The $100 startup reinvent the way you make a living, do what you love, and create a new future
Here, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose--and earn a good living. Still in his early thirties, Chris has traveled around the world--and yet he's never held a "real job" or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a genius for turning ideas...
| Main Author: | Guillebeau, Chris. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown Business,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: Manifesto: a short guide to everything you want
- Pt. 1: Unexpected entrepreneurs. Renaissance : you already have the skills you need
- you just have to know where to look ; Give them the fish : how to put happiness in a box and sell it ; Follow your passion
- maybe : get paid to do what you love by making sure it connects to what other people want ; The rise of the roaming entrepreneur : "location, location, location" is overrated ; The new demographics : your customers all have something in common, but it has nothing to do with old-school categories
- Pt. 2: Taking it to the streets. The one-page business plan : if your mission statement is much longer than this sentence, it could be too long ; An offer you can't refuse : the step-by-step guide to creating a killer offer ; Launch! A trip to Hollywood from your living room or the corner coffee shop ; Hustling : the gentle art of self-promotion : advertising is like sex
- only losers pay for it ; Show me the money : unconventional fundraising from Kickstarter to unlikely car loans
- Pt. 3: Leverage and next steps. Moving on up : tweaking your way to the bank : how small actions create big increases in income ; How to franchise yourself : instructions on cloning yourself for fun and profit ; Going long : become as big as you want to be (and no bigger) ; But what if I fail? How to succeed even if your roof caves in on you.