Unlikely entrepreneurs : wins, losses, and crucial lessons on building great companies / N. Louis Shipley, Patricia Favreau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shipley, N. Louis, author.

Favreau, Patricia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

Success in business.

entrepreneurs.

Physical Description:

xxi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2026]

Summary:

What does the USA's number one online casket company, a nationally distributed sustainable sausage brand, and the company behind the editing system used by The Matrix have in common? These thriving ventures were founded by unlikely entrepreneurs whose journeys reveal what it takes to succeed in launching and growing a startup. In Unlikely Entrepreneurs: Wins, Losses and Crucial Advice in Building Great Companies, the authors combine expert insights, elements of the case study method, and an engaging story-telling style to take a deep dive into the key challenges that founders face. They set the stage for each profile, including those of entrepreneurs helming billion dollar companies to mom-and-pop businesses, whose colorful, unlikely stories showcase entrepreneurial best practices that readers can adopt to succeed. Throughout the book, the authors weave in lessons from the classrooms of top-ranked business schools and expert insights from venture capitalists, investors, CEOs, business authors, and Ivy league researchers on what it takes for startups to scale in a competitive marketplace.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781394345892

1394345895

OCLC:

1577290610

Publisher Number:

90104330509