Daniel Isenberg: Worthless, Impossible and Stupid: How Contrarian Entrepreneurs Create and Capture Extraordinary Value
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Introducing the global mind-set changing the way we do business. In this fascinating book, global entrepreneurship expert Daniel Isenberg presents a completely novel way to approach business building--with the insights and lessons learned from a worldwide cast of entrepreneurial characters. Not bound by a western, Silicon Valley stereotype, this group of courageous and energetic doers has created a global and diverse mix of companies destined to become tomorrow's leading organizations. Worthless, Impossible, and Stupid is about how enterprising individuals from around the world see hidden value in situations where others do not, use that perception to develop products and services that people initially don't think they want, and ultimately go on to realize extraordinary value for themselves, their customers, and society as a whole. What these business builders have in common is a contrarian mind-set that allows them to create opportunities and succeed where others see nothing. Amazingly, this process repeats itself in one form or another countless times a day all over the world.
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Author: Daniel Isenberg
Number of Pages: 304 pages
Published Date: 11 Jul 2013
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781422186985
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