Uncategorized Posts
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Blog / ChangeThis
The Five Fatal Mistakes of Startups
By Henry Kressel, Norman Winarsky
"It's natural to expect that many young companies fail, but what's remarkable is that in an overwhelming number of times, they fail from avoidable mistakes. Of course sometimes events occur that could never have been predicted—such as the loss of a key founder, or an unexpected government action that eliminates the need for the product—but these events are rare in our experience. This is a manifesto about the company killers that every CEO needs to avoid."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / Staff Picks
6 Non-Fiction Gift Books for the Business Reader (and really, anyone)
Book Review by Sally Haldorson
When a tie or scarf just won't do.
Categories: staff-picks
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way
By Porchlight
Joseph Michelli explores how Mercedes-Benz went from being a company that delivered great cars to people to one that delivers great customer experiences, as well.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / Book Giveaways
The 2015 800-CEO-READ Business Books of the Year Shortlist
By Porchlight
Today we're giving away all eight books on our shortlist to one lucky winner.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / News & Opinion
The 2015 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Shortlist
By Porchlight
In which we announce our eight category winners, which become the finalists for our book of the year.
Categories: news-opinion, narrative-biography, publishing-industry, the-company
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
We-Commerce : How to Create, Collaborate, and Succeed in the Sharing Economy
By Porchlight
Billee Howard dispels some of the doom and gloom of recent books on technology and its effects we've covered here lately.
Categories: jack-covert-selects, narrative-biography
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Blog / News & Opinion
Inside the Longlist: Finance & Economics
By Porchlight
We conclude our series of looks "inside the longlist" with a look inside this year's Finance and Economics category.
Categories: news-opinion, publishing-industry, the-company
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Blog / Blog
November 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
By Porchlight
Our business book bestsellers for the month of November, 2015
Categories: the-company
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Blog / News & Opinion
Inside the Longlist: Innovation & Creativity
By Porchlight
Our Special Projects Manager, Michael Jantz, looks inside the Innovation & Creativity category of this year's 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Book Giveaways
The Patient's Playbook
By Porchlight
Leslie Michelson has written a book on how to be a better healthcare consumer that could literally teach you "how to save your life and the lives of those you love."
Categories: giveaways