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Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]
by Kawasaki, Guy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1591842239
- ISBN 13
- 9781591842231
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About This Item
Portfolio, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author on an Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum sticker adhered to the first free endpaper (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has faint edgewear. Book has mild softening to the base of the spine and minor toning to the edges of the pageblock. Kawasaki is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, former Apple Fellow, and former Wikimedia Foundation trustee. He is the author of "Wise Guy" and "The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything". Uncommon signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
Synopsis
More uncommon common sense from the bestselling author of The Art of the Start . In Silicon Valley slang, a “bozo explosion” is what causes a lean, mean, fighting machine of a company to slide into mediocrity. As Guy Kawasaki puts it, “If the two most popular words in your company are partner and strategic , and partner has become a verb, and strategic is used to describe decisions and activities that don’t make sense” . . . it’s time for a reality check. For nearly three decades, Kawasaki has earned a stellar reputation as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and irreverent pundit. His 2004 bestseller, The Art of the Start , has become the most acclaimed bible for small business. And his blog is consistently one of the fifty most popular in the world. Now, Kawasaki has compiled his best wit, wisdom, and contrarian opinions in handy book form. From competition to customer service, innovation to marketing, he shows readers how to ignore fads and foolishness while sticking to commonsense practices. He explains, for instance: • How to get a standing ovation • The art of schmoozing • How to create a community • The top ten lies of entrepreneurs • Everything you wanted to know about getting a job in Silicon Valley but didn’t know who to ask Provocative, useful, and very funny, this “no bull shiitake” book will show you why readers around the world love Guy Kawasaki.
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- 5227
- Title
- Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]
- Author
- Kawasaki, Guy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1591842239
- ISBN 13
- 9781591842231
- Publisher
- Portfolio
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 496
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