topic: Books
Why Becoming Bulletproof is the Key to Success [Book Excerpt]
26 Sep 2016
When I wrote “The Bite-Sized Entrepreneur: 21 Ways to Ignite Your Passion & Pursue Your Side Hustle,” my intention was to arm you with everything you needed to find and...Read More
Learn How to Fail Fast in Order to Succeed [Book Excerpt]
20 Sep 2016
The following excerpt was selected exclusively for StartupNation readers from “Daring & Disruptive” by Lisa Messenger. Excerpted with permission by North Star Way publishing, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. I think...Read More
AOL Co-Founder Steve Case on AppleLink in “The Third Wave” [Book Excerpt]
06 Sep 2016
The following excerpt was selected exclusively for StartupNation readers from “The Third Wave” by Steve Case. The excerpt shares Case’s process pitching his startup company, Quantum Computer Services, to Apple, and the journey that followed. Copyright...Read More
The Purpose Is Profit: Becoming an Entrepreneur [Book & Audio Excerpt]
25 Aug 2016
If you have the dream to become an entrepreneur and start your own business, “The Purpose Is Profit” was written for you. It gives you the inside story from the entrepreneur’s...Read More
LEAN Sprint: Move Your Business Model Forward [Book Excerpt]
23 Aug 2016
This excerpt shows you how to utilize a LEAN sprint and is a follow-up to “How to Embrace Failure and Succeed,” published on StartupNation.com on June 20, 2016. Below, find an exclusive...Read More
Former Apple Consultant Ken Segall on the Power of Simplicity [Book Excerpt]
16 Aug 2016
Is there anyone in business who doesn’t recognize the power of simplicity? It’s an inescapable fact of life that human beings are attracted to simplicity and turned off by complexity....Read More
Live Free or DIY: The Startup Capital You Didn’t Know You Had [Book Excerpt]
09 Aug 2016
From startup to growth to pivoting in a changing marketplace, “Live Free or DIY” reveals how small business owners in every industry encounter the same roadblocks—and how the solutions are simpler...Read More
The Unmistakable Creative on Why Best Practices are Your Worst Enemy [Book Excerpt]
02 Aug 2016
The excerpt below was selected specifically for StartupNation’s audience from “UNMISTAKABLE: Why Only Is Better Than Best,” by Srinivas Rao, host of popular podcast the Unmistakable Creative, with permission of Portfolio,...Read More
The Story of Optimizely: Elevating Your Small Business Using Pricing Strategy [Book Excerpt]
26 Jul 2016
The following is adapted with permission of the publisher, Wiley, from “Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price” by Madhavan Ramanujam and Georg Tacke. Copyright (c) 2016 by Simon-Kucher & Partners. All...Read More
ZICO Coconut Water Founder on How Great Ideas Are Sometimes Right Overhead [Book Excerpt]
19 Jul 2016
The following excerpt from “High-Hanging Fruit: Build Something Great by Going Where No One Else Will” was selected exclusively for StartupNation readers, and shares Mark Rampolla’s inspiring story to reach higher...Read More
Small Business Story: B.S., Incorporated [Fiction Book Excerpt]
28 Jun 2016
Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss are Minneapolis-based entrepreneurs and authors who share a lifelong passion for storytelling. For more than 20 years, they have had the good fortune to work...Read More
How to Embrace Failure and Succeed [Book Excerpt]
20 Jun 2016
We are living through a global entrepreneurial renaissance. Entrepreneurs are everywhere and thanks to the Internet, as well as technologies enabled by open source and cloud computing, there has been no...Read More
Changing the Brewing Industry with Big Data [Book Excerpt]
15 Jun 2016
The following is an excerpt from “Vaporized: Solid Strategies for Success in a Dematerialized World” (LifeTree Media, 2015) by Robert Tercek: Apart from the addition of stainless steel brewing vats,...Read More
Listen! The Revolutionary Way to Have a Conversation [Book Excerpt]
20 May 2016
Performance of a Lifetime is a consulting firm that uses the art and science of theatrical performance to help leaders, teams and organizations grow by focusing on the human side...Read More
