The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
Author(s): Reid Hoffman
From the co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn and author Ben Casnocha comes a revolutionary new book on how to apply the strategies of successful entrepreneurship to your career: in other words, how to run the 'start-up of you'. In a world where wages are virtually stagnant, creative disruption is rocking every industry, global competition for jobs is fierce, and job security is a thing of the past, we're all on our own when it comes to our careers. In the face of such uncertainty, the key to success is to think and act like an entrepreneur: to be nimble and self-reliant, to be innovative, and to know how to network and stand out from the crowd. And this is precisely what Hoffman and Casnocha show you how to do in a book that is both inspirational and supremely practical. Just as LinkedIn is the one online community that no professional can afford not to belong to, this is the book that no professional can afford to be without.
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"Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge. Whatever career you're in - or want to be in - The Start-Up of You holds lessons for success." - Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg, L.P. and Mayor, New York City "Everyone, women and men alike, needs to think big to succeed. This is a practical book that shows you how to take control and build a career that will enable you to have real impact." - Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook "Forging a fulfilling career is one of the most important - and often, most difficult - challenges in building a happy life. "The Start-Up of You" is crammed with insights and strategies to help each of us create the work life we want." - Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1 bestseller, "The Happiness Project"
REID HOFFMAN is co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn, the biggest professional social network in the world with 100+ million members. Previously he was executive vice president of PayPal. He is also a partner at Greylock, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm. He has been an early investor in over 100 technology companies, including Facebook and Zynga. BEN CASNOCHA is an award-winning entrepreneur and author. He has written for Newsweek and appeared on CNN, the CBS Early Show and Fox News. BusinessWeek named him one of 'America's best young entrepreneurs' and he is in much demand as a public speaker.
General Fields
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- : Cornerstone
- : Century
- : 0.296
- : 31 January 2012
- : 216mm X 135mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 April 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Reid Hoffman
- : Paperback
- : 512
- : 650.1
- : 224