The Startup of You (Revised and Updated) by Reid Hoffman

The Startup of You (Revised and Updated) by Reid Hoffman

A blueprint for thriving in your job and building a career by applying the lessons of Silicon Valley's most innovative entrepreneurs.

LinkedIn cofounder and chairman Reid Hoffman and author 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 start-up business a living, breathing, growing start-up of you.

Why? Start-ups--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 resumes. Instead, you will learn the best practices of Silicon Valley start-ups, and how to apply these entrepreneurial strategies to your career. Whether you work for a giant multinational corporation, a small local business, or launching your own venture, you need to know how to:

* Adapt your career plans as you change, the people around you change, and industries change.
* Develop a competitive advantage to win the best jobs and opportunities.
* Strengthen your professional network by building powerful alliances and maintaining a diverse mix of relationships.
* Find the unique breakout opportunities that massively accelerate career growth.
* Take proactive risks to become more resilient to industry tsunamis.
* Tap your network for information and intelligence that help you make smarter decisions.

A revolutionary new guide to thriving in today's fractured world of work, the strategies in this book will help you survive and thrive and achieve your boldest professional ambitions. The Start-Up of You empowers you to become the CEO of your career and take control of your future.

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.

SKU	Unavailable
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.