Summary of Tom Golisano's Built, Not Born

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 If you’re planning on launching your own business, you already know it can be a risky and stressful venture. However, you can minimize the risk by managing it.

#2 The risks of starting a business can be minimized if you understand how the business world functions, what your responsibilities are when you head a company, and which strategies work and which ones to avoid.

#3 Natural entrepreneurs are curious. They constantly question and challenge business scenarios. They are always looking for an angle, a way to make things work better or introduce a new product or service. They are independent and resourceful.

#4 The author was a fifteen-year-old boy when he first realized that sometimes people will pay you to do something, which led him to start a small business offering people a deal. He saw the value of identifying a need and providing everyone with a good deal, while making money for himself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669348108

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Insights on Tom Golisano's Built Not Born

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

If you’re planning on launching your own business, you already know it can be a risky and stressful venture. However, you can minimize the risk by managing it.

#2

The risks of starting a business can be minimized if you understand how the business world functions, what your responsibilities are when you head a company, and which strategies work and which ones to avoid.

#3

Natural entrepreneurs are curious. They constantly question and challenge business scenarios. They are always looking for an angle, a way to make things work better or introduce a new product or service. They are independent and resourceful.

#4

The author was a fifteen-year-old boy when he first realized that sometimes people will pay you to do something, which led him to start a small business offering people a deal. He saw the value of identifying a need and providing everyone with a good deal, while making money for himself.

#5

Not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur, and some do so out of necessity, such as being laid off from a job or being stuck in a dead-end career.

#6

You don’t have to love the product or service to see potential in it. All you have to do is recognize the opportunity.

#7

Entrepreneurship is