Source code : my beginnings / Gates, Bill
"The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age The business triumphs of Bill Gates are widely known: the twenty-year-old who dropped out of Harvard to start a software company that became an industry giant and changed the way the world works and lives; the billionaire many times over who turned his attention to philanthropic pursuits to address climate change, global health, and U.S. education. Source Code is not about Microsoft or the Gates Foundation or the future of technology. It's the human, personal story of how Bill Gates became who he is today: his childhood, his early passions and pursuits. It's the story of his principled grandmother and ambitious parents, his first deep friendships and the sudden death of his best friend; of his struggles to fit in and his discovery of a world of coding and computers in the dawn of a new era; of embarking in his early teens on a path that took him from midnight escapades at a nearby computer center to his college dorm room, where he sparked a revolution that would change the world. Bill Gates tells this, his own story, for the first time: wise, warm, revealing, it's a fascinating portrait of an American life"--

Storytelling with you : plan, create, and deliver a stellar presentation / Knaflic, Cole Nussbaumer
"In storytelling with you, best-selling author and world-renowned speaker Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic prepares you to develop your story and deliver it with prowess. She unlocks the secrets that have propelled her from self-described introvert to sought-after presenter, distilling lessons learned into this immensely powerful and practical guide. The journey starts by building the foundation for effective communication: gaining understanding of your audience and message. You'll then learn to transform your ideas into compelling stories and illustrative content. Once the materials are set, you'll turn your attention inward and explore strategies to hone your delivery and communicate with confidence, preparing you for exceptional meetings and knockout presentations. Give your hard work a voice and amplify your impact by communicating in a way that makes people want to listen and respond-storytelling with you will help you do it"--

The big fix : how companies capture markets and harm Canadians / Hearn, Denise
"More and more of the Canadian economy is dominated by a handful of huge companies that control what we buy, how we work, and which other businesses can or can't thrive. Beyond the obvious examples of airlines, telcos, grocery chains, and banks, The Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians shows how corporate concentration is growing across many industries, leading to higher prices for consumers, lower worker's wages, more inequality, fewer startups, less innovation, and lower growth and productivity. In this galvanizing book, Hearn and Bednar show how companies perpetuate the illusion of rivalry to disguise their dominance, and how they've shifted from competing within industries to accumulating assets across industries, further entrenching their power. The authors coach readers on how to think about competition, how markets are made and remade, and how the right set of attitudes and policies reduce corporate power and rebalance it throughout the economy. The future of Canada's economy is up for grabs, and The Big Fix shows how the country can achieve a more innovative, productive, and livable economy for all Canadians."--

The corporation in the 21st century : why (almost) everything we are told about business is wrong / Kay, J. A. (John Anderson)
Why (almost) everything we are told about business is wrong
"In the world of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, capitalists built and controlled mills and factories. That relationship between capital and labor continued in the automobile assembly lines and petrochemical plants of the twentieth century. But no longer: products and production have dematerialized. The goods and services provided by the leading companies of the twenty-first century appear on your screen, fit in your pocket, or occupy your head. Ownership of the means of production is a redundant concept. Workers are the means of production; increasingly, they take the plant home. Capital is a service bought from a specialist supplier with little influence over customer businesses. The professional managers who run modern corporations do not exert authority because they are wealthy; they are wealthy because they exert authority. John Kay's incisive overhaul of our ideas about business redefines our understanding of successful commercial activity and the corporation -- and describes how we have come to "love the product" as we "hate the producer." This is a brilliant and original work from one of the greatest economists"--Dust jacket flap.

The embedded entrepreneur : how to build an audience-driven business / Kahl, Arvid
Too many businesses start with a big idea and ultimately fail because nobody wants to pay for their product. What are they missing? The Audience-Driven approach of an Embedded Entrepreneur. Instead of building solutions looking for customers, Embedded entrepreneurs find customers and build a solution with them. They join communities, observe, participate and take these learnings and transform them into products people need and businesses customers love. If you want to find your future customers, discover how you can help them, and build an audience while growing your business, I invite you to become an Embedded Entrepreneur. When you begin building your business with your future audience in mind, the guesswork ends. The Audience-Driven approach of an Embedded Entrepreneur is the path to a sustainable, customer-centric business. In The Embedded Entrepreneur, you will learn: Audience Discovery: who do you want to serve and empower? Audience Exploration: where does your future audience hang out? Problem Discovery: which critical problem does your prospective audience have that you can turn into a business? Audience-Building: how can you leverage social media to build (with) your audience? Arvid Kahl is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and writer who has been building (for) his audience successfully for years. He built a SaaS business to $55,000 Monthly Recurring Revenue with his partner Danielle Simpson. They sold the business for a life-changing amount of money within two years. Arvid wrote the best-selling book Zero to Sold while building a loyal following of tens of thousands on Twitter. The Embedded Entrepreneur is your practical guide to finding the right audience and building the product they need.

