All human beings are entrepreneurs. When we were in the caves, we were all self-employed… finding our food, feeding ourselves. That’s where human history began. As civilization came, we suppressed it. We became “labor” because they stamped us, “You are labor.” We forgot that we are entrepreneurs. That’s the quote from Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad…
DetailsA billboard that sat along the 101 Highway in the Bay Area in 2009 put it bluntly: “1,000,000 people overseas can do your job. What makes you so special? For anything desirable, there’s competition. Good entrepreneurs build and brand products that are differentiated from the competition. They are able to answer the question, “Our customers…
DetailsMatt Cohler isn’t necessarily a name many would recognize as someone at the forefront of social networking, but Cohler, who is now a partner at Benchmark Capital, carved out a specific professional niche by making choices that differentiated him from the smart people around him. From Chapter 3: Plan to Adapt: Cohler spent six years…
DetailsEvery good entrepreneur has to hustle and be resourceful in order to get their business off the ground. For example, Pandora’s founder, Tim Westergren, pitched the company to over 300 VCs before receiving any funding and did all sorts of things to keep the company afloat in the meantime. In The Start-Up of You, we argue…
DetailsIn the first few weeks the book has been available, we’ve been thrilled with the reactions from everyday people for whom The Start-Up of You has made a difference in their lives and careers. On our LinkedIn Group, readers have been introducing themselves to the community and posting their thoughts on the book. Individuals from around…
DetailsWe were pleased to see a favorable review of the book in The Economist. Check it out: “IF YOU start me up. If you start me up I’ll never stop”. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards probably did not have career advice in mind when they wrote these lyrics. But thinking like a start-up seems to…
DetailsWe are thrilled to let you know that Ogilvy Notes created a great illustration of Reid and Ben’s talk at SXSW 2012 (click on the image for a larger version). Sacha Chua has also created a set of sketches based on the book (click for a larger version).
DetailsReid recorded a series of Q&A videos over at the LinkedIn YouTube channel. Check them out. Here’s his welcome video kicking off the series:
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An exclusive interview between New York Times columnist Tom Friedman and Reid and Ben over at Amazon.com is re-printed below. Whatever you may be thinking when you apply for a job today, you can be sure your prospective employer is thinking this: Can this person add value every hour, every day–more than a worker in…
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