Decision Making & Problem Solving in Management & Leadership & Business & Finance eBooks

The Resilient Enterprise

Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage

by Yossi Sheffi ...

Stories from Nokia, Dell, UPS, Toyota, and other companies show how firms can reduce their vulnerability to high-impact distributions, from earthquakes to strikes, from SARS to terrorism, and use them for competitive advantage.What happens when fire strikes the manufacturing plant of the sole supplier for the brake pressure valve used in every Toyota? When a hurricane shuts down production at a ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Stories from Nokia, Dell, UPS, Toyota, and other companies show how firms can reduce their vulnerability to high-impact distributions, from earthquakes to strikes, from SARS to terrorism, and use them for competitive advantage.What happens when fire strikes the manufacturing plant of the sole supplier for the brake pressure valve used in every Toyota? When a hurricane shuts down production at a
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Practice Game Theory

by Albert Rutherford ...

Advanced strategic decision-making tools for everyday life.Should one enter a market where someone is in a monopoly position? When is going to the ER a good or a bad decision? Why is it never a good idea for rebels to concede? Practice Game Theory answers all these questions. Think about and solve problems more effectively applying strategic games models to real-life challenges.Learn how top world ... Read more

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Advanced strategic decision-making tools for everyday life.Should one enter a market where someone is in a monopoly position? When is going to the ER a good or a bad decision? Why is it never a good idea for rebels to concede? Practice Game Theory answers all these questions. Think about and solve problems more effectively applying strategic games models to real-life challenges.Learn how top world
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Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies

by Martin Cohen ...

Learn how to argue points effectively, analyze information, and make sound judgmentsThe ability to think clearly and critically is a lifelong benefit that you can apply in any situation that calls for reflection, analysis, and planning. Being able to think systematically and solve problems is also a great career asset. Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies helps you hone your thinking abilities and ... Read more

$12.00 USD

Learn how to argue points effectively, analyze information, and make sound judgmentsThe ability to think clearly and critically is a lifelong benefit that you can apply in any situation that calls for reflection, analysis, and planning. Being able to think systematically and solve problems is also a great career asset. Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies helps you hone your thinking abilities and
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Smaller is Better: Using Small Autonomous Teams to Drive the Future of Enterprise

by Brady Brim-DeForest ...

Small is the next big thing.When working for a large organization, weeks can pass before leadership makes important decisions that affect you and your team. Meanwhile, you're on the hook to deliver products that don't actually serve the customer—products you know you could improve, if given the opportunity.After years of consulting for Fortune 1000 companies, Brady Brim-DeForest understands the ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Small is the next big thing.When working for a large organization, weeks can pass before leadership makes important decisions that affect you and your team. Meanwhile, you're on the hook to deliver products that don't actually serve the customer—products you know you could improve, if given the opportunity.After years of consulting for Fortune 1000 companies, Brady Brim-DeForest understands the
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誤信：為什麼理性的人會相信不理性的事

Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

by 丹‧艾瑞利, Dan Ariely ...

Translated by 吳鄭重 ...

Series series 財經企管
哈拉瑞，暢銷書《人類大歷史》、《連結》作者丹尼爾‧品克，暢銷書《後悔的力量》作者雅莉安娜‧哈芬登，《哈芬登郵報》創辦人真誠推薦暢銷書《金錢心理學》、《誰說人是理性的！》作者丹‧艾瑞利最新力作！深入探討人性如何助長假消息蔓延增生，並引發社會危機！假消息天天影響我們，從社群媒體的留言、政治八卦、鄰居的耳語、到親友間的傳聞，全都充滿假消息。是什麼讓我們相信這些訊息？我們又為何會擁護這些訊息，進而傳播出去？知名社會學家丹‧艾瑞利認為，原因出在人人都有可能陷入「錯誤信念」。什麼是錯誤信念？這是一個扭曲的鏡片，人們會透過它來看待與理解世界，並將自己的見聞描述給其他人聽。這也是一個... ... Read more

$10.99 USD

哈拉瑞，暢銷書《人類大歷史》、《連結》作者丹尼爾‧品克，暢銷書《後悔的力量》作者雅莉安娜‧哈芬登，《哈芬登郵報》創辦人真誠推薦暢銷書《金錢心理學》、《誰說人是理性的！》作者丹‧艾瑞利最新力作！深入探討人性如何助長假消息蔓延增生，並引發社會危機！假消息天天影響我們，從社群媒體的留言、政治八卦、鄰居的耳語、到親友間的傳聞，全都充滿假消息。是什麼讓我們相信這些訊息？我們又為何會擁護這些訊息，進而傳播出去？知名社會學家丹‧艾瑞利認為，原因出在人人都有可能陷入「錯誤信念」。什麼是錯誤信念？這是一個扭曲的鏡片，人們會透過它來看待與理解世界，並將自己的見聞描述給其他人聽。這也是一個...
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贏在邏輯思考力：玩一場擴張邊界的遊戲

by 郝旭烈 ...

