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Title: The Lemonade Stand

Subtitle: What Every Entrepreneur Should Know to Succeed in Starting and Running Any Business.

Author: Ara Bagdasarian, Nick Gustavsson

Narrator: Wayne Shepherd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-02-13

Publisher: The Lemonade Stand Book Co. L.C.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 53 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

We live in the 21st Century. There is no better time to start a business than now. With the enabling power of technology, turning a great idea into a successful business does not have to be merely a dream. It can be a reality.The Lemonade Stand presents a new perspective on entrepreneurship that anyone who is considering starting a business or already running one, should read. The Lemonade Stand principles are thirteen guidelines that empower anyone to welcome adversity and transform problems into innovations.

Members Reviews:

Very Inspiring and Very Informational

What did you love best about The Lemonade Stand?

It really helps any one who want to start a business. It boosts the energy levels of any person who wants to start a business and dont know how to start or how to maintain. Relating the business process to the Lemonade stand make very easy to understand and relate to each and every concept of the business. It helped a lot and I am very grateful to the authors. Thanks for your idea of helping other people who want to start a business.

What other book might you compare The Lemonade Stand to and why?

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What does Wayne Shepherd bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

His way of explanation is very nice. Great voice.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No need to listen this in one sitting. Keep listening this when you get chance. In fact i almost used this audio as my energy booster. :)

Any additional comments?

Thanks a lot Authors for such a nice book.

Really basic, it was like a story book for ur kids

Would you try another book from Ara Bagdasarian and Nick Gustavsson and/or Wayne Shepherd?

No, very basic. I guess it's about starting a business, but this is even before 101, more like an overview.

Would you ever listen to anything by Ara Bagdasarian and Nick Gustavsson again?

No

What didnt you like about Wayne Shepherds performance?

It was actually ok, just the story killed the performance.

What character would you cut from The Lemonade Stand?

No characters

Any additional comments?

If you are out of school with no business experience, this book may be for you. It would be a better fit for a HS student starting a summer business to buy a car.

Excellent Book!!!

I now know how to "make" lemonade. A wealth of knowledge is what I got from this audio book. Learned a lot.

Short and sweet

Pretty much describes that you can start a business with little to no capital, not to add barriers to yourself.

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Title: Taking Your Company Public

Subtitle: A Corporate Strategies Manual

Author: James Scott

Narrator: Michael Giunta

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-31-13

Publisher: New Renaissance Corporation

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

This audiobook deals with the process of taking a company public, from forming the initial public offering to beginning operations. Entrepreneurs who are pressed for time often find this process difficult due to its many steps. Most books on this subject fail to offer first-hand, practical advice on taking a company public, whereas this audiobook is intended to provide definitive guidance.

Taking a company public is every entrepreneur's dream, and it also offers major financial rewards and prestige. It is also a complex process that often intimidates entrepreneurs, and requires specialists in many disciplines such as accountants, attorneys, consultants and public relations executives. These professionals may possess a thorough knowledge of their area of expertise, but they rarely have a total grasp of the entire process of taking a company public. This audiobook fulfills the need of the Chief Executive Officer and the IPO team to obtain a more complete understanding of this complex subject.

Members Reviews:

Reading this book was like having a consultant next to me

Iâm not sure if the author intended to have this affect or not but this book doesnât read like traditional âhow toâ manuals. Rather, its as if he took a recorder with him one week and recorded his consulting sessions then transcribed those sessions and made a book. This isnât a bad thing, to the contrary, itâs exactly what I needed. This is one of the best books Iâve read all year

Perfection

As a new CEO Iâm finding that I need to be the one with all the answers and having the answers for my staff and board makes me that much more valuable. This manual is absolutely perfect! This book offers the handholding and spoon feeding of technical information I was looking for on the actual path to taking my company public. It doesnât just explain the ins and outs of the Pink Sheets, OTC.BB, IPOs and reverse mergers but all the other information that you need to know if you truly intend on running a publicly traded company down to the PCAOB audit, 15c211 and even post public investor relations strategies using social media.

What a disappointment. I don't know how this got such a ...

What a disappointment. I don't know how this got such a good rating on amazon. The author goes through very brief descriptions of subjects, with little explanation of the concepts therein. Half of the book is about cyber security, which has little to do with the process of an IPO. Thirdly, there are many grammatical and spelling errors throughout the book, which only leads to it's lack of credibility. I'm very sorry I bought this book. Don't make the same mistake!

