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Title: Do More Faster

Subtitle: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup

Author: Brad Feld, David Cohen

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-30-12

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 467 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

It is a cold, hard fact of business life that most startups fail. Even many of those entrepreneurs who ultimately succeed have stories of personal challenges, unsuccessful companies, and difficulties along the way. The founders of TechStars, a mentorship-driven startup accelerator, have worked with entrepreneurs and companies over the past twenty-five years, and have seen a number of the same issues come up again and again.

In Do More Faster, the founders of TechStars identify the key issues that first-time entrepreneurs encounter, and offer proven advice from successful entrepreneurs who have worked with the TechStars program.

The authors organize the most critical issues into seven themes: Idea and Vision, People, Execution, Product, Fundraising, Legal and Structure, and Work and Life Balance. Many of the examples are personal experiences from the entrepreneurs themselves, integrated into a cohesive narrative - while at the same time able to stand on their own. Throughout the book, they debunk numerous myths about startups and reveal some surprising truths. They explain, for instance, that the core of a startup is not always a world-changing and earth-shattering idea - in fact, it is often the case that successful startups started out doing something else.

They also underscore the efficiency of execution: great entrepreneurs know how to synthesize data, make a decision about the path they are going down, and execute. And they offer some alternatives to traditional ways of raising money, while stressing that you shouldn't start with the assumption that you need to raise money.

Mastering the seven themes may not ensure success, but understanding the issues, reading the stories, and getting advice pertaining to these issues will increase your chances dramatically. And if nothing else, you'll realize that you aren't alone in facing these challenges.

Critic Reviews:

"Remember when experience mattered? Thanks to this book, no matter how new to your field or how young or inexperienced you are, you can learn from people who have actually done it. Sure beats failing." (Seth Godin, author of Linchpin)

Members Reviews:

Tips for Every Entrepreneur

The authors of this book run a well-respected program for high tech entrepreneurs, but even if you're a not a software person, the tips in this book about starting, running, and planning a business are extremely valuable. So many of the chapters stick with me months after I listened, especially "fail fast." Some tips are complex and structural for how to set up a business. Other tips are light such as "don't suck at e-mail." A great education.

An absolute MUST READ for every entrepreneur

Which character ??? as performed by Sean Pratt ??? was your favorite?

I think learned the most from Alex White's multiple stories. No wonder he features so prominently in the book--he's a really smart businessman.

Any additional comments?

Everyone in the startup world and every entrepreneur regardless of whether you're in tech, bio, green, industry, or lemonade stands, should read this book. Each chapter is a lesson learned the hard way by a TechStars company founder.

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Title: The Chimp Paradox

Subtitle: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness

Author: Steve Peters

Narrator: Steve Peters

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-09-12

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 85 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

Do you sometimes behave irrationally or impulsively? Do you face some situations with fear and trepidation? Do feelings of self-doubt consume everyday activities? Leading consultant psychiatrist Steve Peters knows more than anyone how impulsive behaviour or nagging self-doubt can impact negatively on our professional and personal lives. In this, his first book, Steve shares his phenomenally successful mind-management programme that has been used to help elite athletes and senior managers alike to conquer their fears and operate with greater control, focus and confidence.

Seemingly complex concepts are made simple with the use of memorable analogies - such as the 'chimp', that seemingly irrational and impulsive being that inhabits our minds - and real-life case studies. Never before will you have had such a deep and clear understanding of your own behaviour and natural responses to certain people or situations. This knowledge, combined with simple techniques that can be easily incorporated into daily life, will help you to control your emotional impulses and reach your full potential, leading to success at work and a happier, harmonious home life.

Members Reviews:

Absolutely must read!

Any additional comments?

I never write reviews. I only read them. However, this time I have to write this down. This book is fabulous.I have read quite some books on negotiations and how the mind works. This one beats them all If you like pratical books and not so much academic analyses, this one would fit for you.I strongly recommend this book. Read this, and you will much better understand yourself and the people surrouding you. Have fun, Patrick from The Netherlands.