好懂秒懂知識專家──郝旭烈（郝哥）大白話解釋邏輯思考是什麼？融合各方思維框架‧內化原理引導應用大腦運作習性‧理論實踐‧日常案例‧引導工具‧課後練習為你帶來大白話、好懂秒懂的思考力！不要執著在抬槓，而要關注目的；不要執著在結論，而要關注觀點；不要執著在對錯，而要關注理解。4大核心思維╳4大重要原理╳4大內化心法╳4大應用方向，讓想……學習獨立思考→培養思維能力好理解各方觀點增進職場溝通→依循大腦習性找到最佳連結運用決策思考力？→用框架界定問題做最優選擇想自我成長→懂得邏輯本質來擴張思維認知通通都適用！「邏輯思考是什麼？」其實很簡單，就是「理解」的過程。就像面對下面問題，你絕對少不了邏輯思考力：投資房產好、還是股票好？→財務思維如何提高商品的銷售收入？→解決問題能力A、B方案如何最大化資源？→決策思... ... Read more

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好懂秒懂知識專家──郝旭烈（郝哥）大白話解釋邏輯思考是什麼？融合各方思維框架‧內化原理引導應用大腦運作習性‧理論實踐‧日常案例‧引導工具‧課後練習為你帶來大白話、好懂秒懂的思考力！不要執著在抬槓，而要關注目的；不要執著在結論，而要關注觀點；不要執著在對錯，而要關注理解。4大核心思維╳4大重要原理╳4大內化心法╳4大應用方向，讓想……學習獨立思考→培養思維能力好理解各方觀點增進職場溝通→依循大腦習性找到最佳連結運用決策思考力？→用框架界定問題做最優選擇想自我成長→懂得邏輯本質來擴張思維認知通通都適用！「邏輯思考是什麼？」其實很簡單，就是「理解」的過程。就像面對下面問題，你絕對少不了邏輯思考力：投資房產好、還是股票好？→財務思維如何提高商品的銷售收入？→解決問題能力A、B方案如何最大化資源？→決策思...
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation (with bonus article "15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer" by Deepak Malhotra)

by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Kahneman, Deepak Malhotra, Erin Meyer, Max H. Bazerman ...

Series series HBR's 10 Must Reads
Learn to be a better negotiator--and achieve the outcomes you want.If you read nothing else on how to negotiate successfully, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you avoid common mistakes, find hidden opportunities, and win the best deals possible.This book will inspire you to:Control the negotiation ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn to be a better negotiator--and achieve the outcomes you want.If you read nothing else on how to negotiate successfully, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you avoid common mistakes, find hidden opportunities, and win the best deals possible.This book will inspire you to:Control the negotiation
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Interpersonal Skills for Portfolio, Program, and Project Managers

by Ginger Levin DPA, PMP, PgMP ...

Improve Your Interpersonal Skills to Achieve Greater Management Success!Any formula for management success must include a high level of interpersonal skills. The growing complexity of organizational portfolios, programs, and projects, as well as the increasing number and geographic dispersion of stakeholders and employees, makes a manager's interpersonal skills critical. The frequency and variety ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Improve Your Interpersonal Skills to Achieve Greater Management Success!Any formula for management success must include a high level of interpersonal skills. The growing complexity of organizational portfolios, programs, and projects, as well as the increasing number and geographic dispersion of stakeholders and employees, makes a manager's interpersonal skills critical. The frequency and variety
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Startups and Downs

The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs

by Mona Bijoor ...

Entrepreneurship is a cycle of failures and recoveries-hopefully with more successes than not. This national bestseller is about resilience and navigating the process. How do the best entrepreneurs think about failure-as it's happening and in hindsight-and ultimately win?Today’s media is replete with stories about major entrepreneurial successes, IPOs (initial public offerings), mergers, and ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Entrepreneurship is a cycle of failures and recoveries-hopefully with more successes than not. This national bestseller is about resilience and navigating the process. How do the best entrepreneurs think about failure-as it's happening and in hindsight-and ultimately win?Today’s media is replete with stories about major entrepreneurial successes, IPOs (initial public offerings), mergers, and
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Great People Decisions

Why They Matter So Much, Why They are So Hard, and How You Can Master Them

by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz ...

