| |
Entrepreneurship
Billion Dollar Molecule, The. Barry Werth, 1995.
In a prose style emulating the speed and freneticism surrounding
a marathon, Werth reveals the guts of the not-so-new field
of biotechnology by focusing on a Cambridge, Massachusetts,
company called Vertex. The company's story reads not like
a thriller but like a clash of childish egos. It was started
by a biochemist; recruiting top talent, Vertex then found
its employees, products, and progress impeded by things both
human and not.
A Good Hard Kick in the Ass: Basic Training for Entrepreneurs.
Rob Adams, 2002.
Rob Adams is a tough-talking, in-your-face drill sergeant for
aspiring entrepreneurs: You may not always like what he has to say,
but his rigorous and demanding approach to launching a business
will give you the survival skills you need to make it in our
intensely competitive marketplace. After attacking "business porn"
-- the titillating fantasies of easy wealth promulgated by the
media during the dot-com boom -- Adams shares the iconoclastic
principles by which he runs AV Labs, an early-stage venture fund
that also helps entrepreneurs develop the "execution intelligence"
so critical to success.
Origin and Evolution of New Business. Amar Bhide, 2000,
Oxford University Press.
Finally, an answer to the question, What's the secret of start-up
success? In The Origin and Evolution of New Business, Amar
Bhide addresses some fundamental questions about entrepreneurship
and comes up with some answers that challenge conventional
wisdom. During the course of starting a business, who acts
irrationally and who are the big risk takers? What are the
characteristics of a successful entrepreneur. This is a must-read
for anyone thinking about starting their own business.
New New Thing, The: A Silicon Valley Story. Michael Lewis,
2000, W.W. Norton & Company.
First Silicon Graphics, then Netscape and now Healtheon, Jim
Clark creates his third billion dollar company. This book
describes a vast paradigm shift in American culture - a shift
away from conventional business models and definitions of
success, and toward a new way of thinking about the world
and our control over it. Michael Lewis takes the reader on
a wild ride through this strange landscape of geeks and billionaires.
Negotiator's Handbook, The. George Fuller, 1991, Prentice
Hall.
While the ability to negiotiate is crucial to business success,
it is, unfortunately, an area where many hidden traps await
the unwary. This one-stop, A-to-Z handbook arms readers with
everything they should know to plan, conduct, and close any
negotiation.
Rules for Revolutionaries (The Capitalist Manifesto).
Guy Kawasaki, 1999, Harper Business.
This book inspires world-changing innovation based on Kawasaki's
battle-tested lessons to help entrepreneurs become visionaries.
With his trademark man-bites-dog irreverence and go-for-broke
attitude, Kawasaki lays out the solutions to the challenges
that companies must meet to change the world.
Second Curve, The. Ian Morrison, 1997, Ballantine Books.
Ian Morrison creates a revolutionary new business model that
can be used no matter what the market upheaval. His theory
is deceptively simple: one must ride the first curve--a company's
traditional business carried out in a familiar corporate culture--to
the all-important second curve. The second curve is the future--new
technologies, new customers, and new markets that companies
must command to survive and thrive.
Virtual Corporation, The. William H. Davidow & Michael
S. Malone, 1993, Harper Business.
A fascinating examination of the new strategies used by the
most advanced corporations that are propelling the current
industrial revolution.
What's Your Exit Strategy? Peter H. Engel, 1999, Prima
Publishing.
If you are like most entrepreneurs, you probably haven't given
much thought to the most important step you'll ever take as
a business owner - leaving. By not having the right exit strategy,
you are not only risking any wealth your business may have
created, but your financial security as well. This book shows
you step by step how to develop the right exit strategy for
you.
Winning the Rat Race (Without Becoming a Rat). Kevin Leman,
1996, Thomas Nelson Publishers.
The bestselling author of The Birth Order Book now gives readers
a new and different look at how to build business relationships
the right way and for the right reasons. Leman, a regular
guest on Good Morning America, also presents tips for staying
upbeat in a downsized business atmosphere.
Coming Biotech Age, The. Richard Oliver, 2000.
Thanks to the impending completion of the human genome project
and related endeavors, virtually everyone agrees, biotechnology
will have as much economic and social impact on the start
of the new century as the Internet had on the end of the last
one. But Richard Oliver makes even that prediction look restrained,
as he broadens the playing field and assesses the future.
Focusing on what he calls "bioterials," Oliver provocatively
projects nothing but good times from developments in biology
and advanced materials. --Howard Rothman
From Alchemy to IPO: The Business of Biotechnology. Cynthia
Robbins-Roth, 2000.
Despite unnerving swings in individual stock valuations--or
perhaps because of them--many knowledgeable observers still
believe the 21st century will ultimately earn its stripes
as the Age of Biotech. Cynthia Robbins-Roth, persuasively
argues investors better take heed because they ain't seen
nothin' yet. "The biotech world will never be an easy
place for investors," she cautions, but with hundreds
of ongoing projects "poised to power into the marketplace,"
there will be plenty of "opportunities for investors
and employees alike." -Howard Rothman
Golden Helix: Inside Biotech Ventures, The. Authur Kornberg,
1996.
An examination of the rise and current status of the biotechnology
industry, looking at the companies and personalities who brought
it to prominence. Kornberg takes the reader on an autobiographical
journey through the minds and hearts of the scientists/buisnessmen
who were instrumental in forging this new industry. A must
for scientists trying to understand how people can do science
and make money.
Making PCR: A Story of Biotechnolgy. Paul Rabinow, 1996.
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that new life forms could
be patented, biology escaped the confines of academia, and
biotech companies have been multiplying like hothouse organisms
ever since. The conjunction of scientific research and corporate
profits has created much angst, not least among working scientists.
Paul Rabinow researchs this new breed of scientists in their
natural habitat--Cetus Corp., the company that developed a
procedure for replicating large amounts of DNA from tiny samples
(PCR). His account of the benefits of the commercial approach
to research, and of the conflicts over prestige and money,
is well-balanced and original.
|
