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A strategy guide for founders who want to understand—and influence—the behavior of venture capitalists and investors so they can get their companies funded.In Founder Unfriendly, veteran venture capitalist Charlie O’Donnell walks you through what actually happens after you leave a pitch...

Unless a business provides value, it will fail. We all know this, and yet many of us, whether employees or business leaders, do not have a clear idea of who creates value and how. What the CFO Wants You to Know is an indispensable guide to creating value in an enterprise, drawing on the extensive experience of serial CFO and author Charles Asubonten.

You May Never See Us Again is the only definitive story of David and Frederick Barclay - commonly known as the Barclay brothers. Born poor, these enigmatic twins built one of the biggest fortunes in Britain together from scratch and spent six decades at the epicentre of British business, media and politics. Journalist Jane Martinson unravels the fascinating story of these once inseparable billionaire brothers. 

In this actionable yet timeless must-listen, Jag and Oliver give founders the unfair advantage they are looking for. Based on decades of experience and hundreds of interviews, this is the ultimate blueprint to becoming an unstoppable founder. From developing an irresistible story for growth to gaining visibility in crowded markets and attracting and retaining top talent, founders will learn how to use communication skills to take advantage of the massive opportunities ahead.

Eight or nine out of every ten businesses that go to market never sell. And the owners who do sell typically lose 30 to 50 percent of the price in fees and taxes. A $5 million business, sold the traditional way, leaves its owner with around $3 million. Twenty-five years of work, nearly half of it gone. Not to bad luck. To a game with rules nobody ever taught you. In late 2020, Marc Adams was diagnosed with stage four cancer and given six months to live.

If you’ve always wanted to invest in cryptocurrency, but don’t know where to start, then this comprehensive guide will show you everything you need to know. Even if you think cryptocurrency is completely overwhelming and confusing, this audiobook breaks everything down into simple, easy-to-understand language. Plus, it has the step-by-step process to how you can buy all of these, broken down into simple English. 

The 25 Steps to Accurate Property Valuation breaks down how residential property is actually valued in the real world, by appraisers, by lenders, and by the market itself. It gives you a repeatable framework to think clearly before you buy, list, or renovate.

One of the few Black women to break into the boy's club of Silicon Valley offers her secrets for how anyone can build a legacy of wealth and impact. Having lived nearly her entire life below the poverty line before going on to attain wealth and success as an entrepreneur and investor, Arlan...

In his new audiobook, Barry Ellsworth describes in detail each of the steps he took to create a company that has since grown into one of the largest ethanol producers in the world, and how in the process, he made six million dollars during the first three years of the company's existence. The process described in How I Made Six Million Dollars in Three Years can be applied to any field of endeavor.

What if the person you trust with your money isn’t actually giving you real advice? Most financial advisors aren’t true planners, they’re salespeople. If your financial plan feels unclear…If you’ve been steered toward complicated products you don’t fully understand…And if you still don’t feel confident about your future…This book will change how you see everything.

Buying and Selling a Business reveals key strategies to sell and acquire business investments. Garrett Sutton, Esq. is a best-selling author of numerous law for the layman books, and he guides the listener clearly through all of the obstacles to be faced before completing a winning transaction...

Are you ready to quit the rat race job and live a free life? Do you feel you overloaded by your office work? Do you want to change the state of things by starting your own business? This book will provide you a set of proven techniques which can help you to start a business from scratch and achieve financial freedom by turning your dreams to reality.

There is a huge racial wealth gap in America today. Owning a business is one of the best ways to build wealth—but entrepreneurs need capital. And investing in Black companies is obstructed by systemic racism and implicit biases that continue to create barriers to success. Merging historical information and data, along with tactical examples and explanations, this practical guide shows us what needs to be done in order to change the way we support Black companies and how we think about wealth.

Your business may be profitable, but is it truly valuable? Most business owners spend years building companies that generate income yet still depend heavily on them to survive. The result is a business that feels more like a demanding job than a transferable asset. In From Job to Asset, exit advisor and entrepreneur Rafael Pinho provides a practical roadmap for transforming an owner-dependent company into a scalable, transferable business capable of creating long-term wealth and optionality.

Are you building a business—or just a job you can’t sell? If you're a business owner, especially in a service-based or founder-led business, Your Baby Is Ugly will change how you think about growth, success, and exit strategy. This book is your wake-up call—and your blueprint. In this brutally honest and highly actionable guide, nationally recognized exit planning expert Justin Goodbread pulls back the curtain on why over 80% of businesses never sell… and what you can do to make sure yours does.

Investors today are being fed lies and distortions, are being exploited and neglected. In the wake of the last decade’s rush to invest by millions of households and Wall Street’s obsession with short-term performance, a culture of gamesmanship has grown among corporate management, financial...

 If You Really Want to Change the World leads entrepreneurs through the critical stages of venture development, from concept to acquisition or public offering to maintaining a rich culture of innovation in the company. It is a guide by innovators for innovators, with approaches that are practical and timeless. 

If you sense something is missing from your firm—if you long to break through financial plateaus, live with passion and purpose, and claim the lifestyle you’ve only dreamt of—this message is for you.

Serial entrepreneur Christiane Lemieux describes the new rules of entrepreneurship and business, arguing that visionary startups leverage the concept of “frictionless” to beat their competitors. Based on interviews with dozens of startup founders, experts and scholars on entrepreneurship...

Most cryptocurrency HODLers have no clue we’re required to complete online IRS forms to report all crypto trades—and disclose taxes owed. But taxes are hard, and nobody told you you had to do any of this. That’s why cryptocurrency tax expert and enrolled agent Ralph Mendoza wrote The Crypto Tax Book. Mendoza has protected wealthy families from overpaying and underpaying taxes for over 20 years. The Crypto Tax Book spills his secrets to help listeners avoid the pitfalls of the TradFi system and its supreme overlord, the United States Treasury.