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats ... Read more

$26.00 USD

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats
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Growth Champions

The Battle for Sustained Innovation Leadership

by The Growth Agenda ...

Unique insights and fresh perspectives on business growth and innovationGrowth is a priority for most businesses, but one that's elusive and difficult to achieve. But some companies do it well, delivering sustainable growth year after year. What makes those companies so special? And what can you and your business learn from them?Growth Champions looks at 20 leading global organizations and ... Read more

$23.00 USD

Unique insights and fresh perspectives on business growth and innovationGrowth is a priority for most businesses, but one that's elusive and difficult to achieve. But some companies do it well, delivering sustainable growth year after year. What makes those companies so special? And what can you and your business learn from them?Growth Champions looks at 20 leading global organizations and
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Building Design Strategy

Using Design to Achieve Key Business Objectives

by Thomas Lockwood, Thomas Walton ...

How can design be used to solve business problems? That's the question answered, in many innovative ways, by Building Design Strategy. Mark Dziersk, EunSool Kwon, Arnold Levin, Laura Weiss, and many more top-name contributors share their experience and insights. Topics explore the full range of issues today, including thinking ahead; adapting to challenges; developing tangible strategies; using ... Read more

$17.99 USD

How can design be used to solve business problems? That's the question answered, in many innovative ways, by Building Design Strategy. Mark Dziersk, EunSool Kwon, Arnold Levin, Laura Weiss, and many more top-name contributors share their experience and insights. Topics explore the full range of issues today, including thinking ahead; adapting to challenges; developing tangible strategies; using
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Lean Six Sigma - An Introduction and Toolkit (EBOOK BUNDLE)

by Michael L. George Sr. ...

Meet all your customers’ needs—and your company’s goals—with the tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma2 top-quality guides in 1 powerful eBook package!When you combine Lean Production and Six Sigma, you can’t fail to deliver positive results on a continual basis. This powerful mix—called Lean Six Sigma—is what some of the world’s most successful organizations use to launch themselves ahead of the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Meet all your customers’ needs—and your company’s goals—with the tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma2 top-quality guides in 1 powerful eBook package!When you combine Lean Production and Six Sigma, you can’t fail to deliver positive results on a continual basis. This powerful mix—called Lean Six Sigma—is what some of the world’s most successful organizations use to launch themselves ahead of the
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Creative Construction

The DNA of Sustained Innovation

by Gary P. Pisano ...

This myth-busting book shows large companies can construct a strategy, system, and culture of innovation that creates sustained growth.Every company wants to grow, and the most proven way is through innovation. The conventional wisdom is that only disruptive, nimble startups can innovate; once a business gets bigger and more complex corporate arteriosclerosis sets in. Gary Pisano's remarkable ... Read more

$18.99 USD

This myth-busting book shows large companies can construct a strategy, system, and culture of innovation that creates sustained growth.Every company wants to grow, and the most proven way is through innovation. The conventional wisdom is that only disruptive, nimble startups can innovate; once a business gets bigger and more complex corporate arteriosclerosis sets in. Gary Pisano's remarkable
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The Go Point

How to Get Off the Fence by Knowing What to Do and When to Do It

by Michael Useem ...

The Go Point—the moment of truth when you have to say “yes” or “no” when it’s time to get off the fence.Michael Useem—through dramatic storytelling—shows how to master the art and science of being decisive. He places you smack in the middle of people facing their go point, where actions—or lack of them—determined the fates of individuals, companies, and countries.• Why on earth did Robert E. Lee ... Read more

$4.99 USD

The Go Point—the moment of truth when you have to say “yes” or “no” when it’s time to get off the fence.Michael Useem—through dramatic storytelling—shows how to master the art and science of being decisive. He places you smack in the middle of people facing their go point, where actions—or lack of them—determined the fates of individuals, companies, and countries.• Why on earth did Robert E. Lee
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Strategy for the Corporate Level

Where to Invest, What to Cut Back and How to Grow Organisations with Multiple Divisions

by Andrew Campbell, Michael Goold, Marcus Alexander, Jo Whitehead ...

