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  • The must-read summary of Richard Tedlow's book: "Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American".This complete summary of the ideas from Richard Tedlow's book "Andy Grove" tells the wonderful rags to riches story of Andy Grove. It describes his early childhood in war-torn Hungary and the humble beginnings of his career, right to his successful central position in Silicon...
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  • The must-read summary of Rob Adams' book: "A Good Hard Kick in The Ass: Basic Training For Entrepreneurs". This complete summary of the ideas from Rob Adams' book "A Good Hard Kick in The Ass" shows that many aspiring entrepreneurs believe that their ideas are groundbreaking, their markets are ripe and all they need is some capital and a bit...
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  • The must-read summary of Robbie Kellman Baxter's book: "The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction and Build Recurring Revenue".This complete summary of the ideas from Robbie Kellman Baxter's book "The Membership Economy" highlights the fact that more and more corporate giants (like Apple and Amazon) are re-thinking their business models to go from selling individual products to...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book: "The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book "The Strategy-Focused Organization" shows that highly productive organisations implement strategy exceptionally well. In their book, the authors explain that these organisations...
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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 Ron Ricci and John Volkmann's book: "Momentum: How Companies Become Unstoppable Market Forces".This complete summary of the ideas from Ron Ricci and John Volkmann's book "Momentum" shows that, in the marketplace of digital products, consumers make buying decisions based on the viability of the company offering the products or services. They don’t want to buy products...
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  • The must-read summary of Russell Brunson's book: "DotCom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online".This complete summary of the ideas from Russell Brunson's book "DotCom Secrets" shows the importance of building a good sales funnel for your online business. This is what will drive traffic to your website and then push them through to make a purchase. The...
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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 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 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 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 Davenport and John Beck's book: "The Attention Economy: Understanding the New Currency of Business".This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas Davenport and John Beck's book "The Attention Economy" shows that the scarcest resource for businesses today is not capital, talent or ideas; it is attention. Consumers can only absorb so much information, or choose...
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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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  • The must-read summary of Tom Hurson's book: "Think Better: Your Company's Future Depends on It...and So Does Yours".This complete summary of the ideas from Tom Hurson's book "Think Better" shows how success in your personal or professional life is not so much a function of what you know, but how well you think. In his book, the author reveals that...
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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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  • The must-read summary of Walid Mougayar's book: "Opening Digital Markets: Battle Plans and Business Strategies for Internet Commerce".This complete summary of Walid Mougayar's book "Opening Digital Markets" shows that the development of Internet-based commerce is still in its early days. The implications of this development are significant for everyone, but particularly for business managers who are charged with the responsibility...
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