An educational read
The Startup Playbook
David S. Kidder
Chronicle Books, $49.99
Going insider to insider with unprecedented
access, New York Times bestselling author
and Clickable CEO, David Kidder, shares
the hard-hitting experiences of some of the
world's most influential entrepreneurs and
CEOs, revealing their most closely held
advice.
Source: realsimple.com and www.ehow.com/how_5104695_acquire-knowledge.html#ixzz2MYF394hl
Where to start?
* Set aside some time
* Enroll in a college or course
* Research - read books
* Attend a seminar
* Talk to others and ask questions
* Acquire knowledge via the Internet
* Join discussion forums
* Be open minded - consider multiple
viewpoints
* Learn at your own pace
Don't worry about
college applications
and acceptance
concerns. Many
colleges offer
continuing education
and not-for-credit
courses for life-long
learners. Colleges
and universities
that require formal
application processes
may allow those
interested to enroll on
a non-matriculated
basis, allowing them
to work through a
series of courses in
order to become fully
accepted.
Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg
Random House New Zealand, $36.99
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook (and
eighth on Fortune's list of The 50 Most
Powerful Women in Business), has written
a book offering her insights on women,
work, family, and ambition. Lean In was
developed from Sandberg's provocative and
widely-viewed 2010 TED talk where she
expressed concern that progress for women
in achieving leading positions in business
and government has stalled.
Blog Inc.
Joy Cho
Chronicle Books, $29.99
With roughly 95,000 blogs launched
worldwide every 24 hours (BlogPulse),
making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy.
This authoritative handbook gives creative
hopefuls a leg up.
Grow Your Handmade Business
Kari Chapin
Storey, $34.99
Are you ready to make a living from your
craft? Applying her trademark "you-cando-it" coaching style to the nuts and bolts
of business planning, Kari Chapin covers
all of the issues involved in turning your
creative hobby into a successful business-from mapping out a business plan to
expanding production and distribution,
finding funding, and addressing legal
matters.
The Creative Seed
Lilian Wissink
Exisle Publishing, $29.99
The Creative Seed helps you learn to
identify which area of creativity you
should start exploring and provides a clear
overview of what the creative process is all
about whilst dispelling common myths
held about creativity along the way.
