Portfolio imprint: 521 books

The 10% Entrepreneur

Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Job

by Patrick J. McGinnis
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016

Choosing between the stability of a traditional career and the upside of entrepreneurship? Why not have both? Becoming a full-time entrepreneur can look glamorous from the outside. Who doesn’t want to chase their dreams, be their own boss, and do what they love? But the truth is that entrepreneurship...

Zilch

How Businesses and Not-for-Profits Can Get More Bang with Less Buck

by Nancy Lublin
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2010

A leading not-for-profit CEO on smart ways companies can cut costs while improving results As CEO of the youth volunteering organization Do Something, Nancy Lublin has overseen its dramatic growth since 2003. She helped it evolve from a debt-ridden, stodgy not-for-profit to a fast-moving, buzz-driven...

Black Box Thinking

Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do

by Matthew Syed
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015

**Nobody wants to fail. But in highly complex organizations, success can happen only when we confront our mistakes, learn from our own version of a black box, and create a climate where it’s safe to fail.  ** We all have to endure failure from time to time, whether it’s underperforming at a...

Work Like a Spy

Business Tips from a Former CIA Officer

by J. C. Carleson
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013

“The book you are holding will fundamentally change the way you look at the collection, compartmentalization, analysis, distribution, application, and protection of intelligence in your business. J. C. Carleson’s presentation of years of spy tradecraft will make you a more effective force within...

Invisibles

The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion

by David Zweig
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014

An inspiring look at the hidden stars in every field who perform essential work without recognition In a culture where so many strive for praise and glory, what kind of person finds the greatest reward in anonymous work? Expanding from his acclaimed Atlantic article, "What Do Fact-Checkers...

Finish Big

How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top

by Bo Burlingham
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014

“No two exit experiences are exactly alike. Some people wind up happy with the process and satisfied with the way it turned out while others look back on it as a nightmare. The question I hope to answer in this book is why. What did the people with ‘good’ exits do differently from those who’d...

Body of Work

Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together

by Pamela Slim
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013

These days it's increasingly rare to have a stable career in any field. More and more of us are blending big company jobs, startup gigs, freelance work, and volunteer side projects. We take chances to expand our knowledge, capabilities, and experience. But how do we make sense of that kind of career...

Do Over

Make Today the First Day of Your New Career

by Jon Acuff
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Quitter and Start comes the definitive guide to getting your dream job. When you don't like your job, Sunday isn't really a weekend day. It's just pre-Monday. But what if you could call a Do Over and actually look forward to Monday? Starting...

The Method Method

Seven Obsessions That Helped Our Scrappy Start-up Turn an Industry Upside Down

by Eric Ryan, Adam Lowry, Lucas Conley
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011

An inspiring case study for the next generation of start-ups by the unconventional founders of Method. Founded ten years ago by childhood pals Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry, Method has been making headlines and profits with a revolutionary blend of culture and commerce, style and substance. Today,...

Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door

Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You

by Harvey Mackay
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2010

**New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller "You can have the finest moves in the talent contest, you can boast a trophy speed-dial list on your iPhone, you can possess the single-mindedness of Paul Revere and be as self-assured as Muhammad Ali . . . and you still won't...

The Little Blue Book of Marketing

Build a Killer Plan in Less Than a Day

by Paul Kurnit, Steve Lance
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2009

A step-by-step guide to creating an actionable marketing plan-fast A great marketing plan identifies where an organization is, where it wants to be, and how it will get there. Most companies think they already have such a plan-but often they really have only a budget, a sales goal, or an excuse. What's...

The Rare Find

How Great Talent Stands Out

by George Anders
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011

One of the nation's biggest music labels briefly signed Taylor Swift to a contract but let her go because she didn't seem worth more than $15,000 a year. At least four book publishers passed on the first Harry Potter novel rather than pay J. K. Rowling a $5,000 advance. And the same pattern happens...

Crazy Is a Compliment

The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags

by Linda Rottenberg
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2014

"If people aren't calling you crazy, you aren't thinking big enough." These days taking chances isn’t just for college dropouts in hoodies. Whether you work at a Fortune 500 company, a nonprofit, or a mom-and-pop, everybody needs to think and act like an entrepreneur. We all need...

Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck?

And Other Provocations, 2006-2012

by Seth Godin
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012

Made for dipping into again and again, Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck? brings together the very best of Seth Godin's acclaimed blog and is a classic for fans both old and new. 'Getting your ducks in a row is a fine thing to do. But deciding what you are going to do with that duck is a far more important...
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