Day Startup, Dan Norris, author and founder of wpcurve.com, shows us exactly how he built a cashflowing small business startup from scratch in 7 days (and has since grown it to over $400,000 in annual recurring revenue in a few short years). What you'll learn in The 7 Day Startup - Why validation isn’t the answer - How to evaluate your small business startup idea - How to choose a business name, fast - How to build a website in 1 day for under $100 - 10 proven ways to market a business quickly And much, much more... Who this book is for - Small Business Founders - Entrepreneurs (and Wantrepreneurs) - Freelancers and Agencies - Bootstrappers Additional resources included in The 7 Day Startup to help you build your startup - Idea evaluation spreadsheet - Business name checklist - Growth tracking spreadsheet - Marketing idea checklist for your small business startup - List of over 100 startup and new business resources Leer más…

Rob Kornblum

Start Your New Company, Get the Freedom You Have Always Dreamed Of What if you could break free of the corporate rat race? How would your life be different if you owned your own business? Entrepreneurship is the ultimate mid-life career change. Startup founder and former venture capitalist Rob Kornblum shows how starting a company in mid-life is not only achievable, but more likely to succeed. Through dozens of interviews with mid-life founders, Kornblum shows: - How to discover great ideas for your new business - Why great entrepreneurs don't just follow their passion (and what they do instead) - How to market your products like the pros - How starting a side business lowers your risk - How to build a great company AND keep a normal family life - Why the skills you already have increase your chances of success - How to find your ideal co-founders and team - How mid-life entrepreneurs get their businesses funded - Why this is the best time ever to start a business Including BONUS Resources including a 90 Day Timeline, 1 Page Business Plan, Fundraising pitch template, and more. If you have years of experience in business, have wanted to start your own business but never did, this is the book you need to get you over the hump. Pick up your copy today. Leer más…

Kennedy, Joe.

An Owner's Manual provides fast, practical and direct advice and that's what you get with this book! The Small Business Owner's Manual is useful for newly minted entrepreneurs as well as seasoned business owners and can be read from cover-to-cover or to quickly lookup information in the midst of a crisis. For example: * Choose among 13 ways to get new financing and the 17 steps to building a winning loan package. * Weigh the pros and cons among 8 legal structures, from corporations to LLCs. * Write winning ads and analyze 16 advertising and marketing alternatives including the latest in Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. * Develop a powerful business plan in half the time. * Learn to sell products and services by considering 10 possible sales and distribution channels. * Discover the latest trends to quickly and inexpensively set up a web-site and e-store. * Get taxes paid on time, collect from deadbeats, protect the business from litigation and get legal agreements with teeth by effectively finding and partnering with CPAs and attorneys. * Get a quick overview of the 14 top forms of business insurance including workers comp and medical. * Looking to lease? Exploit a comprehensive review of the top 18 critical factors used to evaluate locations and 24 of the most important clauses in lease agreements. * Understand the legal side of hiring, firing, and managing employees and contractors. * Minimize taxes by learning the ins-and-outs of business income... Leer más…

Gundi Gabrielle

__PLEASE NOTE: This little FREE booklet does NOT provide detailed business blueprints or a course on how to start a business. It is a list of 597 Business Ideas and a few proven strategies to make them a reality. Pointers of what to do next once you've decided on a business option - and - where to get further training if needed.__Whether you are looking to turn your passions and talents into a business, replace a job you hate or travel indefinitely, supported by a location independent business, this book will provide you with an abundance of ideas on how to do just that!Both online and local/offline options are covered as well as the use of platforms like:__\* Youtube\* Podcasting\* Kindle Publishing\* Course Creation\* eCommerce\* Blog__to broaden your reach and create additional income streams in your niche of choice. Looking to turn your house or car into an income stream?You will find many ideas here, some you probably never considered....PLEASE NOTE: this short little book does NOT provide detailed business plans or blueprints although a few general tactics are shared to get you started and relevant training resources are linked.The book __does__ provide:__\* a list of 597 Ideas- a number of good training resources to help you with the next steps- an extensive list of platforms for both eCommerce and Freelancing business options- basic tips for niche selection, branding and further resources for marketing.__If you want to find out how to start a small business from... Leer más…

Ram Charan

**The classic on the universal laws of business success, completely revised and updated for today's leaders**Completely rewritten for today’s business world, __What the CEO Wants You to Know__, expanded and updated, written by bestselling author Ram Charan, describes the fundamentals behind every business, from street vendors in Mumbai, to Fortune 500 companies. Drawing on stories from Uber, Amazon, Apple, Toyota, Netflix, Lyft, The Limited, Walmart, GE and Starbucks, Charan, in the most accessible language imaginable, explains the ins and outs of how companies work, from gross revenue and operating costs, to inventory and cash flow, from turnover, profits and margins, to return on capital and accounts payable and receivable, from product quality to sales. A classic in the business literature, with hundreds of thousands of copies in print, this short and engaging book is like a miniature MBA course between covers.For everyone who wants to master and understand the levers that drive a successful business, __What the CEO Wants You to Know__ is the perfect answer. Leer más…

Elena L. Botelho; Kim R. Powell; Tahl Raz

NEW YORK TIMES  AND  WALL STREET JOURNAL  BESTSELLER • Winner of CMI Management Book of the Year 2019 Based on an in-depth analysis of over 2,600 leaders drawn from a database of more than 17,000 CEOs and C-suite executives, as well 13,000 hours of interviews, and two decades of experience advising CEOs and executive boards, Elena L. Botelho and Kim R. Powell overturn the myths about what it takes to get to the top and succeed. Their groundbreaking research was the featured cover story in the May-June 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review . It reveals the common attributes and counterintuitive choices that set apart successful CEOs—lessons that we can apply to our own careers. Much of what we hear about who gets to the top, and how, is wrong.  Those who become chief executives set their sights on the C-suite at an early age . In fact, over 70 percent of the CEOs didn’t have designs on the corner office until later in their careers. You must graduate from an elite college. In fact, only 7 percent of CEOs in the dataset are Ivy League graduates—and 8 percent didn't graduate from college at all. To become a CEO you need a flawless résumé. The reality: 45 percent of CEO candidates had at least one major career blowup. What those who reach the top do share are four key behaviors that anyone can master: they are decisive; they are reliable, delivering what they promised when the promise it, without exception; they adapt boldly, and they engage with stakeholders without... Leer más…