The Startup of You (Revised and Updated)
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The Startup of You (Revised and Updated) by Reid Hoffman
The groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to transform their careers--now in a revised and updated edition"A profound book about self-determination and self-realization."--Senator Cory Booker
"The Startup of You is crammed with insights and strategies to help each of us create the work life we want."--Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project
In this invaluable book, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Ben Casnocha show how to accelerate your career in today's competitive world. The key is to manage your career as if it were a startup business: a living, breathing, growing startup of you.
Why? Startups--and the entrepreneurs who run them--are nimble. They invest in themselves. They build their professional networks. They take intelligent risks. They make uncertainty and volatility work to their advantage.
These are the very same skills professionals need to get ahead today.
This book isn't about cover letters or résumés. Instead, you will learn the best practices of the most successful startups and how to apply these entrepreneurial strategies to your career. Whether you work for a giant multinational corporation, stitch together multiple gigs in a portfolio career, or are launching your own venture, you need to know how to
* adapt your career plans as pandemics rage and technologies upend industries
* develop a competitive advantage so that you stand out from others at work
* strengthen your professional network by building powerful alliances and maintaining a diverse mix of relationships
* engineer serendipity that produces life-changing career opportunities
* take proactive risks to become more resilient to industry tsunamis
* tap your network for information and intelligence that help you make smarter decisions
The career landscape has changed dramatically in the decade since Hoffman and Casnocha first published this guide. In an urgent update to the frameworks that have helped hundreds of thousands of people transform their careers, this new edition of The Startup of You will teach you how to achieve your boldest professional ambitions.
THE AUTHOR Ben Casnocha is an entrepreneur, writer, student, and blogger residing in San Francisco. He is currently 19 years old and serves on the board of directors of Comcate, Inc., a major e-government technology company that he started six years ago. He was named to BusinessWeek's list of America's top young entrepreneurs in 2006. CNN and USA Today have both featured his work. After the publication of this book, he plans to attend Claremont McKenna College.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing ping-pong, bow ties, and chess. Ben Casnocha's blog can be found at ben.casnocha.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307888907 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307888908 |
| Title | The Startup of You (Revised and Updated) |
| Author | Reid Hoffman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2012-02-14 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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