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  Lean Production Scale-up

  Ilkka Taponen

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  This audiobook is an altered version of the Master’s thesis Lean Production Scale-up. How a startup can scale the manufacturing of physical product innovation by Ilkka Taponen. Approximately half of the original thesis has been removed to suit the audiobook format. The audiobook edit has been designed for an audience familiar with startups and business, meaning that large portions of the basics have been removed from the Theory chapter.Today the market entry for new ideas and entrepreneurs is easier than ever as the digital age is reshaping how business is done. Through digitalization, the business environment has become highly open and widely connected. The combinations of digital technologies like edge computing and artificial intelligence, AI, enable new business model opportunities. In this fast-changing environment, the most important thing is to learn as fast as possible what to do next and what is worth doing at all. Multiple non-fiction books like The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank and Lean Startup by Eric Ries study the modern internet-era startup business environment.Still, one aspect has not been included in the broader public discussion. The tools presented in Lean Startup concentrate on finding the market fit as efficiently as possible but assume that the same level of uncertainties does not exist in the company's internal processes. “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters” is a famous quote by startup investor Peter Thiel. Behind the quote is the notion that there is something different and more challenging about developing physical technologies compared to online services. Manufacturing, indeed, is an underrated problem. It is much harder to take advanced technology and bring it to volume manufacturing than to design it in the first place.

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  Solving the Technology Challenge...

  Dr. Jim Anderson

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  As an IT manager you understand the value of technology. It's what provides our teams with the tools that we can use to accomplish great things for our company. The challenge that we run into is that technology is always changing. 
   
  This means that as an IT manager you have a responsibility to stay on top of all of the various technologies that your team will be called on to make use of. This includes Web 3.0 technologies, things that work in the world of retail shopping, and the latest developments in keeping those cyber criminals out of your company's networks. 
  
   
  What You'll Find Inside:
  
  Maybe it is Time for IT Leaders to Go Shopping to Learn New Tricks
  Just Whose Job Is Network Security Anyway? 
  Why Cloud Computing Won’t Work For Every IT Project
  IT Managers Need to Realize that Virtualization Isn’t All That It’s Cracked Up to Be
  
  
   
  Our jobs are by their very nature complex. We need to understand what the company expects of us – are we the ones who are responsible for securing the company network or does this task belong to someone else? As more and more services become available to us, we are the ones that the company will turn to in order to determine what on-demand services need to be acquired. 
   
  As we create solutions, we'll need to understand when open source solutions may provide us with the best technology. Cloud computing is a hot topic, but we need to be able to determine if it's right for our company. Finally, virtualization is currently in vogue but is it the right answer in every situation? 
   
  This book has been created to provide you with the insights into today's latest technologies that you are going to need in order to direct your team. The goal is to provide  you with the knowledge that you are going to need in order to determine what technology to use in what situation. 
   
  For more information on what it takes to be a great IT manager, check out my blog, The Accidental IT Leader, at: 
   
  www.TheAccidentalITLeader.com

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  The Complete Guide to ETF...

  Scott M. Weiner

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  Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are growing and they're growing fast. With more than $5.5 trillion in assets and cash flows exceeding those of mutual funds over the last several years, ETFs have become the dominant investment vehicle of our time. Now, The Complete Guide to ETF Portfolio Management provides everything you need to know to manage an ETF with the knowledge and skill of a seasoned pro.  As Janus Capital's first ETF Portfolio Manager, Scott Weiner helped build much of the infrastructure around Index-based ETF Portfolio Management for the global asset management group Janus Henderson. In this comprehensive and insightful guide, Weiner provides: hands-on, how-to guidance for successfully managing an ETF portfolio; a model ETF illustrating key management concepts; clear examples of issues you'll likely face, including corporate actions, tax management, and cash management; expert insight into advanced topics that capture the nuance of portfolio management; and practical advice for managing an ETF in volatile markets.  With The Complete Guide to ETF Portfolio Management, you have everything you need to know to launch an ETF, optimize tax efficiency, handle complex corporate actions, close a fund when it's not raising assets—and everything in between.

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  Secrets to Planning the Perfect...

