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8) Ben Franklin: America's original entrepreneur : Franklin's autobiography adapted for modern times
Author
Publisher
Entrepreneur Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. From GQ's "Nerd of the Year" to one of Time's most influential people in the world, Biz Stone represents different things to different people. But he is known to all as the creative, effervescent, funny, charmingly positive and remarkably savvy co-founder of Twitter--the social media platform that singlehandedly...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Hilliard offers her hard-won perspective on what it takes to 'make it' in American business and in life. She talks about the tough stuff, the stuff that most people who rise to her level of accomplishment aren't eager for others to know. Few women, and few women of color, have created multi-million-dollar brands in senior corporate positions, legendary entrepreneurial environments, and start-ups. Hilliard's fearless honesty in revealing her experience...
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Ross Baird argues that the innovations that truly matter don't see the light of day. A handful of people in a handful of cities are deciding, behind closed doors, which entrepreneurs get a shot to succeed. The resulting system creates rising income inequality, stifled entrepreneurial ambition, social distrust, and political uncertainty. In this book, Baird demonstrates how and where to find better ideas by lifting...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A leadership and career manifesto told through the narrative of [SAP CEO Bill McDermott, who] chronicles how relentless optimism, hard work, and disciplined execution embolden people and equip organizations to achieve audacious goals ... Colorful and fast-paced, Bill's anecdotes contain effective takeaways: gutsy career moves; empathetic sales strategies; incentives that yield exceptional team performance; and proof of the competitive advantages...
14) The comeback
Author
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In "The Comeback," Gary Shapiro shows us how to return innovation to its rightful place at the center of America's economic policy and proposes a new blueprint for America's success.
America's decline -- Why innovation? -- Innovation: the fuel of economic growth -- Entrepreneurial innovation: the jobs engine -- Innovation requires immigration -- The U.S. Constitution and the fire of genius -- All the world's a market: innovation requires free trade...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A few years ago, while serving as a Professor at Harvard Business School, Rogers created a new course titled "Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship." After learning of the new course, a white professor asked, "Why do we need this course? What is the difference between Black and white entrepreneurs?" In response, Rogers identified the following differences: Black entrepreneurs cannot access capital from traditional financial institutions including...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The United States has led other nations in creating a legal, economic, social, and political ecosystem that has proven extraordinarily effective at fostering entrepreneurship. Evidence of this country's status as a powerful launchpad for entrepreneurship runs throughout its history. It is not a coincidence that America was itself an entrepreneurial venture in Revolutionary times, nor that many of the early settlers were themselves merchants and entrepreneurs....
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions/Mercury Ink
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
Conservative journalist Malkin provides an eclectic journey of American capitalism, from the colonial period to the Industrial Age to the present, spotlighting little-known "tinkerpreneurs" who achieved their dreams of doing well by doing good. Learn how Paul Revere became America's first tech titan, how famous patent holders Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain championed the nation's unique system of intellectual property rights, and more.
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