Credited for UK cycling team's 10s of gold medals

What did you love best about The Chimp Paradox?

Written by the chap credited with helping the UK cycling team win tens of medals over the last eight years. There is something for everybody who listens..Really solid tips and techniques to manage one's demons.. Or chimps! Great advice on my personal challenge of distraction and people pleasing... And, while I listened, I thought great advice for my friend with anxiety, my other friend with depression and my friend struggling with addiction. And even an explanation and tips on managing road rage and other outbursts of fury...Want to buy copies for all I know, and I don't remember ever saying that before

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Chimp Paradox?

Too many to relate

Whats an idea from the book that you will remember?

Success in life is a question of understanding how our brain chimp behaves and how to manage it.

welcome to my jungle

some times you come accross a book and you say i wish all my friend and family would read it, this is one like this.

it does help to anderstand your innerself and put everything into perspective.

excellent book need to reread often

excellent book, need to reread often and love the story telling and key points. wonderfyl

A very important book

The first and last thirds of this book are spectacularly powerful for self development. I have found the middle portion of the book to be somewhat tiring.

Great book overall, highly recommend.

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Title: Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?

Subtitle: Trick Questions, Zen-like Riddles, Insanely Difficult Puzzles, and Other Devious Interviewing Techniques You Need to Know to Get a Job in the New Economy

Author: William Poundstone

Narrator: Joe Ochman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-04-12

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 92 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do? If you want to work at Google, or any of America's best companies, you need to have an answer to this and other puzzling questions.

Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? guides listeners through the surprising solutions to dozens of the most challenging interview questions. The book covers the importance of creative thinking, ways to get a leg up on the competition, what your Facebook page says about you, and much more.

Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? is a must listen for anyone who wants to succeed in today's job market.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

Members Reviews:

Fun, but not in Audio...

This book has many fun problems, and even gives general strategies for solving such problems and reasonable advice about taking a tech interview, but it is really not effective in an audible format. It does have a PDF with drawings related to a bunch of the problems, but listening to the binary sequences of Gray codes or the numerous unique ways to paint a cube was both tedious and unenlightening. This would be quite a fun book in written form, but I could not recommend the audio version.

Challenging as an audiobook

I agree with the reviewer who pointed out that, because it is largely a puzzle-book, it is significantly more challenging as an audiobook than it would be in written form. But I would also point out that if you can't handle this book as an audiobook, then you're probably not smart enough to work at Google. If you are considering this book because you really are contemplating a job interview, you will receive these or similar puzzles orally, not in written form. Don't be afraid to challenge yourself by doing something that's a little more difficult. The book is perfectly comprehensible, even without ever actually referring to the PDF at all.

Uh no but.....Great GOOGLE Read

I was fascinated by this book. It has challenged me to think outside of the box and think about what I want to do for my next fourty years.

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Title: Taking People With You

Subtitle: The Only Way to Make Big Things Happen

Author: David Novak

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-03-12

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 233 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

David Novak learned long ago that you can't lead a great organization of any size without getting your people aligned, enthusiastic, and focused relentlessly on the mission. But how do you do that? There are countless leadership books, but how many will actually help a Taco Bell shift manager, a Fortune 500 CEO, a new entrepreneur, or anyone in between? Over his 15 years at Yum! Brands, Novak has developed a trademarked program he calls Taking People with You. He spends several weeks each year personally teaching it to thousands of managers around the world. He convinces them that they'll never make big things happen until they learn how to get people on their side. No skill in business is more important. And Yum!'s extraordinary success (at least 13 percent growth for each of the last nine years) proves his point. Novak knows that managers don't need leadership platitudes or business school theories. So he cuts right to the chase with a step-by- step guide to setting big goals, getting people to work together, blowing past your targets, and celebrating after you shock the skeptics. And then doing it again and again until consistent excellence becomes a core element of your culture. This audiobook has specific tools at the end of each chapter that will challenge you to reflect on how you're really doing on key aspects of leadership. And if you apply it, you'll immediately start to improve.

