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The must-read summary of Bruce Judson's book: "Go It Alone: The Secret to Building a Successful Business On Your Own"
This complete summary of the ideas from Bruce Judson's book "Go It Alone" shows that the era of the go-it-alone entrepreneur has arrived. Specifically, technology in the form of e-mail, the World Wide Web and a broad array of off-the-shelf and on-demand business services now makes it easier than ever for anyone to start and build...
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The must-read summary of Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema's book: "The Discipline of Market Leaders: Choose Your Customers, Narrow Your Focus, Dominate Your Market".
This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema's book "The Discipline of Market Leaders" shows how it is important for companies to select a unique value to deliver to customers in order to be truly successful. The authors explains the three key value disciplines...
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The must-read summary of Josh Kaufman's book: "The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume".
This complete summary of the ideas from Josh Kaufman's book reveals the author's belief that an MBA is not worth your time and money, and you would be far better off educating yourself in business by taking advantage of the thousands of business books that are published worldwide every year. Josh Kaufman believes that in order to...
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The must-read summary of William Bonner and Addison Wiggin's book: "Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis".
This complete summary of "Empire of Debt" by William Bonner and Addison Wiggin, two bestselling financial authors, presents the writers' in-depth look at the economic position of the US and explain what led to the situation where government control of the economy, deficit spending and fearless military adventurism have replaced...
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The must-read summary of Jeffrey Pfeffer's book: "Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jeffrey Pfeffer's book "Power" shows that power is good as it gives you the ability to set the agenda and get the things you consider to be most important done. In addition to greater control, the more power you have, the greater your status, discretion and wealth creation opportunities will be. In his book,...
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The must-read summary of Ewen Chia's book: "How I Made My First Million on the Internet... And How You Can Too!"
This complete summary of the ideas from Ewen Chia's book "How I Made My First Million on the Internet" shows that the Internet, though an extraordinarily powerful marketing machine, should be approached in the same way as real life business models. This summary suggests how to apply these measures to Internet marketing. Never go into a...
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The must-read summary of Peter Drucker's "The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years Writings on Management".
This complete summary of the ideas from "The Essential Drucker" exposes the book's most important ideas, explaining the basic principles of management and its challenges. This useful summary also discusses the changes that are likely to happen in the business world of tomorrow, and the skills that will be needed to face it, thus providing...
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The must-read summary of Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz's book: "Lean Analytics: Using Data to Build a Startup Faster".
This complete summary of the ideas from Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz's book "Lean Analytics" shows how you can definitively determine what to sell and find out what customers really want to buy. The authors explain how you can turn questions about the business into statistical measures and discover the truthful answers....
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The must-read summary of Les McKeown's book: "Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization on the Growth Track - and Keeping It There".
This complete summary of the ideas from Les McKeown's book "Predictable Success" shows that every business goes through regular and periodic stages of growth and decline. This pattern of organisational development has traditionally been termed the "Lifecycle of a Business" and is a well-known phenomenon. In his...
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The must-read summary of Jim Camp's book: "Start with No: The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jim Camp's book "Start with No" shows how we all make negotiations every day of our lives and it's important to develop strong negotiation skills. In his book, the author explains why a 'win-win' situation is the wrong approach to negotiations and why all good negotiations start with a "no"....
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The must-read summary of Deepak Malhotra and Max Bazerman's book: "Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Tables and Beyond".
This complete summary of the ideas from Deepak Malhotra and Max Bazerman's book "Negotiation Genius" shows that people are not born genius negotiators. This is a skill that can be learned and perfected by absolutely anyone. The authors reveal the framework used by top...
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The must-read summary of Joseph T. Straub's book: "Understanding Financial Statements: How to Read Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash-Flow Statements and Calculate Financial Ratios".
This complete summary of the ideas from Joseph T. Straub's book "Understanding Financial Statements" shows how the ability to understand and analyze financial statements is an essential business skill. Financial statements reflect the financial health of a company,...
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The must-read summary of Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff's book: "Co-Opetition: A Revolutionary Mindset That Combines Competition and Co-operation".
This complete summary of the ideas from Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff's book "Co-Opetition" shows how to combine the advantages of competition and co-operation to create a new dynamic that can be used to generate profits and change your business environment for the better. The authors explain...
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The must-read summary of Charles R. Morris's book: "The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash".
This complete summary of "The Trillion Dollar Meltdown" by Charles R. Morris, a legal and financial expert, outlines his argument that the reason for the credit crunch was the reckless financial environment in which we had been operating. He explains the reasons for the creation of the greatest credit bubble in...
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The must-read summary of Gary Hamel's book: "What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition and Unstoppable Innovation".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gary Hamel's book "What Matters Now" reveals the importance of reinventing management methods in order to create organisations that are ready for the future. The author highlights the five challenges that companies will face in the future and the changes...
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This complete summary of the ideas from David Novak's book "Taking People with You" shows that the only way you can achieve something great is if you learn how to take others with you in the direction of your dreams. Therefore, becoming a leader is a prerequisite of success. This summary highlights the three steps to maximise your success; getting the right mind-set, having a clear plan, and following through and making people accountable.
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The must-read summary of Stephen Flynn's book: "The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation".
This complete summary of "The Edge of Disaster" by Stephen Flynn outlines the author's argument that America has learned very little from the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, and has become a vulnerable nation. He advocates for better infrastructure, more resilience and immediate preparation to ensure a safer future.
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The must-read summary of A. G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin's book: "Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works".
This complete summary of the ideas from A. G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin's book "Playing to Win" explains that strategy involves making simple choices. In their book, the authors highlight the questions that you need to answer in order to develop a winning strategy that is viable, actionable and sustainable.
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The must-read summary of John Warrilow's book: "Built to Sell: Creating a Business that Can Thrive Without You".
This complete summary of the ideas from John Warrilow's book "Built to Sell" shows how difficult it can be for business owners to become less involved in their business. In his book, the author explains an eight-step process that entrepreneurs can use to ensure that the business can run without them and become a valuable asset that can...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Michalowicz's book "Profit First" introduces the Profit First Approach. According to Michalowicz, this approach means prioritising profit, instead of leaving it as an afterthought. By following this approach, you can secure your profits and run your business on the remaining cash.
There are four steps to install the Profit First Approach:
1. Draw a line in the sand
2. Set up your Profit First system
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