I wrote about one of my favourite books of 2011, Built to Sell by John Warrillow, on the blog while ago. (You can check out the review here.) It’s such a fantastic book for any entrepreneur building a business, whether you want to exist via a sale or just have a business that can work [...]
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The 20% Doctrine: a conversation with author Ryan Tate
Google must be doing something right…. They came up a lot in my recent conversation with Tony Wagner on Creating Innovators and again in a conversation I had with Ryan Tate, author of the new book, The 20% Doctrine. Obviously, Google is the pinup boy for this new approach: letting staff take 20 percent of [...]
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Taking the 7 Levers to the Next Level
If you’re proactively working through the 7 Levers in your business, then when you really break it down to increase almost every lever, you’ll realise you need to be able to pitch and negotiate. Opt-Ins and Conversions = You’re obviously pitching Items per Sale = You’re pitching upsells Avg. Price per Item = You’re positioning [...]
iBook Author: A Warning
Absolutely; it’s very cool. Absolutely; it makes publishing easy. Absolutely; it’s takes reading to a new level. … but all it is, is a new ‘conTEXT creation tool’ Don’t get distracted by the multi-touch, drag and drop, widget embedding features, and confuse it with a ‘conTENT creation tool’ You’re content still needs to be great [...]
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Pressfield’s Do The Work [A Review]
Steve Pressfield’s ‘Do The Work’ was the first book I’ve ever full read on my iPad… I know right ?!? I normally like the tactility of a real book, or the effectiveness of an audiobook; but I decided to support Seth Godin’s Domino Project and grab the free Kindle version. … and it was good. [...]
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Pete'sAudiobook
Now that I've got the rights back from the publishers, if you enter your email address below, I can send you a free audiobook version of my first book, How to Turn Your Million-Dollar Idea Into a Reality.