Critic Reviews:

"This is the best, most practical hands-on book on leadership I've ever read. If you apply these principles, your career and the people you work with will flourish." (Dr. Bob Rotell, a sports psychologist)

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Title: Street Smarts

Subtitle: An All-Purpose Tool Kit for Entrepreneurs

Author: Norm Brodsky, Bo Burlingham

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-11

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1491 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

People starting out in business tend to seek step-by-step formulas or rules, but in reality there are no magic bullets. Rather, says veteran company-builder Norm Brodsky, there's a mentality that helps street-smart entrepreneurs solve problems and pursue opportunities as they arise. Brodsky shares his hard-earned wisdom every month in Inc. magazine, in the hugely popular "Street Smarts" column he cowrites with Bo Burlingham. Now they've adapted their best advice into a comprehensive guide for anyone running a small business.

Critic Reviews:

"One is tempted to say 'the only book you'll need on starting a business.' Brilliant! Genius! Choose your superlative - it'll fit." (Tom Peters)

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Title: 18 Minutes

Subtitle: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

Author: Peter Bregman

Narrator: Peter Bregman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-11

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 321 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

Based upon his weekly Harvard Business Review column (one of the most popular columns on HBR.com, receiving hundreds of thousands of unique page views a month), 18 Minutes clearly shows how busy people can cut through all the daily clutter and distractions and find a way to focus on those key items that are truly the top priorities in our lives.

Bregman works from the premise that the best way to combat constant and distracting interruptions is to create productive distractions of one's own. Based upon a series of short bite-sized chapters, his approach allows us to safely navigate through the constant chatter of emails, text messages, phone calls, and endless meetings that prevent us from focusing our time on those things that are truly important to us.

Mixing first-person insights along with unique case studies, Bregman sprinkles his charming audiobook with pathways that help guide us - pathways that can get us on the right trail in 18 minutes or less.

Members Reviews:

Really great system

I have found Peter Bregman's method very helpful and simple. The whole book could probably be summarized in about an hour but his stories are engaging. I would recommend this book if you find the days going by too fast and you feel like you are not really accomplishing what you would like.

Excellent advise, thought provoking and very helpf

If you could sum up 18 Minutes in three words, what would they be?

Get it done!

What other book might you compare 18 Minutes to and why?

Brian Tracy's work

What about Peter Bregmans performance did you like?

Good delivery

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Get serious about doing your work and purpose for being on the planet!

Not for everyone

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

18 Minutes offered interesting ideas on how to get through the day, but the ideas cannot be applied to all jobs. Only those who have the choice of what work is assinged to them can really use the suggestions.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed Bregman's enthusiasm for his book but had a hard time following at times. It was difficult to tell where one chapter ended and another began.

The Right Advice at the Right Time

What made the experience of listening to 18 Minutes the most enjoyable?

I was struggling with a major career decision when I listened to this book, and it gave me the exact advice I needed to stop struggling and make the right choice. I found this book filled with great advice and useful ideas. Will definitely listen to it again soon so that I can take notes and recall things I've forgotten.

Practical and to the point!

Would you listen to 18 Minutes again? Why?

Absolutelly. It has daily tips and topics that we need to be reminded constantly to achieve great success

Would you recommend 18 Minutes to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes

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Title: Snakes in Suits

Subtitle: When Psychopaths Go To Work

Author: Robert D. Hare, Paul Barbiak

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-11

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 198 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

Let's say you're about to hire somebody for a position in your company. Your corporation wants someone who's fearless, charismatic, and full of new ideas. Candidate X is charming, smart, and has all the right answers to your questions. Problem solved, right? Maybe not. Psychopaths may enter as rising stars and corporate saviors, but all too soon they're abusing the trust of colleagues, manipulating supervisors, and leaving the workplace in shambles. In Snakes in Suits, corporate psychologist Dr. Paul Babiak teams up with psychopathy expert Dr. Robert Hare to focus on the psychopath's role in modern corporations. They found that it's exactly the modern, open, more flexible corporate world that is the perfect breeding ground for these employees.