The licensing racket : how we decide who is allowed to work, and why it goes wrong / Allensworth, Rebecca Haw
"The Licensing Racket is a critique of the US system of professional licensing boards, which oversee a range of occupations and tens of millions of workers. The book combines legal and economic research with nearly two hundred interviews and observation of licensing board meetings, treating jobs like hairdressing alongside medicine and law as covered by "professional licensing." Rebecca Haw Allensworth goes beyond criticism of licensing as a form of "red tape" that burdens entrepreneurs and raises costs for consumers to argue that the system fails to competently enforce standards of professional ethics and safety. She concludes by outlining principles that should guide policy and proposals for state and federal reform"--

The mysterious Mr. Nakamoto : a fifteen-year quest for the secret genius behind crypto / Wallace, Benjamin
Mysterious Mister Nakamoto
"A thrilling investigation into the mysterious identity of Bitcoin's creator and a deep dive into crypto's utopian origin story -- from the New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire's Vinegar"--

The standard for project management and a guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide). / Project Management Institute
Guide to the project management body of knowledge PMBOK guide and he standard for project management
"Over the past few years, emerging technology, new approaches, and rapid market changes disrupted our ways of working, driving the project management profession to evolve. Each industry, organization and project face unique challenges, and team members must adapt their approaches to successfully manage projects and deliver results. With this in mind, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Seventh Edition takes a deeper look into the fundamental concepts and constructs of the profession. Including both The Standard for Project Management and the PMBOK® Guide, this edition presents 12 principles of project management and eight project performance domains that are critical for effectively delivering project outcomes. This edition of the PMBOK® Guide: Reflects the full range of development approaches (predictive, traditional, adaptive, agile, hybrid, etc.); Devotes an entire section to tailoring development approaches and processes; Expands the list of tools and techniques in a new section, "Models, Methods, and Artifacts"; Focuses on project outcomes, in addition to deliverables; and Integrates with PMIstandards+, giving users access to content that helps them apply the PMBOK® Guide on the job. The result is a modern guide that betters enables project team members to be proactive, innovative, and nimble in delivering project outcomes"--Provided by publisher.

What's your dream? : find your passion, love your work, build a richer life / Squibb, Simon
What is your dream?
"From early on, we are taught that there's only one path to getting ahead: do well at school, get a certain kind of job, and avoid failure at all costs. We're so busy trying to follow these rules that we never stop and ask ourselves: What's my purpose? Is my 9-5 really what I want to do? What kind of job or business do I really want to pursue? Do I have the power to make it happen? With Simon Squibb's incisive new book, you can make it happen. Simon Squibb is on a mission to help young entrepreneurs discover their passion and start their business. Drawing on the hard-won life lessons from Squibb's years in the business world and his own personal life -- from facing homelessness as a teenager to selling a multi-million pound business -- What's Your Dream? is the step-by-step guide to turn your dream venture into a reality. Squibb begins by providing a definition of a dream and continues on to introduce readers to a set of tools to build confidence and persevere through the barriers that stand in the way. Squibb will dissect the common pitfalls that block the way -- being trapped by aspirations that aren't true dreams, falling prey to popular myths that stop us from achieving our goals, giving into the fear that prevents us from taking action -- and share the secrets to overcome them. Young entrepreneurs will glean useful business insight, such as: how to assess risk level, understanding not to take risks indiscriminately but to take them well, knowing how and when to quit so you can pivot and start again, how to create a community of super fans who will purchase and advocate for all of your products, how to grow your customers, and more. Achieving wealth shouldn't mean sacrificing your dreams and passions. This book can show you how."--

Writing, presenting, and communicating with confidence. / Harvard Business Review Press
Work smart.
"Effective communication is essential to standing out at work and excelling in your career. But when it comes to making a convincing point in a meeting, crafting a perfect email, or nailing a presentation (in-person or virtual), there's a lot to navigate. What kind of language do you use with a varied audience, which channel is best for which message, how much do body language and Zoom backgrounds matter, and what should you not say? Writing, Presenting, and Communicating with Confidence is filled with practical advice from HBR experts that can help you answer questions like: How can I prepare for the most-difficult conversations? Do I have what it takes to give a great presentation? What can I do to improve my writing? In what ways can I overcome public speaking anxiety? How do I combat imposter syndrome to communicate with confidence? How can I boost my presence and influence at work and on social media? Writing, speaking, and communicating at work can be daunting tasks. This book will help you better understand and confidently apply these skills in an approachable way"--