A revised edition of the bestselling classicThis book covers strategy for organisations that operate more than one business, a situation commonly referred to as group-level or corporate-level strategy. Corporate-level strategy addresses four types of decisions that only corporate-level managers can make: which businesses or markets to enter, how much to invest in each business, how to select and ... Read more

$50.00 USD

A revised edition of the bestselling classicThis book covers strategy for organisations that operate more than one business, a situation commonly referred to as group-level or corporate-level strategy. Corporate-level strategy addresses four types of decisions that only corporate-level managers can make: which businesses or markets to enter, how much to invest in each business, how to select and
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Rescue the Problem Project

A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure

by Todd C. Williams ...

This one-of-a-kind guide provides project managers, executives, and customers alike with an in-depth start-to-finish process that ensure win-win solutions when things go awry.Turnaround specialist Todd Williams has worked with dozens of companies in multiple industries to help them bring projects back from the brink of disaster. Now, in a market full of how-tos on the task of running a project, he ... Read more

$11.99 USD

This one-of-a-kind guide provides project managers, executives, and customers alike with an in-depth start-to-finish process that ensure win-win solutions when things go awry.Turnaround specialist Todd Williams has worked with dozens of companies in multiple industries to help them bring projects back from the brink of disaster. Now, in a market full of how-tos on the task of running a project, he
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亞馬遜貝佐斯的外星人思維法

快速輸出各種創意，工作不再焦慮，給你源源不絕的問題解決力

by 西羅．布凱, 尚－路易．巴梭, 麥克．韋德 ...

Series series 實戰商學院
在天才眼裡，怪異是能力，發呆是紀律，浪費時間才有創意！　　►百萬暢銷書《獲利世代》、《思考的藝術》作者聯名推薦。　　►瑞士洛桑管理學院10年研究大公開。分析50多個案例，破解成功祕徑。　　►收錄「外星人思維」檢測表，10種創意練習，讓靈感隨叫隨到。　　「大家一起腦力激盪，但爭相提供意見後，問題反而更複雜了！」　　「這個點子明明超棒！主管不了解就算了，幹嘛還拼命打槍？」　　「明明已經每天加班花時間思考了，怎麼想都還是跳不出老方法！」　　如果有上述困擾，那你應該換一顆「外星人」的腦。　　★ 靈感可以製造！只要你「廢」得夠科學　　我們總將豐富的想像力與靈感和天才畫上等號，　　好像創意是種天分，天生注定沒有，再怎麼努力都無濟於事。　　但愛因斯坦曾說：「創意是浪費時間時的殘餘物。」　　換言之，正因為你不懂如何正確地「浪費時間」，靈感才沒辦法說來就來。　　神經學家馬庫斯．賴希勒（Marcus... ... Read more

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在天才眼裡，怪異是能力，發呆是紀律，浪費時間才有創意！　　►百萬暢銷書《獲利世代》、《思考的藝術》作者聯名推薦。　　►瑞士洛桑管理學院10年研究大公開。分析50多個案例，破解成功祕徑。　　►收錄「外星人思維」檢測表，10種創意練習，讓靈感隨叫隨到。　　「大家一起腦力激盪，但爭相提供意見後，問題反而更複雜了！」　　「這個點子明明超棒！主管不了解就算了，幹嘛還拼命打槍？」　　「明明已經每天加班花時間思考了，怎麼想都還是跳不出老方法！」　　如果有上述困擾，那你應該換一顆「外星人」的腦。　　★ 靈感可以製造！只要你「廢」得夠科學　　我們總將豐富的想像力與靈感和天才畫上等號，　　好像創意是種天分，天生注定沒有，再怎麼努力都無濟於事。　　但愛因斯坦曾說：「創意是浪費時間時的殘餘物。」　　換言之，正因為你不懂如何正確地「浪費時間」，靈感才沒辦法說來就來。　　神經學家馬庫斯．賴希勒（Marcus...
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Google衝刺工作法（暢銷新裝版）──Google打造成功產品的祕密，5天5步驟迅速解決難題、測試新點子、完成更多工作！

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just 5 Days

by 傑克．納普, Jake Knapp, 約翰．澤拉斯, John Zeratsky, 布雷登．柯維茲, Braden Kowitz ...