Snakes in Suits reveals psychopaths' secrets, introduces the ways in which they manipulate and deceive, and helps listeners see through their games. It is a compelling, frightening, and scientifically sound look at exactly how psychopaths work in the corporate environment, teaching you how they apply their "instinctive" manipulation techniques to business processes. It's a must listen for anyone in the business world, making you aware of the subtle warning signs of psychopathic behavior---before it's too late.

Critic Reviews:

"Clear and complete, this is a handy overview for managers and HR, with enough "self-defense" techniques to help coworkers from getting bit." (

Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

What if theres a Psychopath in the Next Cubicle?

In 2011, Simon Baron-Cohen published The Science of Evil: On empathy and the origins of cruelty. That book discusses psychopathy in detail, and the organic reasons someone may lack empathy. Autism is probably the most common reason, but psychopathy - which Baron-Cohen convincingly argues can arise from congenital or traumatic reasons - is the scariest. Autistics generally dont blend in, and often lack the social skills to progress in a corporation. Psychopaths can fit in, and often do. Worse, psychopaths, unlike autistics, may enjoy hurting people.

Dr. Robert D. Hare and Dr. Paul Babiaks 2006 Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work provides tools to identify psychopaths in the workplace. The common mythology is that psychopaths are compulsive serial killers, but that is definitely not the case. Bernie Madoff, the mastermind of the biggest Ponzi scheme uncovered in US history (in 2008), meets Hare and Babiaks definition of a psychopath. Madoff ruined so many lives, including his own sons (Mark Madoff committed suicide in 2010), but he has never been accused of even throwing a punch - much less pulling a trigger.

Hare and Babiak provide guidance on how to deal with psychopaths. The best recommendation is to just get away from the psychopath - as you would from any dangerous snake. Thats not always possible - the economy is terrible, a move may not be possible, and the psychopath may be your childs parent - or your own parent.

Babiak is actually listed as the first author of Snakes in Suits, but Hare is actually one of the pioneers who identified psychopathy as a mental disorder.

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Title: The Art of War

Author: Sun Tzu

Narrator: Victoria Gordon, Don Hagen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-11

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 84 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

This Chinese treatise on war was written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century B.C. Each one of the 13 chapters is devoted to a different aspect of warfare, making it the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. Studied by generals from Napoleon to Rommel, it is still one of the most influential works on the subject and is required reading in most military academies around the world. Although it was meant to be a practical guide to warfare in the age of chariots, this seminal work on the philosophy of successful leadership is as applicable to contemporary business as it is to war, and has become increasingly popular among today's corporate and political leaders.

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Title: The Barefoot Executive

Subtitle: The Ultimate Guide to Being Your Own Boss and Achieving Financial Freedom

Author: Carrie Wilkerson

Narrator: Carrie Wilkerson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-16-11

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 137 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

Don't think you have what it takes to run a business? It's time to reconsider. Carrie Wilkerson offers the opportunity to live life on your terms. Want to start your workday with e-mail and coffee on the back patio? Want the flexibility of joining your fourth-grader on an all-day field trip? Are you ready to take that vacation youve been planning for years? Then you have a choice to make, and The Barefoot Executive will help jump-start your transition. Youll learn:

Members Reviews:

Where is the substance?

What would have made The Barefoot Executive better?

Some substance

Would you ever listen to anything by Carrie Wilkerson again?

No

Any additional comments?

I have listened to many audiobooks and enjoyed nearly all of them.After reading the other reviews on the site, I thought it sounded like a good listen.The book is very repetitive and has nothing of any real substance.I got through 2/3 of the book and could not take any more.In the first chapter carrie sets up her credentials - she runs many successful businesses from home, lost over 100 pounds, has 4 kids, overcame depression etc - which is good.But she keeps repeating these same facts again and again during the book about how amazing she is for overcoming these obstacles.There are no real deep insights about anything.The whole message of the book seemed to be - if you have an interest in something you can start an internet business advising on the topic, and if you work hard you will build a successful business.I am not disputing that this is true but there has to be more meat in a 6 hour book.It is supposed to be a book for people starting a business or people already running a business, but I think only newcomers to business will get anything out of it.This may sound like a harsh review, but maybe I am just not who the book was aimed at.

