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Tags: Business & Economics, Personal Success, Careers, General, Entrepreneurship, Lang:en
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Added: July 9, 2021
Modified: November 5, 2021
Summary
A blueprint for thriving in your job and building a career
by applying the lessons of Silicon Valley’s most
innovative entrepreneurs. LinkedIn cofounder and chairman
Reid Hoffman and author Ben Casnocha show how to accelerate
your career in today’s competitive world. The key is to
manage your career as if it were a start-up business: a living,
breathing, growing start-up of you. Why?
Start-ups—and the entrepreneurs who run them—are
nimble. They invest in themselves. They build their
professional networks. They take intelligent risks. They make
uncertainty and volatility work to their advantage. These
are the very same skills professionals need to get ahead today.
This book isn’t about cover letters or resumes.
Instead, you will learn the best practices of Silicon Valley
start-ups, and how to apply these entrepreneurial strategies to
your career. Whether you work for a giant multinational
corporation, a small local business, or launching your own
venture, you need to know how to: * Adapt your career
plans as you change, the people around you change, and
industries change.* Develop a competitive advantage to win the
best jobs and opportunities.* Strengthen your professional
network by building powerful alliances and maintaining a
diverse mix of relationships. * Find the unique breakout
opportunities that massively accelerate career growth.* Take
proactive risks to become more resilient to industry tsunamis.
* Tap your network for information and intelligence that help
you make smarter decisions. A revolutionary new guide to
thriving in today's fractured world of work, the strategies in
this book will help you survive and thrive and achieve your
boldest professional ambitions. The Start-Up of You empowers
you to become the CEO of your career and take control of your
future.