The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of MoneyOne of the world's most successful media moguls shares eighty-eight tips for starting a business and getting rich. In How to Get Rich, British mogul Felix Dennis told the engaging story of how he started a media empire and became one of the wealthiest men in Britain-all without a college degree or any formal training. Now he shows readers exactly what it takes to start a business and make it successful. Dennis offers a pithy guide for those determined to attempt what he calls the getting of money-regardless of the consequences. His eighty-eight tips include: ? Do not fall in love with any project. You may believe in it wholeheartedly, but must remain prepared to abandon it should it show signs of failing. ? If you are unwilling to fail, sometimes publicly and even catastrophically, you will never be rich. ? You will never get rich working for your boss. No one knows better than Dennis what it takes to get rich, and his battle-tested advice-delivered with his signature wit-will surely appeal to serious entrepreneurs. |
Contents
On Getting Started | |
On Choosing the Right Mountain | |
On Management | |
On Eternal Lieutenants | |
On the Startup and the Long Wobble | |
On the Settledown and Continuous Revolution | |
On Team Spirit | |
On Glory Hounds and Toads | |
On Decision by Consensus | |
On Partnerships and Minority Investors | |
On Cutting Loose | |
On Pole Positions | |
On Humiliation | |
On Common Impediments | |
On the Tiger Chained to Your Ankle | |
On Frugality | |
I Mistaking Desire for Compulsion | |
II Failure to Monitor Cash Flow | |
III Excessive Overhead | |
IV Reinforcing Failure | |
V Skimping on Talent | |
On Boldness | |
On Being in the Right Place at the Right Time | |
On Riches and Happiness | |
On Working for Others | |
I Sources of Capital | |
II Earning | |
III Avoidance of Faustian Pacts | |
IV Sharks | |
V The Nature of Dolphins | |
VI Playing with Dolphins | |
VII Banks | |
VIII Swimming with the Fishes | |
IX Fiftyone Percent Investors | |
On Creating the Right Environment | |
On Startup Hires | |
On Hiring Generally | |
On the Mexican Standoff | |
On Harnessing the Fear of Failure | |
On the Fallacy of the Great Idea | |
On Dress Codes | |
On Promoting from Within | |
On the Paradox of Ownership | |
On Ownership | |
On Customers | |
On Suppliers | |
On Negotiating | |
On Prioritizing | |
On Luck | |
On Shortcuts | |
On Courtesy | |
On Debt | |
On Intellectual Property | |
On Emulating | |
On Delegating | |
On Trusting Your Instincts | |
On Persistence | |
On Tenacity | |
On SelfBelief | |
On Leading | |
On Protecting Your Piece of the | |
On Going Public | |
On the Trojan Trap | |
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