  Dr. Jim Anderson

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  Those of us whose calling in life it is to help others to achieve more have a great deal of work to do. We need to craft a message that we can share with people that will cause them to wake up, realize that they need to change their lives, understand what they have to do, and then be motivated enough to actually go out there and do it. Once we have our message, we then need to find ways to share it with others. One of the most effective ways to go about doing this is for us to give speeches. However, just giving a speech is not enough. Our speeches have to be powerful speeches that connect with our audiences and change their lives. What this means for us is that we need to learn how to give a great speech every time.
  
   
  What You'll Find Inside: 
  
  “ONCE UPON A TIME…” – THE ROLE OF STORYTELLING IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 
  HOW TO MAKE A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION RIVETING
  PERSUADE AN AUDIENCE USING 3 SECRETS USED BY PRESENTERS
  KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE: WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW MAY HURT YOU
  
  
   
  Just think of all of the great speakers who have gone before you Dr. Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Steve Jobs, the list goes on and on. Now you've been give your chance to change the world! 
  
   
  I can well image what you are feeling right now – fear, doubt, uncertainty. Don't worry about it. I've got some good news for you – all of those great speakers felt the very same thing. However, they were able to muster up the courage to go out there and give the best speech that they possibly could. They did change the world and you just might end up doing the same thing. 
  
   
  However, before you go doing that, we've got to make sure that you've got a well-planned speech to work with. Planning a speech is the first step in creating and delivering a powerful and effective speech. In order to plan a speech you need to take the time before you start to write out your speech and think about who you'll be speaking to. 
  
   
  When planning a speech you need to make sure that you understand the purpose of your speech. Why are you going to go to all of the effort to create and deliver this speech? After you know that, take the time to think about your audience: what do they want from your speech? 
  
   
  You're going to have to choose what type of speech you want to give. You can choose to deliver an informative speech, a demonstrative speech, an inspirational speech, or a humorous speech. More often than not the speech that you end up giving will draw from all four types of speeches. 
  
   
  The good news is that I know that you're going to give a great speech and it's all going to start with the planning. Take the time to read this book, learn what you need to do in order to plan a great speech and then go out there and knock 'em dead!

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  The Third Decision - The...

  Randy H. Nelson

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  We all know what a wonderful experience it is to carry an entrepreneurial idea to fruition; it’s what gets us up every morning. But if we’re not careful, it can also be a curse. Our single-minded focus on that new idea or that next opportunity can cause us to forget about the other important aspects of our lives. Some entrepreneurs are happy to live life only for the business, but many of us will one day look around and realize what we’ve been missing out on during our pursuit of success. 
   
  In The Third Decision: The Intentional Entrepreneur, the second book in Randy H. Nelson’s bestselling Decision Series for Entrepreneurs®, Randy explores the concept of “entrepreneurial addiction” and how entrepreneurs can become more intentional about their everyday and future decisions. Being an intentional entrepreneur requires you to think ahead, asking yourself some tough questions about what you might, in the future, regret about today. The Third Decision will help you conduct a clear-eyed examination not just of what you’re doing now and why, but also how you might feel when you look back on it someday in the future. Are you content with how you’re living, or aren’t you? Will you work to control your addiction and make room for a fuller and more satisfying life or is this the life you would choose first, last, and always? By the end of the book, you will have developed a list of non-negotiables to govern your decisions: things you simply won’t compromise on, regardless of what your growing entrepreneurial business venture demands of you. Nonnegotiables—one of the critical success factors in building a regret-free life beyond business! 
   
  What decisions do you need to make to live a regret-free entrepreneurial life?

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  The Regular Effect

  Shiv Radhakishun

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  The Regular Effect: How to release yourself from the comfort of being normal - is finally available in audio format, narrated by the author, Shiv Radhakishun and featuring multiple podcast episodes throughout the book.Shiv has taken five years to fine-tune his thoughts on the book, and his narration reflects this. He brings the pages to life with humor, passion, and a deep understanding of the material.Get ready for some laughs, tears, and of course, lots of fun. Challenge yourself to dive in, and as Shiv says, just take the damn shot!We hope you enjoy this audio version of The Regular Effect: How to release yourself from the comfort of being normal

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