I got insight on building a team culture, listening to the needs of others, and the role of patience in business success. I listened to the audiobook format, but will absolutely go buy a hard copy to highlight and mark with sticky notes.
The end of each chapter was punctuated by "the bottom line" in which the author summarizes the key points of advice from that section. I'm sure I will revisit the content of this book time and again as I launch my own business. Aug 16, Micah Grant rated it it was amazing Shelves: self-improvement.
So many great tips on starting and growing a business. Definitely not a formula, but a great description of the pitfalls, stages, and most importantly the relationships needed to be successful.
From someone who has had failures and successes, this advice comes from someone who has personally had the experience of being an entrepreneur, and also from coaching others in their journey. I think the most important thing I gained from the book is how important the relationships are that are built, wit So many great tips on starting and growing a business.
I think the most important thing I gained from the book is how important the relationships are that are built, with customers, vendors, lenders, employees, and even competitors.
There was also a great discussion about determining what business you are really in and discovering ways to look at your business differently.
This may give you a different perspective on how to grow it, or it may give you a competitive advantage because you spent the time to think about it.
Oct 05, Antonio rated it really liked it Shelves: self-development , management-leadership. This is my assessment of the book Street smarts by Norm Brodsky according to my 7 criteria: 1. Related to practice - 4 stars 2. It prevails important - 4 stars 3. I agree with the read - 4 stars 4. Learning opportunity - 4 stars 7. Same old stuff - It has rich content - 4 stars Total 3. Nov 26, Tom rated it it was amazing Shelves: mba.
Street Smarts has many good points and suggestions. A lot of examples from pre-Internet days, but the principles still hold true. Jun 09, Jason rated it it was amazing. This book changed the way I look at business numbers, awesome nuggets for anyone looking to open or already running a business. Awesome book with unique business lesspns This book contains so many insights for any entrepreneurs. I have applied many of his teaching to how I run my business. Feb 10, M rated it it was amazing. It's like a mentor or business coach full of experiences and stories in a book.
Mar 31, Scott Wozniak rated it it was amazing. This is the most practical and readable book for entrepreneurs I've read. And I've read a lot of them; my job is to consult to entrepreneurs.
He walked through lessons and insights that he often learned the hard way. The way he writes is very easy to understand, but far from simplistic. He makes it clear why people would misunderstand an issue--he's not judgmental at all and explains the forces causing confusion. But then he shares thoughtful reasons why we should avoid that trap.
Best of all giv This is the most practical and readable book for entrepreneurs I've read. Best of all gives specific tips on what to do instead. Topic by topic, this book marches from choosing an initial concept to finding capital to first hires to growing past the first few staff to shaping culture to creating a salesforce that is healthy and loyal to working with outside experts like lawyers and accountants and consultants.
Time and again, he offers wisdom, backed by insightful stories and flavored with transparency and humility. Lessons range from: expect that you are being over optimistic and get objective, outside review before you run with your first business plan; there's a life or death difference between sales and profitable sales avoid the trap of selling unused excess at discount ; and accountants are trained to be great historians, not great futurists use them as they're intended to be used.
He has a section on why not to be real friends with your employees--to keep distance between you and them. His explanations with supporting stories say that it is much harder to make the hard choices e. I'd totally agree that it's harder to do that with friends. But I know from years of doing it myself that it's possible to be true friends and still make the right choices. In fact, I've fired people and remained friends more than once. It seems like in that section he violates one of his other principles in the book--don't create a systemwide policy to solve for a weakness in one person or area in the business.
Grow their abilities instead of hampering the entire organization. That being said, anyone who is thinking about starting a business MUST read this book. Sep 19, Bill Pardi rated it really liked it Shelves: business. I picked up this book primarily because the subtitle on the cover. The book is less a how-to guide for small business owners, though there are certainly those aspects to it, and more of a set of hard learned principles for how to properly think about and manage the nuts and bolts of a small business.
I wish I had read this book when I jumped to my second start-up more than a decade ago. Highly recommended. Jul 18, Steve rated it liked it. Street Smarts is a worthwhile business book, and I DO recommend this book to anyone interested in entrepreneurial material, however the author played a bit of a deception in the reader.
In the beginning he emphasizes that his knowledge of business comes from street smarts, beginning with the lessons he learned on the street from his father. Great credentials - but not consisten Street Smarts is a worthwhile business book, and I DO recommend this book to anyone interested in entrepreneurial material, however the author played a bit of a deception in the reader.
Great credentials - but not consistent with the scrappy small business image that begins this work. I believe he offers excellent advice for anyone building a small business in the first five years of activity. View 1 comment. Great insight from a person still running a business. He does not hold back in his advice or opinions as well not holding back in his failings and what he learned from them, which is the sign of a great person. The opening chapter as he retells his meeting with the Stones is a gold mine for anyone considering starting a business.
Brodsky asks great questions many of us would never consider. This is one I will listen to again taking copious notes. The only negative I have is the narrator. While he Great insight from a person still running a business.
While he does an excellent job, I would have prefered someone with a slight Brooklyn accent. The book seems that it is written as Brodsky would talk; I would have like to have heard that voice.
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Do a life plan before you make a business plan. It helps to demystify the process. What do you expect will happen when you actually go out and start making sales? Who your customers will be? How long it will take to close a sale? Sold by bestbates About this product Product Information "One is tempted to say 'the only book you'll need on starting a business.
Rather, says veteran company-builder Norm Brodsky, there's a mentality that helps street- smart entrepreneurs solve problems and pursue opportunities as they arise. Brodsky shares his hard-earned wisdom every month in Inc. Now they've adapted their best advice into a comprehensive guide for anyone running a small business. Encouraging, succinct and informative, this is an excellent guide for anyone looking to dive into a new business or expand an existing one.
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