Outrageous Optimism: Wisdom for the Entepreneurial Journey
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0974513512 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 153 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tongxin Cui said Five Stars. fun to read. Fun anecdotes filled with great entrepreneurial advice First, in the interest of full disclosure: I have known Jack Roseman for several years. He served as a mentor to me when I was running my own startups in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and I also graduated from his Entrepreneurial Management Program at Carnegie Mellon. Jack's advice has been invaluable to me throughout my life -- both professionally and personally. I have the utmost respect for Jack and his uncanny ability to always ask the most pointed questions that make you think and help you to reach your own decision on what is the right thing to do in any . A Must Read! D. Mosher Simple, brilliant - you couldn't find a better book to keep handy for those 5-10 minute gaps in your schedule. Brief little snippets that make you smile, nod your head and wonder why you weren't conscious of that bit of knowledge before. I'm passing this one along to all the entrepreneurs in my life.
Outrageous Optimism may just be one as the year’s best. "Nothing in the literature more vividly conveys the entrepreneurial journey and the wisdom gained along the way." -- S. Thomas Emerson, Ph.D., Director, Donald H. It’s business from the head and heart…" -- Douglas Heuck, Business Editor, Pittsburgh Post Gazette"Possibly 1,000 business books come out every year. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship, Carnegie Mellon University"Outrageous Optimism is just like Jack Roseman – wise, shrewd, candid and funny. -- Jack Markowitz, columnist and former Business Editor, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Some are about entrepreneurship; some are about life. Throughout this period, which included the launch of two other companies and 13 years of teaching entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University as a chaired professor, Jack has maintained the unique gift of always keeping his mind open to new ideas. All are heartfelt, some are amusing, many are poignant. He enjoys sharing what he has learned with others through story-telling – a means of helping to make his points memorable and their learning painless. Jack just turned 73 and these sto
His support for small business contributed to his being selected as the 2003 Journalist of the Year for Region III of the U.S. . Magazine, the monthly publication of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Steven N. Thorne Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University where he taught for 13 yea