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Nothing to lose, everything to gain : how I went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur, Ryan Blair with Don Yaeger

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Like many entrepreneurs, Ryan Blair had no formal business education, but he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a "nothing to lose" mind-set. His middle-class childhood came to an abrupt end when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. Blair and his mother moved to a bad neighborhood, and soon he was in and out of juvenile detention, joining a gang just to survive. Then his mother fell in love with a successful entrepreneur who took Ryan under his wing. With his mentor's help, Blair turned himself into a wildly successful businessman. He started his first company, 24/7 Tech, at the age of twenty-one, and since then has created and sold several companies for hundreds of millions of dollars. Now Blair shows readers how to start and grow their own profitable businesses. Sharing lessons from his mentors and advice from his own life-changing experiences, Blair provides an inspirational guide for people willing to put in the hard work, time, and dedication needed to achieve entrepreneurial success
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eng
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Pbk. ed. with a new foreword and chapter.
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1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages)
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Includes index
Contents
  • Where I'm from : welcome to poverty ; You're not my father
  • The nothing-to-lose mind-set
  • Hustlers, charlatans, ... and Tony Robbins
  • Philosophies from the jail cell to the boardroom : golden rules
  • Seize the day
  • Honor your deals
  • Smarten up : who's your mentoren?
  • First things first : watch your wallet
  • What's driving you? : you're not a stereotype
  • Tap those assets
  • Risk and sacrifice : get really uncomfortable
  • Million-dollar mistakes
  • I hate business plans : your business name, not your porn name ; Game theory
  • Pros and cons of a home-based business : it's all about recruiting ; Choosing a home
  • Launching your business : that's my story, and I'm sticking with it ; Sell first, ask questions later
  • Raising money : venture capitalists : swimming with the sharks
  • Growing, hiring, and firing : the connect-four technique
  • Cashing out : lawyer up
  • Told u so
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Nothing to lose, everything to gain : how I went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur
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Nothing to lose, everything to gain
Title remainder
how I went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur
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Ryan Blair with Don Yaeger
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How I went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur
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Language
eng
Summary
Like many entrepreneurs, Ryan Blair had no formal business education, but he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a "nothing to lose" mind-set. His middle-class childhood came to an abrupt end when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. Blair and his mother moved to a bad neighborhood, and soon he was in and out of juvenile detention, joining a gang just to survive. Then his mother fell in love with a successful entrepreneur who took Ryan under his wing. With his mentor's help, Blair turned himself into a wildly successful businessman. He started his first company, 24/7 Tech, at the age of twenty-one, and since then has created and sold several companies for hundreds of millions of dollars. Now Blair shows readers how to start and grow their own profitable businesses. Sharing lessons from his mentors and advice from his own life-changing experiences, Blair provides an inspirational guide for people willing to put in the hard work, time, and dedication needed to achieve entrepreneurial success
Biography type
contains biographical information
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YDXCP
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Blair, Ryan
Dewey number
658.11
Index
index present
LC call number
HD62.5
LC item number
.B553 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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Yaeger, Don
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  • Entrepreneurship
  • New business enterprises
  • Strategic planning
  • Entrepreneurship
  • New business enterprises
  • Strategic planning
  • Entrepreneurship
  • New business enterprises
  • Strategic planning
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Nothing to lose, everything to gain : how I went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur, Ryan Blair with Don Yaeger
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Publication
Note
Includes index
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volume
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nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Where I'm from : welcome to poverty ; You're not my father -- The nothing-to-lose mind-set -- Hustlers, charlatans, ... and Tony Robbins -- Philosophies from the jail cell to the boardroom : golden rules -- Seize the day -- Honor your deals -- Smarten up : who's your mentoren? -- First things first : watch your wallet -- What's driving you? : you're not a stereotype -- Tap those assets -- Risk and sacrifice : get really uncomfortable -- Million-dollar mistakes -- I hate business plans : your business name, not your porn name ; Game theory -- Pros and cons of a home-based business : it's all about recruiting ; Choosing a home -- Launching your business : that's my story, and I'm sticking with it ; Sell first, ask questions later -- Raising money : venture capitalists : swimming with the sharks -- Growing, hiring, and firing : the connect-four technique -- Cashing out : lawyer up -- Told u so
Edition
Pbk. ed. with a new foreword and chapter.
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages)
Form of item
online
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1049960487
Label
Nothing to lose, everything to gain : how I went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur, Ryan Blair with Don Yaeger
Link
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Where I'm from : welcome to poverty ; You're not my father -- The nothing-to-lose mind-set -- Hustlers, charlatans, ... and Tony Robbins -- Philosophies from the jail cell to the boardroom : golden rules -- Seize the day -- Honor your deals -- Smarten up : who's your mentoren? -- First things first : watch your wallet -- What's driving you? : you're not a stereotype -- Tap those assets -- Risk and sacrifice : get really uncomfortable -- Million-dollar mistakes -- I hate business plans : your business name, not your porn name ; Game theory -- Pros and cons of a home-based business : it's all about recruiting ; Choosing a home -- Launching your business : that's my story, and I'm sticking with it ; Sell first, ask questions later -- Raising money : venture capitalists : swimming with the sharks -- Growing, hiring, and firing : the connect-four technique -- Cashing out : lawyer up -- Told u so
Edition
Pbk. ed. with a new foreword and chapter.
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages)
Form of item
online
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1049960487

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