The Art of the Start - posted by Day Tooley
Guy Kawasaki has grown in understanding and insight from his early days in 1980 at Apple Computer to becoming the founder and CEO of Garage Technology Ventures, a venture capital firm. This book is a must-read for anyone running or starting a business. I found the philosophy of success he suggests to resonate with how things really should be done, without all the hype baggage most 'how-to-succeed' books usually offer up. Here is the GIST (Great Ideas for Starting Things) of the book:
- Make Meaning
- Make Mantra
- Get Going
- Define Your Business Model
- Weave a MAT (Milestones, Assumptions, and Tasks)
The pivotal vital motivator is the first one. Here is a quote from the first chapter: Do I want to make meaning? Meaning is not about money, power, or prestige. It's not even about creating a fun place to work. Among the meanings of "meaning" are to =
Want to go back later and find something in the book? Yes, there's an Index as well as a table of contents. The Art of the Start Guy Kawasaki ISBN: 1591840562 $26.95 US
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