Worse book Ever

What disappointed you about The Barefoot Executive?

The title is completely misleading.

It was sophomoric.Self-centered. It was simplistic. Non-specific. Definitely not executive material.

Has The Barefoot Executive turned you off from other books in this genre?

yes

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Carrie Wilkerson?

I wouldn't have published this book. it is more of a pamphlet that belongs in the lobby of a christian motivation center

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Barefoot Executive?

all the faith-based assertions. the simplicity and assumptions

Any additional comments?

It is a useless book for anyone who has been or wants to be in the business world. I can not imagine it being useful to anyone, whether you are starting out as a network marketer, an entrepreneur or a small partnership.

Worth reading but not what I expected...

I wouldn't call it the ultimate guide to anything other than Carrie Wilkerson self promotion. However I do think it was worth the money. This review may seem harsh but keep reading to the end to understand my point.

The book is not a straight road-map from business idea to creation to profit. She presents ideas and concepts in a non-linear fashion and often repeats herself. The repetition of ideas is very common in self-help/biz development books so I expected it.

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Title: The E-Myth Accountant

Subtitle: Why Most Accounting Practices Dont Work and What to Do about It

Author: M. Darren Root CPA CITP, Michael E. Gerber

Narrator: M. Darren Root, Michael E. Gerber

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-30-11

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 87 votes

Genres: Business, Career Skills

Publisher's Summary:

By drawing on his decades of experience working with small-business owners, Michael Gerber is adding to his mega-selling E-Myth series with The E-Myth Accountant. This installment provides a one-of-a-kind system for transforming an accountants practice into a business positioned for long-term growth.

This is the next installment in the series of E-Myth handbooks developed specifically for key industries. As with previous titles, The E-Myth Accountant has distilled small-business advice that specifically caters to this business segment. Although business owners know everything about their trade, very few know how to effectively run a businessthe void that Michael Gerber can fill with his powerful advice. In Gerbers signature easy-to-understand, easy-to-implement style, he addresses such specific aspects of the business as money, people, management, and growth.

Critic Reviews:

This book offers powerful and practical direction from two business leaders that will change your personal and professional lives. (Mike Sabbatis, president and CEO, CCH)

Members Reviews:

Worth it

If you are trying to change your firm and want to start thinking outside the box, this reading is a great place to start.

Not professional quality audio. Not audible book friendly

I am an avid follower of both Michael Gerber and Darren Root because I respect both of them and I've learned a lot from them in business and accounting, respectively. I listen to audio books on a daily basis, But this is one of the worst recording paces and vocal pitch levels I've experienced. After 1.5x speed, it's a jumbled, mumbled mess. Gerber is bearable at 2x sometimes, but Darren is very hard to listen to at any speed. It's not a natural feeling slow or fast. I find myself adjusting my EQ and speed often just to get through it and understand them.

Spot On Advice!

Would you listen to The E-Myth Accountant again? Why?

Yes, because, in the same way that basketball players don't go to practice once and win games, and church goers don't just go to one Sunday and then have the bible completely memorized, good principles should be constantly reviewed and re-visited, and this book is something all accountants and business owners should re-visit regularly to keep their ships on coarse.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Foreman in the jungle. :-) I can relate to workload he realistically sees in front of him, and how it can be very different from the owners distant high level view of the whole picture. I love this parable as it reminds me to remember to zoom out and see the whole picture and remember to align myself with the overall mission.

What about Michael E. Gerber and M. Darren Root s performance did you like?

Engaging & Stellar. :-)

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Inspired.

Any additional comments?

Can't wait to apply more of these principles to the business I work for.

Narration was ok

Michael does great with narrating. It would've been better to cast a more passionate narrator for M Darren Roots writing. He put me to sleep.

Inspiring and challenging call to action....

An inspiring and challenging call to action for accountants who are stuck being technicians. There's hope.