There are plenty of non-fiction books on the subject of startups and entrepreneurship. But what about when you don't have the energy to learn? Please recommend me some novels on the subjects of creating products, building companies, etc. Inspiring tales of business and innovation...
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posted by ChristopherS
on Aug 14, 2012 -
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I sent a video outlining an idea I came up with for a DB and series of apps to a contact I made at a big org. I received a terse reply that appeared to be claiming the idea as theirs. What is the best way to respond?
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posted by brynnwood
on Jul 10, 2012 -
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I am interested in buying an existing business. How do I find businesses for sale, and how do I get taken seriously?
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posted by prunes
on Feb 7, 2011 -
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I'm a web developer with enough proven abilities to develop good stuff that end users like. I'm employed, but want to start a business with a couple of friends with complementary skill sets in the technical side of things. We'd like to create one or more web-based products used by small-to-mid-size businesses and/or individual consumers, paid for on a monthly basis using a "software as a service" model.
We've got more than enough combined development and graphical/UX design abilities, but we have no solid product ideas that we feel confident enough about to start doing the enormous amount of work involved in any of them. The main problem with any idea we get is this question: how on Earth do you convince anybody to pay you money for the product?
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posted by lifeless
on Sep 6, 2010 -
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I want to start an "I will sell your stuff on Ebay" service in my town. What should I know about this before proceeding?
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posted by Wanderboy
on May 8, 2010 -
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Do business owners and freelancers ever learn to relax while running their own businesses? And if so, how do they get to that point?
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posted by the foreground
on Mar 19, 2010 -
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I'm looking for some freely available online business plan templates for a quasi-client who wants to start a training business catering to IT project management in government.
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posted by KokuRyu
on Jul 28, 2009 -
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good research materials on the subject of electric cars, 3d modeling and/or entrepreneurship?
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posted by groovinkim
on Jul 20, 2009 -
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What are some good resources on teaching micro business in developing countries?
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posted by cusr0002
on Jul 26, 2008 -
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What are some good books and magazines related to social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, and the Fourth Sector?
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posted by divabat
on Oct 9, 2007 -
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Help me think of a name for my DJ/Events company!
I'm starting out with primarily DJ services for now, but in the future I am planning to extend into creative event and lighting design. For this reason, I'm searching for a name that is somewhat broad to cover these secondary markets, but still relevant to any single one alone.
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posted by FearTormento
on Jul 6, 2005 -
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From what I understand, the surest way to professional and financial freedom is through entrepreneurship. Whether you agree with this or not, if you decided to take the entrepreneurial plunge,
what type of business would you create and why?
posted by jasondigitized
on Nov 17, 2004 -
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