books about: ventures

books about: ventures

books:

Ventures

Entrepreneur's Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture

Steven K. Gold

Learning Ventures Press, 2006

Practical, Hands-On Guide for Novice--or Seasoned--Entrepreneurs
Gold goes far beyond the typical "here's the difference between a C Corporation and an LLC" to explain not only the nuts-and-bolts of finding business partners, forming a company, marketing your products/services, and writing a business plan, but also--and perhaps even ...

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Book 1)

Alexander McCall Smith

Anchor, 2003

life-affirming book with the unforgettable main character
When Precious Ramotswe's father, Obed, dies and leaves her all the cattle with the advice to sell it and buy herself a good business, she decides to become a private detective, the first lady detective in Botswana, and perhaps in the whole of Africa. Mma Ramotswe, ...

Angels Flight (Harry Bosch)

Michael Connelly

Grand Central Publishing, 2000

Angel's Flight isn't about angels
The Margin I took a short hietus from Connelly's mysteries in favor of Stuart Woods. I like Woods and plan on reading all his work, but recently completed Michael Connelly's Angel's Flight and had to write this review. AF is another well researched police ...

Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Venture Capital Term Sheets & Valuations ...

Alex Wilmerding

Aspatore Books, 2006

Short, concise & useful
This short text is concise, easily read and a most useful tool. If you need to understand term sheets, the short time it will take to read and digest this volume will be well invested. Term Sheets & Valuations is also an excellent source of reference. It gives an ...

Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues

Linda Berdoll

Sourcebooks Landmark, 2004

Lizzie Gets Laid
Good grief, I've not ever come across a book peppered with so much sex. Really, I read several of the more ripe paragraphs out loud to my husband and we howled with laughter. I zipped through this novel with one eyebrow raised in disbelief as it seemed almost a ...

The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown

Anchor, 2006

Elitist Criticism Aside, It's Genius
Loathed by elitist literary critics, wannabe highbrows and religious conservatives, The Da Vinci Code is by any measure a work of genius. To dismiss it as pop drivel is to overlook the fact that countless writers are striving to produce catchy pulp fiction that will ...

Small Business Management: Launching and Growing Entrepreneurial Ventures (with Printed Access Card)

Justin G. Longenecker, Carlos W. Moore, ...

South-Western College Pub, 2007

Great book
This book is very helpful if you are intersted in learning about businesses or are intersted in opening your own business. There is a lot of helpful information in this book.

Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures (2nd Edition)

Bruce Barringer, Duane Ireland

Prentice Hall, 2007

Entrepreneurship Text Book
This is one of the easiest text book I have ever been assigned to read - but that also means that I did not learn anything new from it. So I rate it four star because its a quick read and not dry as text books go. But it is not five start because it did not contribute ...

Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 1997

What an incredible book.
What an incredible book. Once you start reading it, you won't be able to set it down. I even got yelled at by my boss for reading the book on company time. I've read it 4 times and each time is like the first time. There is alot of information to process so get ready ...

New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century with Online Learning Center access card

Jeffry A Timmons, Stephen Spinelli

McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006

The authority
I have used this book as part of my Ph.D.. It is not difficult, but has a lot of quality information in it. Timmons knows what he is talking about. Good book for anyone at any level.

The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living

Randy Komisar

Harvard Business School Press, 2001

I'll sum it up in one paragraph
You can't be happy in life, being an entrepreneur, unless you find a way to find meaning into you business. Venture Capital, post "the bust", is very hard to come by; finding meaning in your business will be a key component in providing you with the drive necessary to ...

Cane River (Oprah's Book Club)

Lalita Tademy

Grand Central Publishing, 2002

An enchanting HERstory!
I am so disappointed that I waited so long to read this book! We've all seen or heard of it, and I bought it on sale, then put it at the bottom of the pile. I enjoy historical fiction, but reading a story set in my home (Louisiana), about people who could have been my ...

The Red Tent

Anita Diamant

Picador, 1998

Felt like the author was THERE.
In writing The Red Tent, Diamant seems to have actually lived the history of which she writes. Very well considered, historically accurate, thoughtful, interesting, and a great story (of course). Really gives food for thought.

The Discipline of Market Leaders: Choose Your Customers, Narrow Your Focus, Dominate Your Market

Michael Treacy, Fred Wiersema

Basic Books, 1997

This should be a text book
Best Marketing book I have ever read, I will keep this book forever. This is a must read for anyone in the marketing field. This book provides great examples along with real life examples.

Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0

Sarah Lacy

Gotham, 2008

The best book about the people that made the social web happen
Since John Battelle's "The Search," I haven't had such a good read about people that make web technologies happen. But his book was very focused on a single technology, while Sarah Lacy has chosen to deal with a whole period in Silicon Valley's history: the emergence ...