Eat People : And Other Unapologetic Rules for Game-Changing Entrepreneurs

by Kessler, Andy

• ISBN13: 9781591845423
• ISBN10: 1591845424
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-31
• Publisher: Portfolio Trade

Summary

Kessler has made a career out of seeing the future of business, as an analyst, investment banker, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. Now he explains how the world's greatest entrepreneurs don't just start successful companies--they overturn entire industries.

Author Biography

As Kessler writes, "if all you want to do is take over some old company and milk it, I can't help you. But if you want to make something from nothing, help the world be more productive, create wealth for the masses beyond anyone's imagination I can steer you in the right direction."

Table of Contents

Something from Nothing	p. 1
Musée	p. 7
Circus and Inspiration	p. 13
If It doesn't Scale, It Will Get Stale	p. 29
Waste What's Abundant to Make Up for What's Scarce	p. 47
When in Doubt, Get Horizontal	p. 59
Intelligence Moves Out to the Edge of the Network	p. 73
Wealth Comes from Productivity; Everything Else Is Gravy	p. 85
Adapt to Humans; Don't Make Them Adapt to You	p. 105
Be Soylent-Eat People	p. 111
Markets Makes Better Decisions Than Managers	p. 139
Embrace Exceptionalism	p. 155
Be a Market Entrepreneur and Attack Political Enterpreneurs	p. 171
Use Zero Marginal Cost to Create a Flood (or Someone Else Will)	p. 185
Create Your Own Scarcity with a Virtual Pipe	p. 193
Bonus Rule
Money Sloshes to the Highest Returns	p. 215
How Many?	p. 223
Hackers vs. Slackers	p. 227
Epilogue	p. 233
Index	p. 243
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