If at First You Don't Succeed...
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- Synopsis
- At age nine, Cameron Johnson started an Internet company. Pete Amico quit his job on his first day because he didn't feel like taking orders from his boss. Greg Herro built a successful business selling diamonds made from the carbon extracted from ashes. If any of these people remind you of yourself, you just might have the kind of personality to take the small business world by storm. InIf at First You Don't Succeed. . . , Brent Bowers, the small-business editor for theNew York Timesreveals the eight patterns that highly successful entrepreneurs share - and what we can learn from them. Brent Bowers, in covering small business for decades at theWall Street Journaland theNew York Times, has chronicled the rise and fall of hundreds of start-ups. InIf at First You Don't Suceed...,he analyzes the common characteristics shared by dozens of successful small-business owners and their companies. Drawing on extensive interviews and research,as well as on the experiences and expertise of business consultants, venture capitalists, academics, and the entrepreneurs themselves, he describes the key traits that successful entrepreneurs have in common. Among them: * The ability to spot and seize opportunities * An overwhelming urge to be in charge coupled with a gift for leadership * The flexibility to come up with creative, out-of the-box solutions to problems or obstacles * Incredible energy and tenacity in the pursuit of their goals * Unwavering faith in their business * The ability to take smart risks * The ability to bounce back from setbacks and see failure as just one step on the path to ultimate success For anyone thinking about starting a business, or attempting a start-up a second or third time, this book offers invaluable lessons and insights.
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780385517614
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780385515467
- Publisher:
- Broadway Books
- Date of Addition:
- 12/03/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Brent Bowers
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Self-Help, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.