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This complete summary of the ideas from Leslie Berlin's book "The Man Behind the Microchip" tells the story of a giant of the high-tech industry: the multimillionaire, Bob Noyce. This co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel co-invented the integrated circuit which became the electronic heart of every modern computer, automobile, advanced weapon and video game. In this book, the author tells all about the life of this individual, as well as...
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The must-read summary of Charles Babcock's book: "Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution: How Cloud Computing is Transforming Business and Why You Can't Afford to Be Left Behind".
This complete summary of the ideas from Charles Babcock's book "Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution" shows that cloud computing offers a new distribution model where many services are delivered and made available online rather than by in-house computers....
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The must-read summary of Bill Gates' book: "The Road Ahead: How the Emerging Technologies of the Digital Age Will Transform Everyone's Lives".
This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Gates' book "The Road Ahead" explains how the emerging technologies of the information highway have the ability to transform the life of every person on the planet. In his book, the author highlights the twelve points that will feature in the road ahead and why...
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The must-read summary of Mitch Joel's book: "Ctrl Alt Delete: Reboot Your Business. Reboot Your Life. Your Future Depends On It.".
This summary of the ideas from Mitch Joel's book "Ctrl Alt Delete" highlights that every industry will sooner rather than later be forced to make the transition into the fully-digital future of business. This summary highlights that the need to reboot applies to both businesses and individuals, as both need to make changes...
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This complete summary of the ideas from John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene's book "Re-Inventing the Corporation" shows that there is currently a window of opportunity open to re-invent the way business and society is structured. This opportunity has been generated by two trends which have converged at this specific point in history. In their book, the authors explain that, as a result, the concept of the corporation as a business unit must be re-invented...
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The must-read summary of Carl Shapiro and Hal R. Varian's book: "Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy".
This complete summary of Carl Shapiro and Hal R. Varian's book "Information Rules" reveals that the assumption that informational goods are subject to different economic laws is false. New guidelines and theories are simply re-worked versions of principles already established in the past and, therefore, an understanding...
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The must-read summary of John Hagel III and Marc Singer's book: "Net Worth: Shaping Markets When Customers Make the Rules".
This complete summary of the ideas from John Hagel III and Marc Singer's book "Net Worth" shows that, until now, big businesses have held the upper hand in the gathering of information about consumers. These companies have, in turn, generated sizable revenues through selling this information on to other third parties — telemarketers,...
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The must-read summary of Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams' book: "Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything".
This complete summary of Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams' book "Wikinomics" shows that a new and much more collaborative way to do business is emerging as a powerful force. Companies are opening up their internal processes to input and suggestions from outsiders who bring fresh ideas and new competencies into the equation....
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This complete summary of the ideas from C.K. Prahald and Venkat Ramaswamy's book "The Future of Competition" shows how commercial advantage used to be created by manufacturing a better product. Nowadays, value comes from the experiences of customers. In their book, the authors explain the basic principles of co-creation and how businesses can implement them in order to increase the value of consumer products. This summary will teach you how to make...
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The must-read summary of David Bunnell's book: "Making the Cisco Connection: The Story Behind the Real Internet Superpower".
This complete summary of the ideas from David Bunnell's book "Making the Cisco Connection" tells the story of Sandy Lerner and Len Bosack, founders of Cisco. In his book, the author reveals all, right from the development of a local network system at Stanford, to starting their business making routers in 1984. This summary...
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The must-read summary of Florence Stone's book: "The Oracle of Oracle: The Story of Volatile CEO Larry Ellison and the Strategies Behind His Company's Phenomenal Success".
This complete summary of the ideas from Florence Stone's book "The Oracle of Oracle" tells the fascinating story of Larry Ellison. He is an American business magnate and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, the second largest software company in the world with a multi-billion-dollar...
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The must-read summary of Amir Hartman and John Sifonis' book: "Net Ready: Strategies for Success in the E-conomy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Amir Hartman and John Sifonis' book "Net Ready" asks an important question to all entrepreneurs: "Is your company ready for the Net?". In their book, the authors explain that before taking on any new business initiatives in the emerging digital economy, you need to be thoroughly and adequately...
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The must-read summary of David Vise and Mark Malseed's book "The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media and Technology Success of Our Time".
This complete summary of the ideas from David Vise and Mark Malseed's book "The Google Story" tells the tale of the rise of one of the most remarkable internet stars of our time. In 1998, when Sergey Brin and Larry Page dropped out of Stanford University, they decided to create a search engine that...
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The must-read summary of Peter Keen and Mark McDonald's book: "The E-process Edge: Creating Customer Value and Business Wealth in the Internet Era".
This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Keen and Mark McDonald's book "The E-process Edge" shows how in order to succeed, an internet business must address three crucial issues: how to establish a good enough relationship for repeat business, how to apply competencies in the business to serve the...
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The must-read summary of Chris Brogan's book: "Google+ for Business: How Google's Social Network Changes Everything".
This complete summary of the ideas from Chris Brogan's book "Google+ for Business" highlights how the social network created by Google has more than 175 million users and is tied to the largest search engine in the world. In his book, the author explains how business owners can now use this online business building tool to your advantage....
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This complete summary of the ideas from David Stauffer's book "It's a Wired, Wired World" shows that AOL has been able to achieve impressive preeminence in such a highly competitive marketplace, despite not being created until 1985. The company's longevity and ability to move forward in the face of intense competition is unmatched. In his book, the author identifies the six elements of the AOL business model that have led to its success. This summary...
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The must-read summary of Frances Cairncross' book: "The Company of the Future: How the Communications Revolution is Changing Management".
This complete summary of the ideas from Frances Cairncross' book "The Company of the Future" shows how the internet is forever changing how good companies will be structured and managed in the future. Irrespective of how the dot-coms are valued in the stock market, great changes are occurring as companies integrate...
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The must-read summary of Tim Wu's book: "The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires".
This complete summary of "The Master Switch" by Tim Wu, a renowned professor of law, presents his argument that information technology started as an open playing field and then eventually became dominated by a big entity exercising monopoly. He states that the world's information is now traveling in a single network; the Internet, therefore he says...
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The must-read summary of Pat O'Bryan's book: "Your Portable Empire: How to Make Money Anywhere While Doing What You Love".
This complete summary of the ideas from Pat O'Bryan's book "Your Portable Empire" shows how the internet now makes it feasible and practical for you to build and run your own "portable empire" – an online business which can be run from anywhere in the world in your spare time. In his book, the author explains how you can set...
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This complete summary of "Blog" by Hugh Hewitt presents the first book written on the subject by a powerful and influential blogger. It outlines Hewitt's argument that blogs have an important potential and that it would be a dreadful mistake to avoid their power.
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• Expand your knowledge of technology and its influence on modern...
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