Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup -- practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover, based on his popular ben's blog. Publisher's description.

"Uber and Lyft took over the streets in San Francisco. Few yellow taxi's left to serve tourists. The locals have shifted their behavior and adapted to their platform. Amazon shifted its business model from selling books to 24/7 logistic services to your home. Netflix shifted from renting and shipping dvd's to tailor made on demand series like Narcos. Business Models Evolve. Business Models evolve as customer behavior and technology is changing. Once...

It is the business of science to predict. An exact science like astronomy can usually make very accurate predictions indeed. A chemist makes a precise prediction every time he writes a formula. The nuclear physicist advertised to the world, in the atomic bomb, how man can deal with entities so small that they are completely beyond the realm of sense perception, yet make predictions astonishing in their accuracy and significance. Economics is now reaching...

"A proven system for creating a compelling growth plan. There are 15 million businesses in the United States, and 13 million of them don't utilize a planning process, thus inhibiting their chance to grow. Having a planning process is the most reliable predictor of whether a business will grow. Yet, most planning books and most planning processes are not accessible or usable for the small to medium-sized business owners. The One Hour Plan for Growth...

Jack Welch knows how to win. During his forty-year career at General Electric, he led the company to year-after-year success around the globe, in multiple markets, against brutal competition. His honest, be-the-best style of management became the gold standard in business, with his relentless focus on people, teamwork, and profits. Welch's optimistic, no excuses, get-it-done mind-set is riveting. Packed with personal anecdotes and written in Jack's...

A "personal finance book that translates financial jargon and enables readers to ask the tough questions to protect their money and their financial well-being."-- Provided by publisher.

In the last few years repeated scandals have rocked their worlds of many industries. Stories which have hit the headlines recently have included news of Deliberate cheating by car makers to evade emissions tests. LIBOR and FX manipulation by bankers. Falsification of drug testing results plus allegations of bribery and corruption in major pharmaceutical corporations. Unlawful tapping of phones of the famous by newspapers. Cover-ups over high death...

Business Writing for Innovators and Change-Makers will empower you to build your confidence as a communicator, strengthen your brand, and increase your impact with your customers and clients. Business Writing for Innovators and Change-Makers is a writing guidebook with street-smarts. It recognizes the unique communication challenges entrepreneurs face and offers clear action steps for tackling them. As an entrepreneur with a pioneering product or...

"Author Jon Petz, a former corporate executive and current corporate entertainer who has keynoted meetings for groups ranging from Wal-Mart to IBM, dares to address the boring elephant in the room: where most of the millions of meetings held in the U.S. every day are an unforgiveable waste of time and talent. What's worse, many of the books, blogs, and articles on the subject are as boring...

Does your product business feel unpredictable, slightly terrifying, and hungry for money? If so, you're not alone. Retail is the fastest growing small business sector, and for good reason. With accessible selling technology and billions of people shopping online, reaching your ideal customer is easier than ever before. But the truth is that making money in a product business is harder than it first appears. And without profits, your business becomes...