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  • The must-read summary of Paul Pilzer's book: "The Wellness Revolution: How to Make a Fortune in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry".This complete summary of the ideas from Paul Pilzer's book "The Wellness Revolution" shows how the next big thing is set to be the wellness industry - providing healthy people with the food, nutritional supplements, preventative healthcare services and insurance...
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  • The must-read summary of Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler’s book: "Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think". This complete summary of the ideas from Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler’s book “Abundance” shows how advances in technology will make the world capable of meeting and exceeding the basic needs of every human on the planet. According to the...
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  • The must-read summary of Peter Navarro's book: "The Well-Timed Strategy: Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage".This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Navarro's book "The Well-Timed Strategy" shows how understanding the business cycle and then using it to maximum advantage is an unexploited area of business management expertise. And yet, it makes good sense to use the cycle...
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  • The must-read summary of Peter Schwartz's book: "Inevitable Surprises: Thinking Ahead in a Time of Turbulence".This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Schwartz's book "Inevitable Surprises" shows that most of the "surprises" that will hit the economic world in the next 25 years are actually predictable and inevitable. In his book, the author explains how every savvy businessperson should...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert B. Tucker's book: "Managing the Future".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert B. Tucker's book "Managing the Future" shows how no business can afford to rest on its laurels and on the successes of the past. If there’s one hallmark of long-term companies, it’s the ability to manage the future as well as the...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book: "Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book "Strategy Maps" shows that many businesses share the same problem: they have intangible assets that cannot be measured and counted as market value. In their book,...
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  • The must-read summary of Robyn Waters' book: "The Trendmaster's Guide: Get a Jump on What Your Customer Wants Next".This complete summary of the ideas from Robyn Waters' book "The Trendmaster's Guide" shows that new trends are not always spotted early by the ultra-hip types who are much cooler than everyone else. At the very best, these trend trackers help keep...
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  • The must-read summary of Roy H. Williams' book: "The Wizard of Ads: Turning Words into Magic and Dreamers into Millionaires".This complete summary of the ideas from Roy H. Williams' book "The Wizard of Ads" shows that, while technology is changing and advancing dramatically, people’s hearts and motivations aren’t changing at all. In fact, people today are still as predictable as...
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  • The must-read summary of Ryan Matthews and Watts Wacker's book: "The Deviant's Advantage: How Fringe Ideas Create Mass Markets".This complete summary of the ideas from Ryan Matthews and Watts Wacker's book "The Deviant's Advantage" shows how today's most commercially successful products began as fringe ideas that became accepted in the mainstream market. Given the speed at which today’s markets are...
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  • The must-read summary of Stan Davis and Bill Davidson's book: "2020 Vision: Transform Your Business Today to Succeed in Tomorrow's Economy".This complete summary of the ideas from Stan Davis and Bill Davidson's book "2020 Vision" shows that companies are under pressure to constantly update themselves and their products to keep up with adjustments in technology. Over the next 30 years...
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  • The must-read summary of Stephen Leeb and Donna Leeb's book: "Defying the Market: Profiting in the Turbulent Post-Technology Market Boom".This complete summary of the ideas from Stephen Leeb and Donna Leeb's book "Defying the Market" shows how technology is experiencing a slowing down of pace and progress. In their book, the authors explain how this slowdown, combined with other factors,...
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  • The must-read summary of Theodore Kinni and Al Ries' book: "Future Focus: How 21 Companies Are Capturing 21st Century Success".This complete summary of the ideas from Theodore Kinni and Al Ries' book "Future Focus" raises an essential question: What are the ingredients of 21st century corporate success? Using quantitative and qualitative criteria, the authors have identified a list of 21...
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  • The must-read summary of Thomas Baumgartner, Homayoun Hatami and Jon Vander Ark's book: "Sales Growth: Five Proven Strategies from the World's Sales Leaders".This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas Baumgartner, Homayoun Hatami and Jon Vander Ark's book "Sales Growth" highlights that today's market place clearly requires companies to be very good at selling. In their book, the authors explain...
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  • The must-read summary of Van Tharp, D. Barton and Steve Sjuggerud's book: "Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom".This complete summary of the ideas from Van Tharp, D. Barton and Steve Sjuggerud's book "Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom" shows that it is possible to become financially free. All you have to do is begin the journey and systematically put sound investment strategies...
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  • The must-read summary of Viktor Mayer-Schonberg and Kenneth Cukier's book: "Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think".This complete summary of the ideas from Viktor Mayer-Schonberg and Kenneth Cukier's book "Big Data" explains that the concept of "big data" means using huge quantities of data to make better predictions based on patterns, rather than trying...
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  • The must-read summary of Vivek Ranadive and Kevin Maney's book: "The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future".This complete summary of the ideas from Vivek Ranadive and Kevin Maney's book "The Two-Second Advantage" shows that the challenge of the future is to become better at predictive analysis. This summary highlights that if you can combine the right information...
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