Looks like he wrote it in MS Word on a plane ...

Horrendous. Looks like he wrote it in MS Word on a plane ride. Complete waste of money.

Useless.

Avoid.

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Title: The Lean Entrepreneur

Subtitle: How Visionaries Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets

Author: Brant Cooper, Patrick Vlaskovits

Narrator: Erik Synestvedt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-13

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 57 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

You are not a Visionary... yet. The Lean Entrepreneur shows you how to become one. Most of us believe entrepreneurial visionaries are born, not made. Our media glorify business outliers like Bezos, Branson, Gates, and Jobs as heroes with X-ray vision who can look to the future, see clearly what will be, imagine a fully formed product or experience, and then simply make the vision real. Many in our entrepreneur community still believe that to be visionary, we must merely execute on a seemingly good idea and ignore all doubt.

With this mindset, companies build doomed products in a vacuum; enterprises make ill-fated innovation investment decisions; and employees and shareholders come along for an uncomfortable ride. Falling prey to the Myth of the Visionary confuses talented entrepreneurs, product managers, innovators, and investors. It leads us to heartbreaking, costly, and preventable failures in new product and venture development.

The Lean Entrepreneur moves us beyond this myth. It combines powerful customer insight, rapid experimentation, and easily actionable data from the Lean Startup methodology to empower individuals, companies, and entire teams to evolve their vision, solve problems, and create value at the speed of the Internet. Anyone can be visionary.

The Lean Entrepreneur shows you how to:

Critic Reviews:

"A sprawling overview of some of the biggest ideas in the start-up world." (Seth Godin, Author of The Icarus Deception)

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Title: Opening Doors to Teamwork and Collaboration

Subtitle: 4 Keys That Change Everything

Author: Judith H. Katz, Frederick A. Miller

Narrator: Deanna Hurst

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-06-13

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

Organizations are only as productive as the interactions that take place between individuals, teams, and divisions. This audiobook is a short, engaging guide for dramatically improving the quality of these interactions.The four "keys" that Judith Katz and Frederick Miller provide offer a framework and a common language for creating an open, honest, and supportive workplace, one where people arent afraid to speak up and where everyone feels respected.

The four keys are: "Lean into Discomfort" - Be willing to move beyond your comfort zone and help create an environment in which others feel the same way. "Listen as an Ally" - Try to find ways you can support fellow employees ideas. "Share Your Intent and Intensity" - Make it crystal clear how committed you feel to any idea you raise. "Share Street Corners" - Your perspective (your corner) is only one point of view. Actively encourage people from other "corners" to offer their perspectives.

Critic Reviews:

"A laser beam on what makes work and all other relationships work - practical, useable, very specific and still profound." (Peter Block, author of Community Flawless Consulting, Stewardship, and The Answer to How Is Yes)

"Filled with wonderful common sense - alas, uncommonly practiced. Youll come away with fresh ideas that will renew your spirit." (Beverly Kaye, founder, Career Systems International, and coauthor of Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go)

Members Reviews:

Lackluster, Poor Writing Style

I did not enjoy this book and found it to be lacking in substance. I can see how this might apply to some organizations, but the book did not leave that open to interpretation suggesting that it is a prevalent attitude in the majority. I can say with certainty that is not the case at several of the jobs I've held.

The writing style was painfully irritating. I kept telling myself that if I heard the phrase "lean into discomfort" one more time I was going to throw the book across the room! I understand that repetition helps to retain information, but it seems like it was a filler to make the book longer.

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Title: How to Start a Bakery

Author: Roger Davenport

Narrator: Brian McGovern

Format: Unabridged

Length: 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-20-13

Publisher: Jason Cohen

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

Opening your own bakery can seem overwhelming. There are so many different things to do and consider. You have to be sure to get everything in order. You may fear leaving out something really important or even getting things out of order.

This new book has taken care of all the information you will ever need to start up your own bakery business. The information includes: identifying your vision for the bakery, determine whether you want to start your own business from scratch, buy an existing one, or buy into a franchise, determine the bakery location, compile your business plan, how to obtain financial support, ensure you have all your legal formalities in place, and how to promote and advertise your bakery.

The information provided in How to Start a Bakery will go a long way to ensure that any aspiring baker can achieve their dream of owning their own bakery business.

