The Resource The soul of an entrepreneur : work and life beyond the startup myth, David Sax
The soul of an entrepreneur : work and life beyond the startup myth, David Sax
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- Summary
- "We all know the story of the latest version of the American Dream: a young innovator drops out of college and creates the next big thing, remaking both business and culture in one fell swoop. We are told these stories constantly, always with the idea that we'll be next. But this story masks a lot about what really goes on in our economy. Most new businesses aren't tech startups; they are what we think of as ordinary: restaurants or dry cleaners or freelance writing or accounting or consulting services. And those who are starting new businesses aren't all millennials. In fact, if you're a new college grad, it's more likely that your parents will start a new business than that you will. In truth, entrepreneurship -- new business starts -- has been declining for a number of years. What's more, while we hear about the few startups that get billions from tech giants, most businesses are run by the people who found them, often on small or medium budgets. What does it actually take to run your own business, week by week and year by year? If you do make it past the first years, what happens when you start managing a big organization? When is it time to consider selling, or grooming your replacement? When you're an entrepreneur, these are not just financial questions but deeply personal ones. The Soul of an Entrepreneur is a rich, searching story about the reality of the business spirit. In a field full of gimmicky ideas and empty promises, it fills a much needed gap in the literature: exploring the truth of who we are, what we make, and why we devote our lives to it"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- vii, 289 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541736009
- Label
- The soul of an entrepreneur : work and life beyond the startup myth
- Title
- The soul of an entrepreneur
- Title remainder
- work and life beyond the startup myth
- Statement of responsibility
- David Sax
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "We all know the story of the latest version of the American Dream: a young innovator drops out of college and creates the next big thing, remaking both business and culture in one fell swoop. We are told these stories constantly, always with the idea that we'll be next. But this story masks a lot about what really goes on in our economy. Most new businesses aren't tech startups; they are what we think of as ordinary: restaurants or dry cleaners or freelance writing or accounting or consulting services. And those who are starting new businesses aren't all millennials. In fact, if you're a new college grad, it's more likely that your parents will start a new business than that you will. In truth, entrepreneurship -- new business starts -- has been declining for a number of years. What's more, while we hear about the few startups that get billions from tech giants, most businesses are run by the people who found them, often on small or medium budgets. What does it actually take to run your own business, week by week and year by year? If you do make it past the first years, what happens when you start managing a big organization? When is it time to consider selling, or grooming your replacement? When you're an entrepreneur, these are not just financial questions but deeply personal ones. The Soul of an Entrepreneur is a rich, searching story about the reality of the business spirit. In a field full of gimmicky ideas and empty promises, it fills a much needed gap in the literature: exploring the truth of who we are, what we make, and why we devote our lives to it"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sax, David
- Dewey number
- 658.1/1
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD62.5
- LC item number
- .S296 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- New business enterprises
- Entrepreneurship
- Businesspeople
- Label
- The soul of an entrepreneur : work and life beyond the startup myth, David Sax
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 2019041753
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- vii, 289 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541736009
- Lccn
- 2019041753
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- The soul of an entrepreneur : work and life beyond the startup myth, David Sax
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 2019041753
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- vii, 289 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541736009
- Lccn
- 2019041753
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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