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”This book is your chance to learn from others’ mistakes.”– Entrepreneur
In the 1960s, IBM CEO Tom Watson called an executive into his office after his venture lost $10 million. The man assumed he was being fired. Watson told him, “Fired? Hell, I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right lessons.”
There are thousands of books about successful companies but virtually none about the lessons to be learned from those that crash and burn. Now Paul Carroll and Chunka Mui draw on research into more than 750 flameouts to reveal the seven biggest reasons for business failure.
Publisher : Portfolio
Publication date : August 25, 2009
Edition : Updated
Language : English
Print length : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 1591842891
ISBN-13 : 978-1591842897
Item Weight : 10.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.47 x 0.83 x 8.43 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #250,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #327 in Strategic Business Planning #478 in Systems & Planning #1,295 in Business Management (Books)
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