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How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

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An outspoken entrepreneurial dynamo reveals the secrets behind his self-made fortune

Starting as a college dropout with no family money, Felix Dennis made himself the sixty-fifth richest individual in the U.K. And had a blast in the process.

How to Get Rich, his #1 British bestseller, is different from any other book on the subject because Dennis isn't selling snake oil, investment tips, or motivational claptrap. Having already made his fortune, he merely wants to help readers embrace entrepreneurshipand learn from his successes and failures.

Dennis reveals, for example, why a regular paycheck is like crack cocaine; why being young, penniless, and inexperienced is a fine combination; why great ideas are vastly overrated; and why "ownership isn't the important thing, it's the only thing."

Part naked memoir, part contrarian manual, this book is invaluable for anyone willing to stare down failure and take a chance on not just getting rich, but very rich indeed!

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"This is not your usual get-rich-quick manual. Though Dennis, a poet (When Jack Sued Jill: Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times) and the founder of a publishing empire (including Maxim magazine), wants to help the reader rank at least among the 'lesser rich' (equal to a net worth of $30 million — $80 million by his definition), he isn't himself motivated by money. With his own fortune estimated at between $400 million and $900 million, he doesn't have to be. Instead, Dennis wants to demystify the money-getting process, and his straight-talking, honest advice makes a refreshing change in this oversaturated field. Using humorous examples from his own business life, Dennis's advice, from 'The Five Most Common Start-Up Errors' to 'The Power of Focus,' might sound like conventional fare, but delivered in his signature bawdy, British style, it's altogether more entertaining — and more practical. Dennis highlights the right strategies and mindset to get readers their millions, but he won't air-brush his story or soften the bitter truth along the way. As he says, when it comes to acquiring wealth, 'being a bit of a shit helps.' (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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" Absorbing, provocative, and huge fun."

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" Well-founded advice based on hard-won experience." Financial Times

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ISBN:
9781591842057
Subtitle:
One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets
Author:
Dennis, Felix
Publisher:
Portfolio
Subject:
Personal Finance - General
Subject:
Small Business - General
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Entrepreneurship
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Success in business
Subject:
Wealth
Subject:
Small Business
Publication Date:
June 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
291
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