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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Eliot Brown & Maureen Farrell's The Cult of We
In The Cult of We (2021), Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell detail the different forms of corruption that took hold of WeWork, the once-heralded office rental company, including reckless spending, unprofessional behavior, lack of organization, and constant changes of executives and managers and their responsibilities. The work environment was challenging, especially...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jeff Bezos's Invent and Wander
By staying patient and keeping his eye on the distant horizon, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has focused on his company's long-term goals and kept going despite many failures and losses. Invent and Wander (2020) is a compilation of his writings, speeches, and annual shareholder letters. Together, they give readers an insight into his life and background, and the long path he's taken...
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Summary of Andrew S. Grove's High Output Management is a management guide based on Grove's 15 years of managerial experience and knowledge as a co-founder, president, and chief executive of Intel. As Grove emphasizes in a new introduction to the book, globalization and the information revolution have dramatically changed the workforce, making people ever more replaceable and the market ever more competitive.
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Summary of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius is an account of how a region of California became the central hub for technological innovation in the latter half of the twentieth century. Journalist and author Adam Fisher walks readers through the creation of several technology industries, using interviews from engineers, programmers, inventors, and investors to explain the cultures behind each digital revolution...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of Money
Niall Ferguson tells the human story behind the step-by-step evolution of the financial system in The Ascent of Money (2009). Starting from ancient Mesopotamia, to the ongoing struggles that people face with money today, he explains the building blocks that made money the way we know it. Ferguson argues that credit and debt were as crucial for the rise of civilization as...
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Summary of Carmine Gallo's Talk Like TED offers essential guidance for delivering an effective, original, and moving presentation. Gallo's book incorporates discussions of the psychology behind compelling keynote speeches, interviews with TED presenters, and insights gleaned from analyzing more than 150 hours of TED talks, representing approximately 500 speakers...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit
Everyone today understands the importance of managers and leaders coaching their team. However, not many know exactly how to coach. Michael Bungay Stanier wants to change that, and coach you at coaching.
In The Coaching Habit (2016), he shows how to make coaching a regular part of your day, so that you and your team get a boost in productivity and impact.
Bungay Stanier...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Richard Branson's The Virgin Way
Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, shares what he has learned over the span of forty years of leadership in The Virgin Way (2014). Branson explores the values, strategies, methods, and the paths he took to become the leader of a group that controls more than 360 companies, all while maintaining and preserving the light-spirited personality he inherited from his parents....
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Mike Michalowicz's Clockwork
Do you ever wonder whether your business can reach the size, success, and profitability you envision without you having to do all the key work yourself? It's possible, but you must stop trying to do everything and change some unhealthy habits to allow your business to evolve and thrive by itself.
In Clockwork (2018), entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz explains how to kill the main enemy...
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Summary of Geoffrey Parker's Platform Revolution is a comprehensive look at the emergence of platforms as market dominators, their competition against pipeline businesses, and best practices in founding and managing platforms.
Platforms connect two types of users in order to exchange something of value. This is different than the traditional pipeline model of business where something of value is created by transferring it from producer to producer...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Walker Deibel's Buy Then Build
In Buy Then Build (2018), Walker Deibel uses his exceptional experience as an investor and entrepreneur to provide a step-by-step guide for buying a profit-generating company. Deibel says that almost all startups end in failure, and acquisition is the better way to reach success as an entrepreneur. Buy Then Build details how to acquire a profitable and sustainable company, and...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Benjamin Lorr's The Secret Life of Groceries.
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1) After hours at a Whole Foods supermarket in New York City, the night workers begin their shift and restock the shelves, fridges, and freezers. They also ensure the hygiene of the space so the products are in a safe environment.
2) Grocery stores are the entry point to understanding how and why food gets to us in the form it does. The supply...
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What does it take to make something-an activity, a work of art, a company-great? What are the factors that distinguish the merely good from the truly great? In Summary of Jim Collins's Good to Great, Jim Collins offers insight into what makes a business truly great…
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Avery Carl's Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth
Avery Carl's Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth (2021) teaches readers how to make money by investing in STRs: short-term and vacation rental properties. Carl shares the strategies that allowed her to make hundreds of thousands of dollars from investing in short-term rentals within five years. She highlights questions that all potential investors should ask and...
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Summary of Dan Ariely's Dollars and Sense introduces readers to the psychology of purchase decisions.
Consumers have difficulty calculating the value of the things they want to buy, particularly because comparisons between different types of costs can be challenging to comprehend.
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Matt Fortnow & QuHarrison Terry's The NFT Handbook
Non-fungible tokens have taken the internet by storm, though they have been subject to criticism and debates doubting their validity and their ethics. In The NFT Handbook (2021), Matt Fortnow and QuHarrison Terry offer a thorough guide on how to make, market, and purchase NFTs. They tackle a wide range of issues, from the core definitions and categories of NFTs...
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Summary of Bob Burg & John David Mann's The Go-Giver is an allegorical narrative that argues that individuals and businesses alike can prosper by practicing generosity. The book follows the fictional journey of an ambitious but underperforming employee, Joe, who turns to a wise and wealthy man for career advice when he realizes that he's in danger of not meeting his company's quarterly quota...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Brandon Turner's The Book on Rental Property Investing
Have you ever dreamed of making millions of dollars without having to hustle? Investing in rental property might be your future. Brandon Turner's The Book on Rental Property Investing (2015) is a must-read for anyone interested in using real estate investing to build wealth or achieve financial independence. Turner imparts practical and exciting tools, tips,...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction
Technological advances are often lauded as unbiased and fair. But in Weapons of Math Destruction (2016), data scientist Cathy O'Neil posits that the opposite is true. Today's world is largely ruled by mathematical algorithms that decide most aspects of life, from education to work, insurance to elections. Existing models have proven to be harmful. They promote inequalities...
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