{"product_id":"startup-leadership-how-savvy-entrepreneurs-turn-their-ideas-into-successful-enterprises-hardcover","title":"Startup Leadership: How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Lidow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnyone can start a business. But only leaders can succeed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost entrepreneurs know the long odds: only a fraction of them will lead their enterprises through the rocky stages of growth to launch self-sustaining companies. Very few know how to outflank the failures that await them at every turn, including the most painful--being abandoned by key members of their team or getting pushed out by their board just as their business starts to generate real value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerek Lidow is on a mission to improve these odds and change these outcomes. Throughout his long career--as CEO, innovator, and entrepreneur--he has tested virtually every aspect of launching a business. Lidow now argues that success is far less dependent upon a firm's idea or any grand strategy than it is upon something more personal: leadership. Emerging companies have specific leadership requirements, stage by fast-moving stage. Few founders have been able to leverage the tremendous power of this underrecognized reality--until now.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStartup Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how founders can adopt the skills that are required at each stage of their journey. Whether you are at the idea stage or managing a more mature enterprise, you can start to recognize the fundamental conflict: how to balance your selfish drives with the more selfless leadership required by the organization at any given time. The book shows you how to achieve this balance by: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessing your unique motivations, traits, and skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreating a personal leadership strategy that leverages your strengths and mitigates your weaknesses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMastering how to lead teams, including boards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the five prerequisites for driving change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTaking control of your inevitable crises, thereby strengthening your team and your leadership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith Lidow's help, you will learn how to become the startup leader your business needs, and you'll move forward with your plans with greater confidence and success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnyone can start a business. But only leaders can succeed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost entrepreneurs know the long odds: only a fraction of them will lead their enterprises through the rocky stages of growth to launch self-sustaining companies. Very few know how to outflank the failures that await them at every turn, including the most painful--being abandoned by key members of their team or getting pushed out by their board just as their business starts to generate real value. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerek Lidow is on a mission to improve these odds and change these outcomes. Throughout his long career--as CEO, innovator, and entrepreneur--he has tested virtually every aspect of launching a business. Lidow now argues that success is far less dependent upon a firm's idea or any grand strategy than it is upon something more personal: leadership. Emerging companies have specific leadership requirements, stage by fast-moving stage. Few founders have been able to leverage the tremendous power of this underrecognized reality--until now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStartup Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how founders can adopt the skills that are required at each stage of their journey. Whether you are at the idea stage or managing a more mature enterprise, you can start to recognize the fundamental conflict: how to balance your selfish drives with the more selfless leadership required by the organization at any given time. The book shows you how to achieve this balance by: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssessing your unique motivations, traits, and skills\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreating a personal leadership strategy that leverages your strengths and mitigates your weaknesses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMastering how to lead teams, including boards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding the five prerequisites for driving change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaking control of your inevitable crises, thereby strengthening your team and your leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith Lidow's help, you will learn how to become the startup leader your business needs, and you'll move forward with your plans with greater confidence and success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Lidow\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime global CEO, innovator, and entrepreneur. Among other accomplishments, Lidow is widely known as one of the world's top experts on the electronics industry; his contributions range from patents to value chain applications that have forever improved companies as diverse as Sony, Samsung, Philips, Goldman Sachs, and IBM. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Lidow teaches Entrepreneurial Leadership and Creativity, Innovation, and Design at Princeton University. He keynotes on the subject of startup leadership and is a media commentator; Lidow's coverage to date includes the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Bloomberg, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eEconomist, Nikkei, Reuters, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTaipei Times\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many top bloggers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrior to joining Princeton's faculty, Lidow was founder and CEO of iSuppli, which he sold to IHS in 2010 for over $100 million. Lidow's degrees are from Princeton and Stanford, where he earned a PhD in applied physics as a Hertz Foundation Fellow. He is based in New York City and Princeton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.41 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53461197455667,"sku":"9781118697054","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/startup-leadership-how-savvy-entrepreneurs-turn-their-ideas-into-successful-enterprises-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}