Электронная книга: Leonard Brody «Everything I Needed to Know About Business ... I Learned from a Canadian»

Everything I Needed to Know About Business ... I Learned from a Canadian

"If you want to read about…fascinating can-do business builders by two razor-sharp doers themselves, this is the book. If you want to disprove the ugly myth that'Canada'and'entrepreneurial'do not compute in a single sentence, this is also the book. Open it up and get acquainted with a bevy of compelling characters who reveal how they've don it and get their tips on how you can do it, too."—Edward Greenspon, Editor-in-Chief, The Globe and Mail «I am neither a businessman an entrepreneur, but this book gave me practical ideas on how to better cope in an industry that, like so many others, is changing at the speed of light. Brody and Raffa chronicle some amazing and inspirational Canadian success stories and in doing so offer valuable lessons on how to harness teamwork, creativity and – above all – passion into any workplace.» —Scott White, Editor-in-Chief, The Canadian Press LEARN THE FINE ART OF MANAGEMENT FROM LEADERS ADN ENTREPRENEURS AROUND THE WORLD… ...ALL OF WHOM HAPPEN TO BE CANADIAN. Lessons on teamwork from Homer Simpson? World-renowned architect, Moshe Safdie, on organizational design? Joe Boxer, guerilla marketer? How can vision turn a single Toronto motel into the global luxury Four Seasons chain? Isadore Sharp shares his insights. How can anybody sell a multimillion-dollar pharmaceutical company in just one week? Leslie Dan Tells you how he did it. Everything I Needed to Know About Business…I Learned From a Canadian offers first-hand insights, experience, and best practices from twenty-four business and culture leaders, all of whom have achieved excellence in a particular area of business,at home and on the world stage. Some are household names, others are barely known outside their own industry, but they all share the secrets of their amazing success. New to this Second Edition are four brand new chapters on luminaries such as Stewart Butterfield, the mind behind Flickr; and Graydon Carter, Editor-in-Chief of Vanity Fair. With additional mini-profiles of four entrepreneurial up-and comers, this new edition offers more advice and inspiration than ever. Each chapter features «5 Things You Need to Know» – the essential lessonsfrom the leaders and entrepreneurs who have been there and done it all. You'll learn the best of business wisdom, get practical advice on company building, and discover how to prosper in one of the most challenging market environments in history. This book offers management lessons that are as entertaining as they are instructive, all built around the deep thoughts and insights of leaders who are the best in business. The authors are graciously donating all of their profits from the sale of this book in Canada to young Canadian entrepreneurs who are trying to make our world a better place.

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ISBN: 9780470160381

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Leonard Brody

Leonard Brody (born June 4, 1971) is a technology entrepreneur, business advisor and author. He has helped in raising millions of dollars for startup companies, been through one of the largest internet IPOs in history and has been involved in the building, financing and/or sale of five companies to date.

He was born in Calgary, Alberta.

He was part of the initial executive at Onvia Canada. In 2000, the company was voted Canada’s number one startup Fact|date=February 2007 and subsequently closed a $240 Million IPO on NASDAQ. At Marqui, where Brody was Chief Advisor, the company was rated as the best new technology company in the country in 2003.Fact|date=February 2007 The company officially launched operations in November, 2004.

Brody is also the Founder of Ipreo – which used decision makers and game theory to generate activity in the private equity markets. The company was sold to MarketEra in 2002.

He recently teamed up with Michael Tippett and is a Director of NowPublic [http://www.nowpublic.com] which is one of the pioneers in citizen journalism and quickly becoming one of the largest news agencies in the world.Fact|date=February 2007 He is also a Venture Partner at [http://www.growthworks.ca/vc/ GrowthWorks Capital] , one of Canada’s largest national technology funds, and acts as an advisor to venture capital funds in the United States, Europe and Asia. He is also a board member and/or advisor to several companies including Infowave, Sonic Foundry, Derby County Football Club in the English Championship, CanWest Global and Alliance Atlantis. Brody is currently a Director of Canada’s largest technology association, CATA.

Brody has lectured at universities and conferences throughout the world. He is co-author of the best selling books Fact|date=February 2007, "Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Jurassic Park to Java" and "Everything I Needed to Know About Business...I Learned from a Canadian" both published by John Wiley and Sons.

Brody holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Queens University, a law degree from Osgoode Hall and is a graduate of the Private Equity Course at the Harvard Business School.

Bibliography

* "Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Jurassic Park to Java". Toronto: Wiley, 2002.
* "Everything I Needed to Know About Business...I Learned from a Canadian". Toronto: Wiley, 2005. ISBN 0-470-83637-7 (with David Raffa)

External links

* [http://www.nowpublic.com/ Now Public] Now Public official site

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