"Anyone who comes to pitch on Shark Tank should read this book first!" — Barbara Corcoran, ABC's Shark Tank"I have seen literally thousands of companies trying to raise capital and know that a great pitch deck is critical. This book gives you the playbook for creating yours." — Naval Ravikant, cofounder and CEO, AngelList"I raised twice the amount of money I set out to in a mere five weeks. I’m naming my firstborn child aft...

Two books to help you craft your story, design better visualizations, impress your audience, and turn your idea into reality.Provides the new "how to write a business case" for the start-up generation.Great visual examples of pitch decks.Detailed walkthroughs on how to create your own pitch decks.Sharp, motivating assessment of the dataviz-for-business context.Framework for "thinking visually."Step-by-step guide for getting fr...

**The groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to transform their careers—now in a revised and updated edition“A profound book about self-determination and self-realization.”—Senator Cory Booker“The Startup of You is crammed with insights and strategies to help each of us create the work life we want.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project**In this invaluable book, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman ...

A self-made millionaire shows you how to make millions while living life on your own termsAt just eighteen years old, Matt Morris founded his first marketing business. At twenty, he dropped out of college to pursue business full-time. At twenty-one, he was homeless and deeply in debt, living out of his car. It was then that he made a life-changing decision to re-invent himself and his career. By twenty-nine, Matt was a self-made millionaire. How did he do it?

Practical advice from some of today's top early stage investors and entrepreneursTechStars is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator with operations in three U.S. cities. Once a year in each city, it funds about ten Internet startups with a small amount of capital and surrounds them with around fifty top Internet entrepreneurs and investors. Historically, about seventy-five percent of the companies that go through TechStars raise a meaningful amount of angel or ve...

Write Well to Sell Big!In the age of e-mail and instant communication, great sales copy is indispensable to closing a deal. But too many sales letters end up in the junk file or the wastebasket. In this new edition of his top-selling book, author Dan Kennedy explains why some sales letters work and most don't. And he shows how to write copy that any business can use.Among other things, he provides:Completely updated text and e...

As the hipster classic Craft, Inc. did for crafters, this book will teach all types of creatives illustrators, photographers, graphic designers, animators, and more how to build a successful business doing what they love. Freelancing pros Meg Mateo Ilasco and Joy Deangdeelert Cho explain everything from creating a standout portfolio to navigating the legal issues of starting a business. Accessible, spunky, and packed with practical advice, Creative, Inc. is an essential f...

Are you still trying to figure out what to do with your life?  Are you considering a career in real estate, finance or insurance?  What about becoming a Mortgage Broker?  Be the Better Broker is a series of books that teaches the core principles of successful Mortgage Brokering. This volume (1) focuses on the traits, habits, and skills to start forming before you enter the business. This is the top producer starter kit.  This book is about putting you on a p...

It doesn't matter how old you are or where you're from; you can start a profitable business. The Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting and Running a Business will show you how.Through stories of young entrepreneurs who have started businesses, this book illustrates how to turn hobbies, skills, and interests into profit-making ventures. Mariotti describes the characteristics of the successful entrepreneur and covers the nuts and bolts of getting a business...

Dream of launching a new product, project or startup? Wish granted! Thanks to crowdfunding, today’s hottest form of investment, suddenly anyone can bring any idea or invention to life on the Internet.The world’s leading guide to raising money online, The Crowdfunding Bible shows you how to launch, market and successfully run a high-tech fundraising campaign, regardless of industry or budget. It reveals the secrets to catching the media and public’s eye, and at...

Most businesses that close their doors have one thing in common: They ran out of money. Don’t let this happen to you. This indispensable book, part of Allworth’s popular Pocket Small Business Owner’s Guide series, will help you to save money on every aspect of your business, from advertising to overhead. With invaluable cost-cutting tips for all types of businesses, from e-commerce and home-based operations to services and retail, this guide will help you create a blueprint that will allow...

A concise extension of the business classic Topgrading, targeted to sales managersBrad Smart's Topgrading has sold more than 150,000 copies since 1999, making it the definitive book for executives who want to hire, coach, and retain top talent. Now Smart has teamed up with Greg Alexander, who used Topgrading to radically improve his sales force at EMC.In Topgrading for Sales, they have boiled down the key Topgrading ideas to a pithy 112 p...