Members Reviews:

Good narrator. I would like to be more extensive.

Voice of narrator very clear. In general I like it. It makes a good checklist of what is needed to open a bakery bussines.

Loved it,from start to finish!

It was very helpful to me because it pointed out strategies that I'd never thought about. This book actually helps you learn how to open a business from the smallest of the detail to the largest of the detail from beginning to end.

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Titolo: Sun Tzu l'arte della guerra

Sottotitolo: Il manuale che ogni manager deve avere

Autore: Sun Tzu

Narratore: Giancarlo De Angeli, Federica Tabori

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 41 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 02-14-13

Editore: GoodMood

Valutazioni: 4 su 5 su 2 voti

Categoria: Business, Management

Riepilogo Editore:

Certamente, alcune sue caratteristiche e curiosità, che sorprendono per la loro logica e modernità ma soprattutto la possibilità di analisi e interpretazione a vari livelli, applicabile a tutte le professioni, e a tutte le personalità. Sun Tzu infatti, non è solo un manuale strategico sullarte della guerra, e sulle tecniche di buona riuscita in battaglia. Cè un altro percorso più profondo e intimo, che riguarda la sfera emotiva, e precisamente, la gestione dei conflitti personali, in modo propositivo e di crescita. La guerra, lo scontro, la competizione di forze, apparentemente riferibili al solo ambito militare, ad un più profondo esame, rimandano a una dinamica interiore, personale, propria di ciascuno di noi. Per questo, le istruzioni contenute nellArte della Guerra vanno intese come regole essenziali di profonda saggezza, applicabili a qualsiasi aspetto della realtà. Questa versione audiolibro, esalta il valore di questo testo, e offre un tipo di fruizione diretta, facile, e grande appeal.

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Title: Managers, Can You Hear Me Now?

Subtitle: Hard-Hitting Lessons on How to Get Real Results

Author: Denny Strigl, Frank Swiatek

Narrator: Dan Lenard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-22-13

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

For managers, behavior is the real key to achievement. In order to stop struggling and start delivering, you need to close the gap between what you know and what you do. That's been Denny Strigl's method, and now it can be yours, too.

Among the most prominent architects of the wireless communications industry, the former Verizon Wireless president and CEO has had one of the most remarkable careers in modern business. In Managers, Can You Hear Me Now?, Strigl shares all the skills and techniques he used to build Verizon into one of the greatest growth companies in any industry. You'll learn how to:

Managers, Can You Hear Me Now? includes additional suggestions for bringing the best of your energy and passion into your work, helpful anedcotes from Strigl's career, simple self-assessment questions, and even a look at how your business day as a successful manager should play out.

Whether you're the CEO of a large corporation or run your own small business, the lessons from Managers, Can You Hear Me Now? are sure to come through - loud and clear.

Critic Reviews:

"Even though Denny was a fierce competitor, I couldn't help but admire him for his strong track record of performance, his no-nonsense approach, and his honesty and integrity." (Dan Hesse, CEO, Sprint Nextel)

"Denny Strigl is one of the most consummate competitors I have ever known! That's saying a lot considering the 14 years I played in the National Football League. I have been a front-row observer of his business acumen at Verizon for the past 7 years as the president and CEO of CTIA. The Wireless Association. In this book, in typical Strigl manner, Denny pulls no punches! Managers, Can You Hear Me Now? is a straightforward and honest look at priorities and decision making in today's fast-paced world as told by not just a survivor but a success in this competitive world." (Steve Largent, President and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association, former U.S. Congressman, and former NFL player)

"This book brims with refreshing candor and common sense about what it takes to become a manager who delivers results." (Antonio M. Perez, Chairman and CEO, Eastman Kodak Company)

Members Reviews:

This book hits home

Would you consider the audio edition of Managers, Can You Hear Me Now? to be better than the print version?

I probably would not have read this book but audible allowed me to use my daily commute more productively.

Any additional comments?

Denny speaks on the things I was once passionate about and then lost focus. He put me back on a path to being a better manager and helped me to regain my focus on what I should be doing.

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Title: Reverse Innovation

Subtitle: Create Far from Home, Win Everywhere

Author: Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble

Narrator: Phil Dubois

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-02-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

The gap between rich nations and emerging economies is closing. As a result, the global dynamics of innovation are changing. No longer will innovations traverse the globe in only one direction, from developed nations to developing ones. They will also flow in reverse.

