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Summary: Powerful, inspiring, useful
Review: I started my business in 1988 and no advice I received was a valuable at Paul Hawken's. He helps you to see a business from 10,000 feet as well as from just inches below the surface: in your heart, where ultimately your business must succeed. I recommend this book to everyone, but have ceased lending my copy out-two have disappeared. Today, my business is an enormous success-indeed, a somewhat famous one-and no one deserves more credit than Mr. Hawken, for the advice and inspiration of this lucid and engaging book. To every small business owner: buy it today, read tonight, and see if it doesn't change things immediately.
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Summary: Very good book; one of the best in my library
Review: I think this guy is really on to something here. Wish more
people would read him...I quote him in my web watch column
at http://tom.itl.saic.com/webwatch/index.htm
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Summary: There is no formula for success!
Review: If I were going to help people start a business, I'd give them one good piece of advice, just do it!. Paul Hawken doesn't really give you any of that advice. He rambles on and on about how this or that was important and how it worked here and then how it worked there. And this is imporant but not always. I just got tired of it. I did outline several things I found important however so it's not completely without value. It just took me too long to find those things.
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Summary: Rambling thoughts on growing a business
Review: If I were going to help people start a business, I'd give them one good piece of advice, just do it!. Paul Hawken doesn't really give you any of that advice. He rambles on and on about how this or that was important and how it worked here and then how it worked there. And this is imporant but not always. I just got tired of it. I did outline several things I found important however so it's not completely without value. It just took me too long to find those things.
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Summary: Entreprenuerialism 101
Review: If you are starting a small business, buy this book. Hawken writes eloquently about the heart and soul of business in a way that most people reserve for discussions on spirituality. Indeed, one gets the welcome impression that to Hawken, business is spirituality.
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Summary: There is no formula for success!
Review: The reason I like this book is because it does not follow popular style "10 ways to get rich" or "how to make business in 5 minutes". It is focused on individuality and it recognizes that every business is different, the same way we are. It does not give you a recipe on how to grow business, because lets face it, there is no recipe. If it was easy everybody would be doing it. However, it does give you a sound advice that makes sense. I think that lots of small business owners are thinking the same way and it is nice to read that somebody experienced same kind of problems and faced similar obstacles as well as how they approached the problem. It is great book that simply makes sense...
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Summary: Great Book: Wish I'd Seen the Series!
Review: This book has marvelous insights made all the better because its author is the owner of a well-known business, Smith & Hawken. He uses numerous examples to make his points, and talks about the practical as well as the philisophical.
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Summary: A fresh perspective on starting a business.
Review: This book was refreshing to read in light of many of the other small business books I've read. You can read a myriad of books seemingly written by stingy, greedy, boastful, financially successful persons. Or you can read Hawken's book and gain greater insight into finding personal, organization, associate, as well as financial success. I vote for Hawkens.
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Summary: Enlightened yet practical business philosophy
Review: This book was required reading for one of my classes at the MBA program of the University of Oregon back in 1990. I have recommended it countless times to friends who run their own business. If you lend it your run the risk of not getting it back
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Summary: This book helped me succeed in starting my own business
Review: This book was written by someone who really built a business from the ground up. Mr. Hawken gives some great advice and makes it seem like anyone can succeed in business if they treat people right. This book was one of the first business books I read eight years ago while planning my business and I still consider it one of the best. Mr. Hawken - if you read this, Thank You for a great book!
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