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The book starts with the story of a company named Farecast in 2003. Oren Etzioni at the University of Washington is on an airplane. He decides to ask other passengers how much they paid for the seats. And it turns out that one person paid one fare, and another person paid another fare. Of course,... Continue Reading →
Based on my research I could say that the book has opened many minds to the failure of being in a paid job where they sacrifice their time for poor money. The book says something like being in a paid job will never make you rich, owning your own business will. A business model, following... Continue Reading →
Bad blood. The best business book of 2018 according to Financial Times and McKinsey. The book offers an astonishing, absolutely amazing and deep story of Theranos, a faked company which was famed for its blood testing methodology, and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes. The book is very easy to read, written by John Carreyrou, a journalist... Continue Reading →
The title of the book is really fitting. I assume that everybody knows something about Arnold Schwarzenegger, obviously known for his films. But I think that only some of you know that in his young age he was a very successful bodybuilder, he was Mr. Olympia, Mr. Universe or something like that several times. Eventually,... Continue Reading →
In 2009, Gary Vaynerchuk wrote the book "Crush It" which was a kind of work that solidified his personal brand apart from his Wine Library TV and allowed him to evolve into a fertile public speaker. Enough to say that, now, he is a five-time best selling author. So 9 years later, in 2018, he... Continue Reading →
A month ago I was told that the book “MBA in a Book” might be worth reading. Let’s be clear on that, it should not be treated as an equivalent of a real MBA program. As it comes to me, the greatest advantage of the book is that it is filled with a multitude of... Continue Reading →
The Ideal Team Player tells a story of Bob Shanley, ther of Valley Builders Construction Company. The company is about to take 2 major contract and in order to deal with them the company has to hire new employees. Meanwhile, Bob and his top team revise its staff and realize that the company has a... Continue Reading →
“The promise of Janesville has been the promise of America” – Senator Barack Obama, February, 2008 The best business book of the year 2017 nominated by Financial Times and McKinsey. Amy Goldstein, the author of the book, has taken a deep dive into the community of Janesville, Wisconsin after General Motors has closed its oldest... Continue Reading →
What a great book! If you are a boss who wants to do a great work this book is just for you. It’s really hard to list how many accurate hints about being a good boss it covers. When I was reading the book I had one general impression – I wished I had read... Continue Reading →
