A good book to read when you're comtemplating to open a ...
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A good book to read when you're comtemplating to open a juice bar. The content is quite common yet valuable to make a business a successful one. Of course, in any business, proper planning and strategizing is a must- however this book patches up the gray areas that is usually overlooked by many.
4142947
good book has a lot of good things in it  I was able to pick up a few things by reading it
2159665
Here is a useful guide for business owners to help them better tell the story of their business, communicating their successes, needs and desires in the process. The author sets out to show how versatile communications can be for a business, indicating what can be done and what benefits may be achieved in the process.

All in all, 27 different strategies are offered that are designed to help grow and develop a business, being of interest to the smaller, entrepreneurial business whereby the boss and possibly other key employees must be quite versatile and undertake many different tasks at the same time. Practical, real-world advice is taken from many top U.S. companies and brands to show the potential on offer, allowing the reader to see a successful strategy and seek to adapt it to their own requirements.

It certainly can be a useful tool to consider for your business armoury, should you feel that your communications may be lacking. Even if you feel things function relatively well, the books low price means that it can be an affordable, accessible way to validate your successes too. You only need to find one new idea or even refine something a smidgeon to get your moneys worth and then some.
385899
How to Catch a Mouse with No Cheese, written by Donnie P., centers around five principles. These five principles give tips for people who want to open their own businesses as well as people who have just opened a business and would like to know some helpful tips to keep the business afloat. At the risk, however, of revealing too much about the content of this book, I will say no more about that.

Personally, I liked that author Donnie P. has years of experience in entrepreneurship, because the tips covered in the book reflects back to his own practical experience. I also enjoyed some of the practical examples and stories in this book.

Some of the basic business lessons are addressed in How to Catch a Mouse with No Cheese. It would have been nice to have further developed certain business ideas.

Overall, I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
4099646
All in all it is a good book, but as compared to the introduction and to the praise it gets, for me it was a nice book, maybe very revolutionary when you think about the time when it was written, but compared to a lot of books nowadays, it is a good read, just worth the while,but not much more than a cultural interest and a nice way to see the thought of those times.
3394134
I eagerly awaited the release of this book. Although not quite the source of revelations I was anticipating, it's a good read nonetheless. Makes one want to start in retail to use the suggestions offered.
1528813
I've read this book 6 months ago and although it won't tell you all the details you have to know to do a launch, it will give you a first high level view of the whole launch process. Then it's up to you to choose your own way.
3240915
Good book to take when traveling and you want a quick read when delayed or waiting at the gate. It gets tiresome it you sit and just read it, but to read some pages at a time and then put it down for a while, it is quite interesting.
4494601
This is a decent first book for those trying to get into, or familiar with, the VC field.  It contains behind-the-scenes stories of what makes a VC successful.  It also contains different viewpoints from a variety of individuals; this bandwidth is good to provide the reader.  The author is obviously a fan of venture capital, but he provides ample justification for his view by presenting numerous tales of the important role VCs play in entrepreneurship in this country.  This book can be highly useful, as long as the potential reader is aware of what this book does and does not discuss.

Thus, the reader should be aware that this book is almost completely focused on communications and high-tech industries - primarily the internet, software, and IT.  There are exactly four pages total devoted to two other major areas of VC interest and investment: healthcare and the life sciences.  Although these areas take much longer to bear fruit, they can provide longer returns - often due to the patent protection they provide - compared with the areas discussed in this book.  Such companies have longer life-spans before they have revenue, generate a product, or are a candidate for a liquidation event.  The skills necessary for this type of investment are not directly addressed here.  Finally, the author is somewhat dismissive of these two areas since they are rarely the billion-dollar deals he tends to dwell on.  Consequently, the directory of firm provided at the back of the book are absent of the major players in healthcare and life sciences - such as MPM, which is a billion-dollar fund.

The book was published in 2001, and that could explain why it is so consumed with communications and high-tech.  The past few years have been very difficult for those starting and funding new companies, and readers limiting themselves to this book will get somewhat historical - rather than current - information.

Finally, for some reason, the author occasionally drifts into social commentary, as when he describes one company located in a not-so-great neighborhood.  He describes the music playing in that area as "some variant of trailer trash rock or hip-hop."
2100678
The good things about this book include the practical advice and the encouraging overtones. If you want a book to get yourself off your comfy-place and into the writer's seat, this is a good one. The emphasis is definately on writing for business promotion, but saying that, the concepts on idea or chapter development could be equally applicable to fiction writing.

It's no masterclass but as a catalyst to get yourself started it's good. Yes, he practicises what he preaches and uses it for promoting his business, but there is enough useful advice to make it worth buying the book and his promotion actually lets you see what he is talking about in regards to using your book like a business card or to bring you crediblity. He talks a lot of sense in a practical, positive way. It does what it says on the tin, it stops your procrastination and gets you started. If you wanted to be a professional author you would need further resources.

I did find it funny spotting the typos in the chapter on how important it was to pay a professional editor. Ray, they missed a few and that wasn't a good chapter to have them sprinkled in. Unless you were being ironic, in which case, it didn't come across as ironic. They were just mistakes.

A free copy of this from Reading Deals gave me the opportunity to read a good book and leave a review.
1875190
Its a good read to establish  guidance at the moment of coding ,to considering OOP principles and some patterns while you are working on your developments.
2215898
A good read to jump start a new phase of your life or a new project.  I listened to the audible version and benefited from it.
3412143
It's a good book on how to read people.  Worth the time and money.
3917783
There is nothing spectacular or novel in this short little book, but it nonetheless will be valuable to the person who puts it to use.  What I liked was the short and to-the-point chapters (what the author calls "laws"), many of which contained exercises at the end to get you thinking about how the topic can be applied to your own life.  There are 25 of these "laws" and for the most part they cover well-known territory.  In other words the material which is not breathtakingly original is brought to gather well and organized to allow the reader to put it to effective use.  It's a practical book.  The author illustrates his points with examples from his own life, which is at times inspiring.

If you are looking to do something different with your life and get some motivation and direction then I think this little volume will be useful to you.  If you just read a bunch of success type books and are looking for something new you probably won't find it here.
2350799
Good Book.
It is good getting a range of practical experience .
If your keen to actually do things - rather than just read about them
I'd recommend it.
-mike
3876646
THis was a good book.  There are some interesting reads here, and certainly some parts of the book go faster than other parts.  It can get bogged down in some places.  There is some really good stuff here, and I do recommend this book, but it is not for someone who doesn't understand what Remote VIewing is or what it's potential is.  While there is a nice portion of the book that deals with these subjects, it is not filled with the "WOW" that would make a novice Remote Viewer reader to persue the issue any further...I THINK...But I could be wrong.  It is good and a worthwile addition to any book collection.
4630188
It's a good read. Does give you some good ideas and ways to save money. A lot of it is common sense but I guess sometimes we have to be reminded of them and some of the advise is very helpful.  Overall it's a good book and does give you some great tips. Not necessarily the best because I don't agree with a few of the things it recommends but I can appreciate some of the advise. It's always good to read different peoples perspectives and ideas. I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review.