I Hate Networking: The Definitive Non-Networking Guide How To Make Friends is a manifesto to making meaningful and lasting connections in the digital age. Kyle Eschenroeder methodically deconstructs networking as it used to be and shows the most effective ways to make lasting relationships that live beyond business. You will learn how living more authentically can help you make connections you currently think are impossible.

A leading innovation scholar explains the growing phenomenon and impact of free innovation, in which innovations developed by consumers and given away “for free.”In this book, Eric von Hippel, author of the influential Democratizing Innovation, integrates new theory and research findings into the framework of a “free innovation paradigm.” Free innovation, as he defines it, involves innovations developed by consumers who are self-rewarded for their efforts,...

If you are thinking about raising money for your new business idea, your startup or existing company then this book will help. Understand what investors want, the investment sweet spot, how to pitch them, what they get for their investment, how to speed up the whole process and common mistakes which will could delay you by months. Comes with a range of Founder Tips that will put you ahead of your startup competition. Choose Your Startup: How to Fund Your Company focuses on the main ways to...

George Berkowski, serial entrepreneur and one of the minds behind the internationally successful taxi hailing app Hailo, is the expert on mobile apps. In this free digital ebook companion to How To Build a Billion Dollar App, he includes an outline of the entire book and the chapters from step 1 of the journey, 'Building and Founding a Team', 'Validating Your Product' and 'Raising Seed Funding'. Through his experience, research and insights, readers will receive the begin...

The One Reason For Success - and Failure - Lies Within YouHave you ever had a complete melt-down, a real failure of your world-view, where the world has gone to hell and stayed there? Sad to tell you: it's your own damned fault.What makes it worse is to find out that everything you ever needed to succeed is already programmed into you – and has been since you were born.Then how did you get into that mess?By...

Have you ever wanted to share your big passion with the world? Have you thought about maybe writing a book? I wrote a book about something I'm very passionate about, and you can too! I wrote about the principles of Agile and how they can be applied to anything from a large corporate program to moving house to planning a holiday. I applied a formula that, once you learn it, helps you not just survive any change, but thrive. Many people have asked how I wrote The Agile Project Manager and th...

This invaluable glossary of terms can be used alongside Doug's brilliant new book, How to Start a Creative Business, a must-have for any creative-type wanting to start their own venture. This glossary of terms provides you with the basic tools for starting a sustainable, viable, creative business. It shows you that the 'business terms' that you need to know for your creative business do not have to be scary or confusing, they are all easy to understand and will be invaluable for s...

AN APPRECIATION THOUGH Russell H. Conwell's Acres of Diamonds have been spread all over the United States, time and care have made them more valuable, and now that they have been reset in black and white by their discoverer, they are to be laid in the hands of a multitude for their enrichment. In the same case with these gems there is a fascinating story of the Master Jeweler's life-work which splendidly illustrates the ultimate unit of power by showing what one man can do in one day and w...

Permit me in the first place to anticipate the disappointment of any student who opens this book with the idea of finding "wrinkles" on how to draw faces, trees, clouds, or what not, short cuts to excellence in drawing, or any of the tricks so popular with the drawing masters of our grandmothers and still dearly loved by a large number of people. No good can come of such methods, for there are no short cuts to excellence. But help of a very practical kind it is the aim of the following pag...

This concise article of twenty pages takes you on a short tour of MATLAB. The article covers briefly some selected MATLAB commands. The presentation is made in the form of solved examples showing the exact MATLAB commands used and the output. At the end of the article, there are about 19 unsolved exercises for students to practice. The solutions to all the exercises are also provided. This article is taken form the bestselling book "MATLAB for Beginners: A Gentle Approach."

Did you know the internet is responsible for making more millionaires than any other medium in history?Building a solid online business that generates revenue for you can be extremely lucrative, if it’s done correctly. In fact, there are so many different ways to earn income online and you have the freedom to create your business around those options that suit you best.Perhaps the biggest benefit to generating an income online is that you have the freedom to create multiple...