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Author:   Jay Samit
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781119772064

ISBN 10:   1119772060
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   14 May 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword xi Introduction 1 How Do You Go about Future Proofing You? 4 Part I The Twelve Truths 7 Chapter 1 The Growth Mindset 9 Truth #1 – You Must Have a Growth Mindset 10 How Do So Many Fail in a Land So Rich with Opportunity? 10 Job Security is a Myth 12 Wealth Comes from Creating Money, Not Earning and Saving It 13 Fostering a Growth Mindset 16 Six Techniques for Developing a Growth Mindset 19 Chapter 1.5 The Future Proofing You Experiment 27 Rules for the Future Proofing You Experiment 28 Finding a Mentee 29 Chapter 2 Leveraging Obstacles for Success 37 Truth #2 – Obstacles Are Opportunities in Disguise 38 Finding Problems to Solve 39 Seven Steps for Problem Solving 43 What Problem Was Vin Clancy Going to Solve? 47 Vin’s Million-Dollar Idea 50 Chapter 3 Harnessing Fear to Your Advantage 53 Truth #3 – Fear is Good 54 Fear Inaction More than Action 57 Overcoming the Fear of No Funding 58 Overcoming the Fear of Going Broke 60 Proven Technique for Tackling Doubt 63 Harnessing the Three Primary Fears of Others 65 Chapter 4 Embracing Failure as Part of the Journey 71 Truth #4 – Failure is Great 72 Four Approaches to Embrace Failure 74 Reducing Your Chances of Failing 76 Chapter 5 Igniting Your Superpower by Applying What Makes You Unique 81 Truth #5 – Your Unique Superpower Makes You Successful 82 Identifying Your Kryptonite 90 Chapter 6 Turning Perseverance into Passion 95 Truth #6 – Passion Makes You Unstoppable 96 Four Questions for Cultivating Passion 101 Six Techniques for Maintaining Passion 104 Chapter 7 Don’t Fly Solo: Finding the Right Mentor for Each Phase of Your Career 111 Truth #7 – You Can’t Go It Alone 112 Three Ways to Find a Mentor Using LinkedIn 116 Building a Network of Mentors 118 Finding a Partner 120 Using Mentorship to Build Your Team 121 Upscaling Your Team 123 Chapter 8 Everything is a Tech Startup. Yes, Everything! 127 Truth #8 – Everything is a Tech Startup 128 Time Management is a Competitive Edge 132 Three Tips for Increasing Productivity in a Digital World 133 Vin’s Top 22 Growth-Hacking Tools 135 Chapter 9 Filling the Void 141 Truth #9 – You Must Fill a Void 142 Mortar and Use Case Voids 143 Cross-Pollination 145 30-Day Challenge Revisited 147 New Technology Solves Old Problems 148 Find Voids Others Are Too Busy to Fill 149 Vin’s Void Vanishes 150 Chapter 10 The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity 155 Mobile is Going Spatial 156 Truth #10 – Spatial Reality is a Trillion-Dollar Opportunity 157 The M.O.V.E. Method 159 Chapter 11 Working Hard Doesn’t Make You Rich 167 Truth #11 –Working Hard Doesn’t Make You Rich; Working Smart Does 169 Deal Structure 171 Raising Capital 174 Reinvesting Profits 179 Chapter 12 RemoteWorkers Are Your New Competitive Advantage 185 Truth #12 – Remote Workers Are Your New Competitive Advantage 186 Benefits of Employees Working from Home 188 Five Techniques for Managing Remote Workers 190 Part II Future Proofing Your Business 197 Chapter 13 Using Mergers and Acquisitions for Future Proofing You 199 The Art of the Exit 200 Why Large Companies Acquire Small Companies 201 Getting an Offer 204 Chapter 14 Fulfilling the Need for Profitable Sustainability 209 Sustainable Capitalism 211 Purpose-Driven Profits 213 The Sharing Economy 215 Four Questions for Creating Sustainability 217 Chapter 15 Pay It Forward 223 Epilogue – Vin’s Reflections 227 About the Author 231 Acknowledgments 233 Index 235

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JAY SAMIT is an author, a former NASDAQ company CEO who held senior management roles at EMI, Sony, and Universal Studios, and is a former independent Vice Chairman of Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Samit is an international keynote speaker and provides disruptive solutions for such corporate clients as Adobe, Coca-Cola, Disney, Ford, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Starbucks, Unilever, Visa, and dozens more. He is a columnist for Fortune, appears frequently on ABC, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, and has been quoted in the New York Times, The Economist, USA Today, Variety, and others. He lives in Los Angeles.

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