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  • The must-read summary of Roy Spence and Haley Rushing's book: "It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business Is Driven by Purpose". This complete summary of the ideas from Roy Spence and Haley Rushing's book "It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For" shows that high-performing companies are not always the ones...
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  • The must-read summary of Ryan Allis' book: "Zero to One Million: How I Built a Company to $1 Million in Sales...And How You Can, Too".This complete summary of the ideas from Ryan Allis' book "Zero to One Million" shows that taking a company from an idea to $1 million in revenue is no small feat, but it can be done....
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  • The must-read summary of Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz's book: "Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win".This complete summary of the ideas from Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz's book: "Fail Fast, Fail Often" explains how acting instead of overthinking will bring you more success and joy. Successful people are not afraid of making mistakes and failing; they...
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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 Scott McKain's book: "Collapse of Distinction: Stand Out and Move Up While Your Competition Fails".This complete summary of the ideas from Scott McKain's book "Collapse of Distinction" shows that instead of standardised products, customers crave distinction. They want products that stand out for all the right reasons because they are delivered by companies which are fanatical...
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  • The must-read summary of Scott McKain's book: "What Customers Really Want: How to Bridge the Gap Between What Your Organization Offers and What Your Clients Crave".This complete summary of the ideas from Scott McKain's book "What Customers Really Want" shows that there is a fundamental disconnection between what customers really want and what businesses currently offer. Customers want a personal...
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  • The must-read summary of Stanley Rich and David Gumpert's book: "Business Plans that Win $$$: Lessons from the MIT Enterprise Forum".This complete summary of the ideas from Stanley Rich and David Gumpert's book "Business Plans that Win $$$" shows that preparing a business plan that appeals to investors sufficiently to have them reach for their checkbooks is one of the...
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  • The must-read summary of Stephen Diorio's book: "Beyond e: 12 Ways Technology is Transforming Sales and Marketing Strategy".This complete summary of the ideas from Stephen Diorio's book "Beyond e" argues that the key marketing challenge of today is not simply adding an e-marketing department to the existing business. Good marketers are becoming much more proactive, using new technology to creatively...
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  • The must-read summary of Steve Gottry's book: "Common Sense Business: Starting, Operating and Growing Your Small Business – In Any Economy!". This complete summary of the ideas from Steve Gottry's book "Common Sense Business" shows that you always learn far more from your failures in running a small business than you ever learn from your successes. According to Helen Keller,...
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  • The must-read summary of Steve Kaplan's book: "Bag the Elephant: How to Win and Keep Big Customers". This complete summary of the ideas from Steve Kaplan's book "Bag the Elephant" shows the merits of acquiring and retaining big clients to grow your business. In fact, working with fewer big customers has many advantages over working with many small ones, ranging...
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  • The must-read summary of Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan's book: "The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life". This complete summary of the ideas from Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan's book "The Three Laws of Performance" shows that in any organisation, there is a "default future" which you feel sure will happen. If you...
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  • The must-read summary of Steven C. Brandt's book: "Entrepreneuring: the Ten Commandments for Building a Growth Company".This complete summary of the ideas from Steven C. Brandt's book "Entrepreneuring" shows that the historical model for entrepreneurial success has been to start a business from scratch or with borrowed money, build it up and then sell out for a vast fortune. Today,...
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  • The must-read summary of Tetsuo Sakiya's book: "Honda Motor: the Men, the Management, the Machines".This complete summary of the ideas from Tetsuo Sakiya's book "Honda Motor" explains the business strategies and corporate culture behind Honda, and suggests why they are so successful. In his book, the author charts the development of Honda, from the beginning to the successful, multinational company...
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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 Tim Berry's book: "The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan".This complete summary of the ideas from Tim Berry's book "The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan" demonstrates how the formal business plan is no longer used in today's business world. That is why you need a plan that will grow and evolve with your business. In his book, the author explains how...
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