（初版書名為《Google創投認證！SPRINT衝刺計畫》）蘋果、亞馬遜、特斯拉、Airbnb、Mercedes-Benz、American Express、Nike、IKEA等成功企業競相偷師Google創投認證！Google最實用的工作法────SPRINT衝刺計畫────所有產業、所有規模的企業、甚至個人都適用！5天5步驟高效率工作流程迅速解決難題．測試新構想．完成更多任務．加快工作速度《紐約時報》．亞馬遜網路書店．《華爾街日報》暢銷書《Inc.》雜誌推薦年度必讀商業書✦ Gmail、Google Search、Google X、Chrome……等知名產品的各種項目，都通過了「衝刺計畫」的考驗才推出，並且大獲成功！✦ 眾多優秀的新創公司創辦人都曾運用「衝刺計畫」做決策，包括：23andMe創辦人沃西基（Anne Wojcicki）、Twitter／Blogger ... Read more

$9.99 USD

（初版書名為《Google創投認證！SPRINT衝刺計畫》）蘋果、亞馬遜、特斯拉、Airbnb、Mercedes-Benz、American Express、Nike、IKEA等成功企業競相偷師Google創投認證！Google最實用的工作法────SPRINT衝刺計畫────所有產業、所有規模的企業、甚至個人都適用！5天5步驟高效率工作流程迅速解決難題．測試新構想．完成更多任務．加快工作速度《紐約時報》．亞馬遜網路書店．《華爾街日報》暢銷書《Inc.》雜誌推薦年度必讀商業書✦ Gmail、Google Search、Google X、Chrome……等知名產品的各種項目，都通過了「衝刺計畫」的考驗才推出，並且大獲成功！✦ 眾多優秀的新創公司創辦人都曾運用「衝刺計畫」做決策，包括：23andMe創辦人沃西基（Anne Wojcicki）、Twitter／Blogger
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Beating the Dow Completely Revised and Updated

A High-Return, Low-Risk Method for Investing in the Dow Jones Industrial Stocks with as Little as $5,000

by John Downes, Michael B. O'Higgins ...

In 1991, Michael B. O'Higgins, one of the nation's top money managers, turned the investment world upside down with an ingenious strategy, showing how all investors--from those with only $5,000 to invest to millionaires--could beat the pros 95% of the time by putting 100% of their equity investment into the high-yield, low-risk "dog" stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. His formula spawned ... Read more

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In 1991, Michael B. O'Higgins, one of the nation's top money managers, turned the investment world upside down with an ingenious strategy, showing how all investors--from those with only $5,000 to invest to millionaires--could beat the pros 95% of the time by putting 100% of their equity investment into the high-yield, low-risk "dog" stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. His formula spawned
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The Analytical Marketer

How to Transform Your Marketing Organization

by Adele Sweetwood ...

How to lead the changeAnalytics are driving big changes, not only in what marketing departments do but in how they are organized, staffed, led, and run. Leaders are grappling with issues that range from building an analytically driven marketing organization and determining the kinds of structure and talent that are needed to leading interactions with IT, finance, and sales and creating a unified ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

How to lead the changeAnalytics are driving big changes, not only in what marketing departments do but in how they are organized, staffed, led, and run. Leaders are grappling with issues that range from building an analytically driven marketing organization and determining the kinds of structure and talent that are needed to leading interactions with IT, finance, and sales and creating a unified
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The Myth of Experience

Why We Learn the Wrong Lessons, and Ways to Correct Them

by Robin M Hogarth, Emre Soyer ...

Experience is a great teacher . . . except when it isn't. In this groundbreaking guide, learn how the past can deceive and limit us -- and how healthy skepticism can build a better world.Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do. We judge others by their experience and are judged by ours. Society venerates experience. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Experience is a great teacher . . . except when it isn't. In this groundbreaking guide, learn how the past can deceive and limit us -- and how healthy skepticism can build a better world.Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do. We judge others by their experience and are judged by ours. Society venerates experience. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more
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The Startup CEO Guidebook

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What avoidable problem destroys more young startups than any other?Why is it a mistake to ask for introductions to investors?When do you play the CEO card?Should you sell out?Author and four-time founder/CEO Dan Shapiro tells the stories of dozens of startups whose companies lived and died by the advice in these pages. From inception to destruction and triumph to despair, this rollercoaster read ... Read more

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What avoidable problem destroys more young startups than any other?Why is it a mistake to ask for introductions to investors?When do you play the CEO card?Should you sell out?Author and four-time founder/CEO Dan Shapiro tells the stories of dozens of startups whose companies lived and died by the advice in these pages. From inception to destruction and triumph to despair, this rollercoaster read
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Discounting the Future

The Ascendancy of a Political Technology

by Liliana Doganova ...

Series Book 7 - Near Futures
A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device ... Read more

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A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device
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