Engineering Your Start-Up: A Guide for the High-Tech Entrepreneur (2nd Edition)39 reviews James A. Swanson, Michael L. Baird Professional Publications, Inc., 2003 Read This Before Visiting a VC + If you are serious about being a High-Tech Entrepreneur + Engineering Your Start-Up + Sage advices throughout             How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets40 reviews Felix Dennis Portfolio Hardcover, 2008 Excellent + The Dark Side of Getting Rich + No BS, just execellent advices on running and growing a business. + How to Get Rich: review by Jon Gillespie-Brown, Author "So you want to be an entrepreneur" + A great read! Fun, witty, and it just might make you rich!             Mastering Entrepreneurship: your single source guide to becoming a master of entrepreneurship2 reviews Sue Birley, Daniel Muzyka FT Press, 2000 Useful single source for course on entrepreneurship I think the other reviewer does a slight disservice to this collection of writings on entrepreneurship. For someone wanting to learn more about the process of becoming an entrepreneur, there are lots of small insights and useful suggestions strewn throughout this collection. Different readers will ...             So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur: How to decide if starting a business is really for you11 reviews Jon Gillespie-Brown Capstone, 2008 Excellent + great must have book!! + excellent book about entrepreneurship + How to succeed as a self starter + Great help to find your meaning in life             The Highly Effective Marketing Plan1 review Peter Knight Prentice Hall, 2004 Visually appealing, mentally stimulating I really enjoyed Peter Knight's "HEMP". After meeting the author recently I was pleasantly surprised to see that the personality that so amply oozes from him in person is readily apparent in the book as well. It's quirky, straight to the point and is dotted with fabulous visual examples of all of ...             Millionaire Upgrade: Lessons in Success From Those Who Travel at the Sharp End of the Plane7 reviews Richard Parkes Cordock Capstone, 2006 A really great read + Lessons for entrepreneurs from a composite billionaire. + One in a Million This is a very well thought out and easy to digest book that guides you through some useful ideas and thinking about business. I would recommend it to anyone thinking of starting up a business, it's fun and also deeply thought provoking.             The Beermat Entrepreneur: Turn Your Good Idea into a Great Business20 reviews Mike Southon, Chris West Financial Times Management, 2002 Fab Two! + forget the MBS bs - this is the real world + Simple, insightful, and fun + Great insights and practical too!             The new business road test: What entrepreneurs and executives should do before writing a business plan (2nd ...14 reviews John Mullins FT Press, 2008 A Must Read before plunging into an Entrepreneurial lifestyl + sweet book + Great product + Great book for testing your idea. + For the novice and expert alike....             Smart Luck: The Seven Other Qualities of Great Entrepreneurs Andrew Davidson Prentice-Hall, 2004 Everybody wants to know why life's winners are so successful: how did they do it?, why they do it?, what makes them different? All of us are fascinated by the lives and backgrounds of the rich (and sometimes famous). Behind every entrepreneur is a story. Andrew Davidson has interviewed dozens of leading entrepreneurs over many years. He has asked the questions we all want to ask. He has probed ...             The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything183 reviews Guy Kawasaki Portfolio Hardcover, 2004 Powerful Motivator + A Necessity + More than art, it's pure gold in the palm of your hand! + Bravo! + What's in it for low tech or no tech startups             20/20 Hindsight: From Starting Up to Successful Entrepreneur, by Those Who'Ve Been There (Virgin Business ...2 reviews Rachel Thackray, 2002 Read before you dive in + 20/20 Gold dust A must for anyone considering starting up a business however large or small. The author has interviewed entrepreneurs who have started their own companies - tiny ones you still haven't heard of, all the way up to Domino's Pizza. The insights they give into the pitfalls of company start-ups are ...             Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures (2nd Edition)1 review Bruce Barringer, Duane Ireland Prentice Hall, 2007 Entrepreneurship Text Book This is one of the easiest text book I have ever been assigned to read - but that also means that I did not learn anything new from it. So I rate it four star because its a quick read and not dry as text books go. But it is not five start because it did not contribute anything to my education by ...             Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised128 reviews Napoleon Hill Aventine Press, 2004 My life has changed The lessons I have learned in Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich have changed my life forever. Once I learned how to change my thoughts and dreams into burning desires, it seemed there wasn't anything I couldn't achieve. Truly the best! Tommy Hilcken Life Success Workshops Ogdensburg, NJ             The Definitive Business Plan: The fast-track to intelligent business planning for executives and ...6 reviews Richard Stutely FT Press, 2002 Very informative and also more internationally oriented + It's all in the title + The Definitive Business Plan - review + Excellent Book + Absolutely Brilliant             Harvard Business Review on Entrepreneurship (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)10 reviews Amar Bhldt, William Sahlman, ... Harvard Business School Press, 1999 The Best of HBR on the Subject + So true and so so so energising + very useful resource + Good overview of entrepreneurship + smooth transaction, exact product, nice&easy supplier             The Business Plan Workbook: The Definitive Guide to Researching, Writing up and Presenting a Winning Plan Colin Barrow, Paul Barrow, ... Kogan Page, 2008 Without a business plan, no bank, venture capital house, or corporate parent will consider finance for a start up, expansion or venture funding. Written for entrepreneurs, executives, and students, The Business Plan Workbook is a guide to all aspects of business planning. Based on methodology developed at the Cranfield School of Management and using successful real-life business plans, ...             The Responsible Entrepreneur: How to Make Money and Make a Difference6 reviews Craig Hall Career Press, 2001 Tales of those who do big things and good things everyday... + Unique Insight into the Entrepreneural Process + Informative and entertfaining insights and anecdotes. + An insightful and inspiring read             High-tech Ventures: The Guide For Entrepreneurial Success7 reviews C. Gordon Bell, John E. Mcnamara Basic Books, 1991 Why don't the VCs read this book? + Timeless Advice - Highly Recommended + Must-have reference guide for every high-tech enterpreneur + A Sacred Text of Entrepreneurship             Attracting Capital From Angels: How Their Money—and Their Experience—Can Help You Build a ...11 reviews Brian E. Hill, Dee Power Wiley, 2002 Fresh and original...a must read on an important topic + Fabulous resource for entrepreneurs + Attracting Capital from Angels is invaluable. A real gem! In over 35 years as a serial entrepreneur, investment banker and angel investor, I've come across dozens of books addressing various aspects of raising money, writing a business plan and/or finding investors. Most rehash existing theories and consolidate existing sources of research and ...             Smartups: Lessons from Rob Ryan's Entrepreneur America Boot Camp for Start-Ups8 reviews Rob Ryan Cornell University Press, 2002 Ascend founder and evangelist - who better to ask? + This is worth at least 7 stars. Great book & website + In-your-face Entrepreneur Brainstorming Joining Ascend in 1991 was a risky move for me. Who the heck were they, anyway? Then I met Rob. The rest is history. I've always enjoyed telling that story (usually a much longer and funnier version) to anyone interested in the Ascend tale. The book that we are reviewing here is in typical Rob ...