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  The Customer-Funded Business -...

  John Mullins

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  People starting ambitious new ventures, whether inside large  companies or in their garages, often assume that the first thing  they must do is raise some capital to fund their start-up. But  there are significant drawbacks to raising capital too early    Raising capital demands a lot of time and energy, distracting  the founders from building the actual business.  Raising capital too early means pitching the (still unverified)  merit of the business idea to potential investors, rather than  proving its merit among customers in the marketplace.  Raising capital early leaves the founders with a lower  ownership stake than might otherwise be the case, since most risks  and unknowns are still unresolved.  Raising capital early brings lots of baggage: tough terms and  conditions that investors rightly require to offset the risks they  take by backing an early stage venture.  Raising capital is almost always very hard, and may not always  be possible, particularly in difficult economic conditions!    A smarter approach, explained in this book, is to use customer  money to fund a new business or product. Drawing on the detailed  stories of more than 20 young companies from around the world   companies unknown and well-known, including both successes  and failures  the book identifies five different ways by  which such customer funded business models can be built: Matchmaker  models, Pay-In-Advance models, Subscription Models, Scarcity-based  models, Service-to-Product models. What is most striking about  these models is that each of them gives the company what  accountants call negative working capital: that is, the company has  the customers cash in hand before having to produce or pay  for the goods or services it has sold. In exploring these models,  we found  perhaps surprisingly  that most of them  work for selling both goods and services.  Further, we  observed that, in almost every case, there was a queue of VCs lined  up, eager to invest. Contrast that with the length of the typical  queue that an early stage entrepreneur finds at his door: nil.

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  Qualities of Success

  Zig lar

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  Ziglar's Qualities of Success was created with a focus on helping your people succeed. This program is designed to help you grow personally and professionally in four critical areas: qualities, abilities, skills, and attitudes. By focusing on these core areas, you gain characteristics of success, professionalism, excellence, and perhaps the very best return of all: improved overall performance. Qualities of Success will cover: 1) Planning, preparing and expecting to win. 2) Taking the first step to a brighter future.3) Motivation, the key to Accomplishment. 4) Identifying the qualities of success. 5) Developing the qualities of success. 6) Maintaining a winning attitude.  In this valuable program Zig encourages you to remember, "You were designed for accomplishment. You were engineered for success. You were endowed with the seeds of greatness."

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  Be The One - The Universal...

  Justin Prince, Clay Manley

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  TWELVE GENERATIONS, 4,094 of your ancestors, came together from all over the world to create you. They made choices that gave you this moment to do something great and be something great. You are that one person. 
  You are “the one.” But what if you’re struggling? What if success is elusive, nonexistent even? What if you’re facing unique challenges or circumstances? What if luck isn’t on your side? What if your dreams and goals seem impossible or unclear? 
  In Be the One, author and speaker Justin Prince shares a roadmap, an instruction manual, that lays out simple but powerful steps you can take—today—to redesign your future and live an unforgettable life. Regardless of your roots, your background, your education, your experience, your resources, or your lack thereof. 
  Filled with poignant stories and personal examples from Prince’s own life, this book will show you how to: 
  • Design your future by clarifying your vision. 
  • Build your confidence, commitment, and competence in everything you do. 
  • Ignite your focus, motivation, and inspiration with science-backed strategies and habits. 
  • Discover the four words spoken by John C. Maxwell that changed everything for Prince. 
  • Unearth hidden secrets to success from people such as Michael Jordan, Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Mulcahy, Steve Jobs, and more. 
  By “being the one,” your story will live on long after you’re gone. Be the One will show you how to both maximize your life and cement your legacy. 
  Like your ancestors, you make choices that will affect not only you, but also all others in your path, today, tomorrow, and for years to come. Decide today to succeed. For yourself and for them. Decide to “Be the One.”

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  I Don't Just Work Here - The New...

  Felicia Joy, Elena Grotto

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  Many employees now show up for work not just to do their jobs but also to discover, debate, and digest important social issues. A growing number of workers want to have an impact in the world, and their preferences are a prompt for employers to be more mindful of the role of business in driving societal change, starting with what people experience at work.Felicia Joy and Elena Grotto, experts on behavioral science, business strategy, and organizational culture, share practical guidance to help organizations rise to these new standards by advancing seven behaviors, including the surprising—and perhaps most important—new business skill for high-performing cultures: forgiveness.Managers today are asked to operate as both business leaders and community leaders within the workplace—and the latter skill set is new to many. I Don't Just Work Here helps managers leverage culture to bolster business results as they replace anxiety with confidence and lead with greater purpose in providing the expanded support employees need to develop and perform. Organizations that take heed, elevate people managers, invest in building a strategic culture, and lead with clear values and behaviors are more likely to have a decisive competitive advantage and greater business impact for years to come.

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  Conversation Skills 30

  Jessica Hayes

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  Discover how to be a smooth-talking conversationalist even if you're shy, awkward, or frequently run out of things to say.Conversation skills are consistently voted one of the most valuable skill sets of all time. They’ll influence whether you succeed at seduction, charm a prospective employer, attract new friends, negotiate a higher salary, and the list goes on. There is a direct link between your communication abilities and your overall success in life. So, the choice is simple: will you be a dull and forgettable nobody or a captivating conversationalist that leaves a powerful impression?Here's a short preview of what you'll discover:- Thirteen steps to INSTANTLY start developing a magnetic personality. (Stop searching for new connections and start making them come to you!)- Three must-know tips to get along with absolutely anyone you meet.- The seven terrible habits you don’t realize are making you unlikable.- Three golden rules for sparking interesting conversations.- Little-known tricks for seducing your crush through conversation.- Essential negotiation techniques to start getting what you want NOW. (Show dominance in your everyday life and persuade ANYONE to agree with your point of view!)And much, much more…Even if you're constantly at a loss for words and have never charmed anyone in your life, the extensive research behind this guide will ensure you develop showstopping magnetism to own every room you’re in, and life-altering conversation skills that allow you to talk to absolutely anyone and ignite fascinating interactions like an unstoppable wildfire.If you want to unlock these expert techniques, and finally ignite new opportunities through the power of conversation alone, then you should purchase this book!

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  Do More Faster India - Techstars...

  David Cohen, Brad Feld

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  David Cohen, cofounder and managing partner of Techstars, and Brad Feld, cofounder of Techstars and managing partner of Foundry Group, team up to focus on the rapidly expanding Indian marketplace, bringing their years of shared experience to entrepreneurs, investors, and community ecosystem developers.Do More Faster India educates listeners on all the major areas of creating, developing, and supercharging a young startup with a focus on the nuances of the Indian market and how Techstars is fostering new business opportunities in India.Each chapter is written by a different mentor or founder involved with the Techstars program and provides a unique perspective on the seven themes at the core of the Techstars mission: Ideas and Vision, People, Working Effectively, Product, Fundraising, Legal and Structure, and Work and Life Harmony.With a renewed focus on one of the most influential emerging markets in the world, Do More Faster India includes chapters written by Indian entrepreneurs and dedicated to India-specific topics and culture, as well as how Techstars fits into and serves the increasingly powerful Indian audience.

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