Authors Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, explain where, when, and why reverse innovation is on the rise, and why the implications are so profound for nations, for companies, and for individuals. The authors focus in particular on a traditional pillar of rich-world economic vitality: successful and long-established multinational corporations. All are now seeking explosive growth in emerging economies, and all must learn new tricks in order to succeed.

Reverse Innovation shows leaders and senior managers how to make innovation in emerging markets happen, and how such innovations can unlock opportunities throughout the world. The book highlights the tribulations and triumphs of some of the worlds leading companies (including GE, Deere & Company, P&G, and PepsiCo), illustrating exactly what works and what does not. The new reality is that the future lies far from home. Whether you are a CEO, financier, strategist, marketer, scientist, engineer, national policymaker, or even a student forming your career aspirations, reverse innovation is a phenomenon you need to understand. This audiobook will help you do that.

Members Reviews:

Localization means fit

Important read for innovators and industrialists.

This book is mostly intended for large companies trying to expand to emerging markets.

However, if you strip the examples and concepts to their bare-bones, the ways of thinking applies for almost any kind of innovation process.

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Title: Intrinsic Motivation at Work

Subtitle: What Really Drives Employee Engagement, 2nd Edition

Author: Kenneth Thomas

Narrator: Richard Waterhouse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

What motivates people to do their best work in any endeavor they undertake? Management theory and practice has traditionally focused on elements that Kenneth Thomas calls "extrinsic motivators": pay, benefits, status, bonuses, commissions, pension plans, expense budgets, and the like. While these are powerful motivators, particularly in command/control job situations where workers have little or no say in how the job is managed, by themselves they are no longer enough.

In today's organizations, where managers expect workers and teams to self-manage their work, intrinsic rewards are essential. This breakthrough book provides the first comprehensive treatment of intrinsic motivation in the workplace - the psychological rewards workers get directly from the work itself - offering clear advice on how companies can harness its tremendous power to develop a more committed, self-managing workforce. Written in an engaging, accessible style and grounded in solid academic research, the book provides a diagnostic framework for addressing problems of intrinsic motivation and essential ways to build it.

Members Reviews:

Good

This has some nice info but I think that it is a little wordy and fast. I did insert quite a few bookmarks. The author is quite passionate about the subject. This is a good book I purchased the kindle edition so I could visualize the content to ensure that I wasn't missing information

Good information bad audio presentation

The information is good for employees making at least a living wage but for part time employees or employees working multiple jobs I still think money matters more than job satisfaction.

The presentation is clear but keeps referring to a pdf file and the appendix. Its hard to look at those while you are driving.

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Title: How Excellent Companies Avoid Dumb Things

Subtitle: Breaking the 8 Hidden Barriers that Plague Even the Best Businesses

Author: Neil Smith, Patricia O'Connell

Narrator: Dave Courvoisier

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-11-12

Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

Companies make headline news all the time for decisions that make many of us scratch our heads in wonder, even companies that are smart and successful. Here, Neil Smith, with more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale performance improvements, reveals the hidden barriers that cause excellent companies to do dumb things, and smart people within companies to act in dumb ways.

Drawing on his experience working with and helping transform top global businesses, Smith has identified 8 barriers that prevent organizations from achieving and maintaining sustainable success. Rich with anecdotes and case studies, Smith outlines a fast and proven process in which 12 principles of business transformation can break down the barriers holding companies back. What Smith offers his readers is the same thing he offers every day to the major companies he works with, a promise that by following his insights, the company will be able to increase communication, simplicity, and profit to levels never before attainable.

Critic Reviews:

"A helpful reminder on how lack of oversight on even commonplace issues can interfere with an enterprises productivity and success, this work will appeal to managers and leaders alike." (Publishers Weekly)

"An in-depth look at the structural and behavioral barriers that keep organizations from outstanding performance, and offers a clear set of principles to get on track. Neil Smith's brilliant insights into removing these barriers and empowering employees to produce creative ideas are a must-read for managers everywhere." (Bill George, professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School, former chairman & CEO of Medtronic, Inc., and author of True North)

"Outlines the process by which any company can become more efficient and profitable while reducing complexity. It is a must . . . for any company that wants to improve its performance and for any manager who is serious about adding value to their organization." (Duncan Niederauer, chief executive officer, NYSE Euronext)

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