Synopses & Reviews
A step-by-step guide to enjoying the roller-coaster ride of growth -- while getting the most out of life as an entrepreneur. A growth-focused approach: The book is divided into three sections, which cover planning for fast growth, building a company for fast growth, and leading for fast growth. Each topic the author covers -- from creating a vision for the company's future to learning how to generate free PR for a developing company -- is squarely focused on the end goal: doubling the size of the entrepreneur's company in three years or less. A down-to-earth action plan: Herold's experienced-based advice never gets bogged down in generalities or theory. Instead, he offers a wealth of practical tips, including: How to design meetings for maximum efficiency; How to hire top-quality talent; How to grow in particularly tough markets; How to put together a board of advisors -- even for a smaller company; How even the busy entrepreneur can achieve a work/life balance.
Synopsis
A lifelong entrepreneur who started his first company at age sixteen, Cameron Herold is the former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK and was instrumental in growing the company from $2 million to $105 million in revenue in six years. In Double, he takes the invaluable lessons he learned leading the growth of more than one phenomenally successful company and presents them with insight and eloquence.
Herold's experienced-based advice never gets bogged down in generalities or theory. Instead, he offers a wealth of practical tips for everything from designing meetings for maximum efficiency to growing companies in particularly tough markets. His well-considered recommendations go beyond the balance sheet to the real bottom line. Ultimately, it's all about focus.
Each topic the author coversfrom creating a vision for the company's future to learning how to generate free PR for a developing companyis squarely focused on the end goal: doubling the size of the company in three years or less.