Kategorie: Entrepreneurship
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From Dishwasher To Millionaire Writing Biographies Learning About Entrepreneurs
Amazon blurb: Haber, Samu (2020): Forever Yours. Story behind the Passage Today, I am violating a rule — actually, two of them. Since I was not too strict about defining my own rules when I started blogging more than a week ago, it is no drama. The first ‘unwritten’ rule is that I am writing about startup and…
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Holding On To The Monkey With Decency And Responsibility
Lindner, Erik (2010). Wirtschaft braucht Anstand: Der Unternehmer Wolfgang Grupp, 88. English translation “1. Manageable company size, 2. Job protection in favor of enhancing one’s prestige, 3. Market- and consumer-oriented production, 4. Rate of return thinking instead of a sales focus, 5. Teamwork, human dignity, and freedom in the workplace. What did this program mean in…
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Actually I Am Not Stupid Letting Go
Gunz, Walter (2013): Ich war doch nicht blöd: Ein Gründer von Media Markt gibt Einblick in seine geistigen und spirituellen Wurzeln, 47. English translation: “Let go of everything that is not essential, that does not belong to you. Separation and changes are necessary.” Story behind the Passage This morning, I thought about a student of mine….
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Prologue Startup Story Learning
Prologue: Startup Story Learning Photo by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash My Story Today is day 1 of an experiment I am starting. As with any experiment, I have no idea where this is going. I just know that my fear is that it will end up nowhere. But that is not true, I know this already. It…
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Startups Are Stories
Gallagher, Leigh (2017): The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions… and Created Plenty of Controversy, 3. The Story behind the Passage Somehow I am spending much time on the phone this week — but this time is absolutely well-invested. Yesterday I ended up talking a lot about the significance and so far…
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Pots Pans And Millions A Study Of Woman S Right To Be In Business
Cummings, Edith Mae (1929): Pots, Pans and Millions: A Study of Woman’s Right to Be in Business. Her Proclivities and Capacity for Success, 167. The Story behind the Passage Today, I can already tell you that I am going to get myself into trouble. You will be the “victims” of that trouble because I am really…