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There's a ton of useful information about crowdsourcing and crowdfunding here, but the book is very focused on starting things and incentivizing people rather than the far more difficult and interesting slog of actually doing the work. For example, we're told we need more flow and get 17 flow triggers, but the authors don't tell us how they've re-arranged their lives to be in flow. Omissions like this make some of the concepts feel superficial. If you're interesting in crowdsourcing, crowdfundin...
I will say a rather good book with lots of practical advice on how to manage a community, how to run a crowdfunding campaign and much more. As Greek, I admire Peter Diamandis, he has done so much. In fact, the star fleet academy would be the successor of his university, I believe and hope.
Peter's laws:1. If anything can go wrong, Fix It!!… to hell with Murphy! 2. When given a choice… take both!! 3. Multiple projects lead to multiple successes. 4. Start at the top, then work your way up. 5. Do it by the book… but be the author! 6. When forced to compromise, ask for more. 7. If you can’t win, change the rules. 8. If you can’t change the rules, then ignore them. 9. Perfection is not optional. 10. When faced without a challenge, make one. 11. “No” simply means begin again at one leve...
Bold is a great book and it talks about the new technological trends and also on the power of platforms based on the six Ds: Digitalization, Deception, Destruction, Demonetization, Dematerialization Democratization. It also talks a lot about moonshot thinking and crowdsourcing strategies. I gave 4 stars because I believe that the book "Exponential Organizations" by Salim Ismail of Singularity University is more practical and already have many of the ideas found on "Bold".
This book has certainly got its pre-publicity quotes in order. Someone no less than former U.S. President Bill Clinton declares it to be a “…visionary roadmap for people who believe they can change the world” and the head of Deloitte Consulting describes it as “… an essential navigation tool for any proactive CEO who wants to remain relevant.” The list goes on!Acting as a how-to guide for using exponential technologies, “moonshot thinking” and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth w...
Google did this, Facebook did that, Richard Branson is ballsy....
11 Things I learnt from Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World (Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler)bold book1) There is so much change happening in this world at an exponential rate. It amazes me how much technology is impacting us and will continue to do so.From the book:Consider that, twenty years ago, the idea that a computer algorithm could help companies with funny names (Uber, Airbnb, Quirky) dematerialize twentieth-century businesses would have seemed delusional. Fiftee...
This should have been a 5 but the fact I hit a real hard wall on the 3rd section of the book takes away from my personal experience.Just based on its incredible topic, something was clueless about, this is an admirable book. It explains how a few people working from a garage now have the power to disrupt and literally reinvent longstanding industries. All via exponential technology.Examples of such technologies in work include, Airbnb, a relatively recently formed organisation being valued highe...
Inspiring and resourceful book. The previous book - Abundance - was more of an explanation of exponential technologies and frameworks for growth mindset. Bold is a practical guide that teaches you and shows you examples of how to tap into the huge potential of exponential technologies while providing case studies and best practices for tools and techniques such as crowdfunding, community building, prize incentives and other. But it also touches on mindset and flow states, as well as the importan...
Interesting read for the bold-minded who look into the future.
A must-read for would-be entrepreneurs, especially the first part, that covers the technologies that will drive progress in the next decades and the second one, that explores the motivation for going bold
This book appeared on a couple of lists of best business books. I should have been warned off by the hype of the title, "Bold--How To Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World." Don't expect anything new here, it's recycled. If you haven't read anything about crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, building communities, etc. and want to catch up, maybe. But you can get up to speed on these concepts with Wikipedia in less time without the breathless delivery.
Peter Diamandis is a fascinating individual and so is his book. The end section where he list tips and strategies on how to actually execute on your ideas was the more valuable to me.
Great read for entrepreneurs and anyone interested in today's technology and thinking BIG
If you are in need of some serious inspirational kick start to Fuel Your Drive to yourself a favor and read (or listen) to this book now!
Fantastic book which sparked tons of ideas for me. Should be required reading for all entrepreneurs or indeed anyone interested in where the world is heading in the next 10-20 years. Just wow!
The first part covered the landscape of innovation and the future in a terrific way. The second part felt more like a standard management tome but that said..I still learned a few things and enjoyed it.
Peter Diamandis' book is all about how to make an impact on the world. He argues that it is easier to do so now in the present than ever before due to the abundance of resources and networking that has been made possible through the Internet.He expounds on that by demonstrating what exponential technology is, and how it can disrupts industries. In order to capitalize on this force, you will need to have the correct mindset, a BOLD mindset that does not constrain itself to the traditional box. Fi...
If (you are interested in making a positive impact) { read this. }else { continue rereading fifty shades of grey. }
Despite what it says in the title, this is not a "how to" book, it is an inspirational book. There are plenty of "case studies" to demonstrate that wealth can be created and you can have impact on those around you and, maybe even those you don't know. However, this is no more a road map than Columbus had when he departed on his trip to the Far East. I was a bit more disappointed with the chapter on building communities. There are plenty of lists but, as was said about many a river in Texas, it m...