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In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company - all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph. Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king. Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard of, and...

People don’t open restaurants just because they want to start a business. People open restaurants because they are building a dream. You can create the restaurant of your dreams. You can also be profitable, pay your vendors, your staff, and yourself, and savor the joys of hospitality without stress and uncertainty.

This practical and motivational guide provides the tools and knowledge to control your future and secure your fortune. From establishing goals and sorting out the legal and financial paperwork, to advanced marketing strategies and relationship building techniques, this indispensable book offers step-by-step instructions for you to establish and grow your own consultancy business. This extensively revised and updated fourth edition includes new and expanded coverage on utilizing informal media, changes in guidelines, key distinctions of wholesale and retail businesses, and much more.

Recruiters and recruiting firm owners are overwhelmed, frustrated with their clients, candidates, and by completely unpredictable revenue. Most training simply puts recruiters in more overwhelm with marginal results. It’s possible to go from annoying vendor to trusted adviser, from rollercoaster revenue to predictable income, and from total overwhelm to clarity. It’s possible to build a recruiting business that runs without you there!

Most entrepreneurs start a business seeking freedom but end up in a prison of hundred-hour workweeks isolated from their loved ones. This book is a guide to do entrepreneurship differently—letting go of the hustle and embracing a family-first mindset instead. We all want a comfortable life...

Through her global consulting projects, keynote speeches, and work with thousands of leaders, Karen has seen first-hand how a pervasive lack of clarity strangles business performance and erodes employee engagement. Ambiguity is the corporate default state, a condition so prevalent that “tolerance for ambiguity” has become a clichéd job requirement. It doesn’t have to be this way.

As IMD professors Goutam Challagalla and Frédéric Dalsace show in this eye-opening and practical book, it's due to a basic strategic misalignment and a misunderstanding of what actually drives customers' purchase decisions.

Vincent Stanley, Patagonia's director of philosophy, with Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia, draws on fifty years' experience to challenge all business owners and leaders to rethink their businesses in a time of cultural and climate chaos. The authors describe the current impact of manufacturing, commerce, and traditional capitalism on the planet's natural systems and human communities, and how that impact is forcing business to change its ways.

Whether you're a veteran property owner or just starting out, here you'll uncover the real estate expertise you need to select the finest land for your new home.

Do you want to invest time and money in a lucrative business? A business that allows you to earn significant returns on your investment... Or do you want to have a secondary source of income to accomplish your goals or help you grow your skillset? That is where this book comes in to help you. With the knowledge and steps provided in this book, you will have the confidence to flip properties. You will get a boost in the beginning, allowing you to speed up the learning process and quickly begin flipping.

In Human First AI, Derek Crager—AI consultant, leadership advisor, and founder of Practical AI—shares a clear, practical approach to using artificial intelligence in ways that amplify human capability rather than automate people out of the equation. Drawing on years of experience building workforce training systems, supporting frontline teams, and advising organizations implementing AI, Derek explains how Human–AI symbiosis leads to stronger performance, faster learning, and measurable business growth & profitability.

It is no secret that cryptocurrency is the talk of the town at present, due to its skyrocketing prices and high return on investment. In 2021, the price of Bitcoin raised as high as $60,000, making it gather both media and people's attention. Cryptocurrencies are complex financial instruments that are difficult to understand and follow. If you are a complete novice looking forward to investing in the market, learning about cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, as well as the blockchain design that supports them can seem like a daunting task.

Great tech simply isn't enough, and many first-time technical founders don't know what they don't know. Books on business strategy are abundant, but candid, practical advice is hard to find from technical founders who have "walked the path" and received an MBA from the "School of Hard Knocks." To the first-time technical startup founder, most business books focused on startup strategies might seem inaccessible, outdated, and off-topic.

Becoming an AI-First Organization is a strategic playbook for transforming traditional businesses into AI-powered enterprises. It goes beyond the technology to address cultural, operational, ethical, and leadership changes needed to embed AI throughout an organization. The book defines being “AI-first” as integrating AI deeply into decision-making, customer experience, and product development—not as a tool, but as a foundation.

Want your life back? Seventy percent of all doctor’s visits are linked to workplace stress. Too many people are overworked and overstressed. They want something more from life, but they’re not sure how to stop working long enough to make it a reality.

Are you thinking about starting your own dental practice and want to get it right the first time? For the enterprising dentist, The Simple Guide to Starting a Dental Practice and Getting it Right the First Time is an invaluable resource. Starting a practice from scratch in today's competitive market can be a scary proposition, but this guide will walk you through the steps to turn your dream into a reality.

You have a great idea. Now what? That first mile - where an innovation moves from an idea on paper to the market - is often plagued by failure. In fact less than 1 percent of ideas launched by big companies end up having real impact. The ideas aren't the problem. It's the process. The First Mile focuses on the critical moment when an innovator moves from planning to reality. It is a perilous place where hidden traps snare entrepreneurs, and roadblocks slow innovators inside large companies.

Simon Mainwaring offers a visionary new practice in which brands leverage social media to earn consumer goodwill, loyalty and profit, while creating a third pillar of sustainable social change through conscious contributions from customer purchases. These innovative private sector partnerships answer perhaps the most pressing issue facing business and thought leaders today: how to practice capitalism in a way that satisfies the need for both profit and a healthy, sustainable planet.

Shhh Listen. Hear that? That's the sound of your business. The conversations taking place online and in the marketplace tell you nearly everything you need to know about your company and your customers - what people are saying about you, how they use your products, whether they'll buy or recommend your product, and how they respond to your marketing and advertising. Listening provides unrivaled insight. If you do it right, you'll have a decisive edge over your competition as you adapt faster to customer needs and market changes.

TEDx speaker and financial activist Mel Dorman went from dumpster diving to a multimillion-dollar portfolio—not by winning the lottery or working 80-hour weeks, but by cutting out the banks and partnering directly with sellers. Now, she’s sharing the exact blueprint that helped her do it.