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Startup Leadership

How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises

By: Derek Lidow

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Startup Leadership

How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises

By: Derek Lidow

Anyone can start a business. But only leaders can succeed. Most entrepreneurs know the long odds: only a fraction of them will lead their enterprises through the rocky stages of growth to launch self-sustaining companies. Very few know how to outflank the failures that await them at every turn, including the most painful—being abandoned by key members of their team or getting pushed out by their board just as their business starts to generate real value. Derek Lidow is on a mission to improve these odds and change these outcomes. Throughout his long career—as CEO, innovator, and entrepreneur—he has tested virtually every aspect of launching a business. Lidow now argues that success is far less dependent upon a firm’s idea or any grand strategy than it is upon something more personal: leadership. Emerging companies have specific leadership requirements, stage by fast-moving stage. Few founders have been able to leverage the tremendous power of this underrecognized reality—until now. Startup Leadership demonstrates how founders can adopt the skills that are required at each stage of their journey. Whether you are at the idea stage or managing a more mature enterprise, you can start to recognize the fundamental conflict: how to balance your selfish drives with the more selfless leadership required by the organization at any given time. The book shows you how to achieve this balance by: Assessing your unique motivations, traits, and skills Creating a personal leadership strategy that leverages your strengths and mitigates your weaknesses Mastering how to lead teams, including boards Understanding the five prerequisites for driving change Taking control of your inevitable crises, thereby strengthening your team and your leadership With Lidow’s help, you will learn how to become the startup leader your business needs, and you’ll move forward with your plans with greater confidence and success.

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1118697057

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The Entrepreneurs

The Relentless Quest for Value

By: Derek Lidow

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The Entrepreneurs

The Relentless Quest for Value

By: Derek Lidow

Finalist, 2023 George R. Terry Book Award, Academy of Management Entrepreneurs are among the primary shapers of our culture, yet their role in driving progress and influencing society has often been overlooked. As far back as we can trace human history, there have been entrepreneurs. Almost five millennia ago, copper tool manufacturers set up a factory in what today is southwest Spain, profiting for hundreds of years from trade around the Mediterranean. Papyri document the diverse investments of an ancient Egyptian businessperson, from grain-yielding land to flax for linen cloth. What do these figures have in common with renowned modern entrepreneurs, and how do their similarities help us achieve a deeper understanding of entrepreneurship as well as the potential for a healthier, wealthier, and more equitable and sustainable future? Derek Lidow delves into the deep history of innovation to deliver essential new insights into how entrepreneurs create value and bring about change. Telling the captivating stories of people from many different cultures over thousands of years, he shows how entrepreneurs transform the world through relentless innovation. Lidow demonstrates that far from being heroic lone individuals, they copy and then add to the inventions of others. The cumulative innovations of swarms of entrepreneurs expand the scale, scope, and range of products and services. Lidow emphasizes how entrepreneurship can harm society as well as benefit it, and he underscores ways to mitigate its harmful side and harness its positive effects. By highlighting the fundamental qualities of innovation throughout history, this book provides indispensable new perspective on how it is shaping our present and future.

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Columbia University Press

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0231552963

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Startup Leadership

How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises

By: Derek Lidow

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The Relentless Quest for Value

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The Relentless Quest for Value

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Building on Bedrock

What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and Other Great Self-Made Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Building Valuable Companies

By: Derek Lidow

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Building on Bedrock

What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and Other Great Self-Made Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Building Valuable Companies

By: Derek Lidow

One of Fast Company’s Best Business Books of the Year: A new foundational guide to entrepreneurial success from the author of Startup Leadership. Here’s an astounding fact: Over half the working population will try their hand at being an entrepreneur during their working career. They may be motivated by a desire for fortune or fame, by a longing for freedom and control over their lives; by the urge to innovate and create jobs. But how can you know whether being an entrepreneur will end as a dream come true or a nightmare from which you cannot wake? Building on Bedrock helps answer that question. Based on research and revealed through the stories of American entrepreneurs Sam Walton, Walt Disney, Estee Lauder, Ray Kroc, and others, Building on Bedrock will help you understand the elements most essential to taking the entrepreneurial leap and making a company last. Was it luck, talent, passion, charm, a rich uncle, or something else that was the key to this person’s success? Which might be the key to your success? What you learn may surprise you. “These days, entrepreneurship is often synonymous with tech startups and venture funding. But that's not the reality for a lot of business owners. CEO, entrepreneur, and business professor Derek Lidow gets into the heart of what it really takes to build a long-lasting business…and how to know whether you are suited to the roller coaster ride of entrepreneurship.”—Fast Company, 7 best business books of 2018 “Flat out, the best book on entrepreneurship I have ever read.” —Roger Martin, author of Creating Great Choices

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Building on Bedrock

What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and Other Great Self-Made Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Building Valuable Companies

By: Derek Lidow

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The Introvert's Edge

How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

By: Matthew Pollard,Derek Lewis

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The Introvert's Edge

How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

By: Matthew Pollard,Derek Lewis

A Most Highly-Rated Sales Books of All Time (HubSpot) A Best Introvert Book of All Time (BookAuthority) Success lies in leveraging your strengths, not changing who you are. Sales is a skill just like any other, which anyone can learn and master – including the introvert who is more comfortable alone than in the sales field. As with any type of success, it’s all about learning how to leverage your natural strengths. You’ve been sold a lie: You have to be pushy to be successful in sales. But that’s simply not true. You don’t have to have the gift-of-the-gab or be comfortable with traditional tactics like aggressively pushing a product or talking over a customer's objections. Even if you're an introvert who prefers solitude over socializing, you can find remarkable sales success with this proven 7-step process. Here’s a taste of what you will learn: Find Your Natural Confidence: Develop true confidence by playing to your natural strengths Prepare for Every Situation: Strategically organize your thoughts and ideas, develop your inherent active listening skills, and be prepared for every opportunity. Easily Sidestep Objections: Discover effective strategies to address objections gracefully and confidently, turning them into opportunities rather than obstacles. Ask for the Sale (Without Asking): Learn a simple, introvert-friendly technique that avoids awkwardness and pressure. Leverage the Power of Virtual and Social Networking: Simple, proven strategies to turn your online presence into a well-oiled machine. An introvert himself, Matthew Pollard has discovered the secret to consistently outselling his extroverted counterparts. Known as “The Rapid Growth Guy,” he has transformed over 3,500 struggling businesses into success stories. Pollard's insights and strategies provide a blueprint for introverts to thrive in the sales world authentically and effectively. Whether you're looking to drum up clients, pitch investors, or exceed sales quotas, this book will unlock your potential and transform you into a low-pressure, high-impact sales machine.

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AMACOM

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0814438881

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Book's by Derek Lidow

Startup Leadership

Startup Leadership

The Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurs

Startup Leadership

Startup Leadership

The Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurs

Building on Bedrock

Building on Bedrock

Building on Bedrock

Building on Bedrock

The Introvert's Edge

The Introvert's Edge

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