INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'For anyone interested in becoming a better manager' - Bill Gates--------Discover the revolutionary movement behind the explosive growth of Intel, Google, Amazon and Uber.In 1999, legendary venture capitalist John Doerr invested nearly $12 million in a small 40-person startup that had amazing technology, entrepreneurial energy and sky-high ambitions, but no real busi...

#1 bestselling author and acclaimed venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping action plan to conquer humanity's greatest challenge: climate change.In 2006, John Doerr was moved by Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: "Dad, your generation created this problem. You better fix it." Since then, Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem-as an investor, an advocate and a philanthropist.Fifteen years...

What do winners of major sales do differently than the sellers who almost won, but ultimately came in second place?Mike Schultz and John Doerr, bestselling authors and world-renowned sales experts, set out to find the answer. They studied more than 700 business-to-business purchases made by buyers who represented a total of $3.1 billion in annual purchasing power. When they compared the winners to the second-place finishers, they found surprising results.

Brought to you by Penguin.INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe revolutionary movement behind the explosive growth of Intel, Google, Amazon and Uber.With a foreword by Larry Page, and contributions from Bono and Bill Gates.Measure What Matters is about using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), a revolutionary approach to goal-setting, to make tough choices in business....

A proven approach to revenue-generating marketing and client developmentProfessional Services Marketing is a fully field-tested and research-based approach to marketing and client development for professional services firms. The book, now in its Second Edition, covers five key areas that are critical for firms that want to grow and become more profitable: creating a marketing and growth strategy; establishing a brand and reputation; implementing a...

Brought to you by Penguin.Venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping-and actionable-plan to conquer humanity's greatest challenge: climate change.In 2006, John Doerr was challenged by his fifteen-year-old daughter to solve the climate crisis. And for 15 years, that has been his goal.Despite many solutions already being in hand-batteries, electric vehicles, solar and wind power- global warming has continued to worsen a...

Legendary venture capitalist John Doerr reveals how the goal-setting system of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) has helped tech giants from Intel to Google achieve explosive growth--and how it can help any organization thrive.In the fall of 1999, John Doerr met with the founders of a start-up whom he'd just given $12.5 million, the biggest investment of his career. Larry Page and Sergey Brin had amazing technology, entrepreneurial energy, and sky-high ambitions, b...

Conversations make or break everything in sales. Every conversation you have is an opportunity to find new prospects, win new customers, and increase sales. Rainmaking Conversations provides a proven system for leading masterful conversations that fill the pipeline, secure new deals, and maximize the potential of your account.Rainmaking Conversations offers a research-based, field-tested, and practical selling approach that will help you master the art of the sale...

#1 bestselling author and acclaimed venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping action plan to conquer humanity’s greatest challenge: climate change.In 2006, John Doerr was moved by Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: “Dad, your generation created this problem. You better fix it.” Since then, Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem—as an investor, an advocate, and a philanthropist.Fif...

Professional Services Marketing is a fully field-tested and research-based approach to marketing and client development for professional services firms. Based on insight from firms that succeed and the science of how clients buy, it's the perfect book for consultants, attorneys, accountants, engineers, and other professional service providers. The book covers five key areas that are critical for firms that want to grow their revenues and themselves-creating a marketing and growth strategy;...

Conversations make or break everything in sales. Every conversation you have is an opportunity to find new prospects, win new customers, and increase sales. Rainmaking Conversations provides a proven system for leading masterful conversations that fill the pipeline, secure new deals, and maximize the potential of your account.Rainmaking Conversations offers a research-based, field-tested, and practical selling approach that will help you master the art of the sale...

Over the past several years, sellers who offer high-value products and services to businesses have experienced profound changes in the way they do business. Winning the Professional Services Sale argues for fundamental changes in the sellers mindset. Rather than pressing to sell, salespeople must help their clients buy, even if that purchase ends up with a competitor. The book rejects myopic, conventional sales wisdomsuch as the need for elevator speeches, cold calling, and presumptive clo...