Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stak…
""A #GIRLBOSS is in charge of her own life. She gets what she wants because she works for it." The first thing Sophia Amoruso sold online wasn't fashion-it was a stolen book. She spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and dumpster diving. By twenty-two, she had res…
Succeeding with a new business whether in a corporation or a venture-based setting requires taking a leap of faith. But in order to grow, the business will need to morph and adjust many times before it meets the needs of a viable market. This book guides you through steps to eff…
Succeeding with a new business whether in a corporation or a venture-based setting requires taking a leap of faith. But in order to grow, the business will need to morph and adjust many times before it meets the needs of a viable market. This book guides you through steps to eff…
With its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach, 'Rework' is the perfect playbook for anyone who's ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs who want to get out, and artists who don't want to starve anymor…
With its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach, 'Rework' is the perfect playbook for anyone who's ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs who want to get out, and artists who don't want to starve anymor…
"Most startups are built to fail. But those failures, according to entrepreneur Eric Ries, are preventable. Startups don't fail because of bad execution, or missed deadlines, or blown budgets. They fail because they are building something nobody wants. Whether they arise from so…
"Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something …
"Completely revised and updated to reflect today's dynamic business environment, The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, Third Edition leads you carefully through every aspect involved in researching, writing, and presenting a winning business plan. Illustrating each step of this…
As Guy Kawasaki puts it, "If the two most popular words in your company are partner and strategic, and partner has become a verb, and strategic is used to describe decisions and activities that don't make sense"--It's time for a reality check. Here, Kawasaki has compiled his bes…
"Entrepreneurs who need to find the solutions to key challenges will turn to Bygrave. The second edition explores the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship so that they'll have the necessary tools to start their own businesses. It offers new coverage on social enterprises …