Do as I Say, Not as I Did!

Book excerpt: Most business books deal with the virtues and successes of various techniques and strategies. Do As I Say, Not As I Did provides an education about critical business failures and pitfalls of 29 successful entrepreneurs including the founders of Monster.com, The Container Store, and CiCi's Pizza. There are many sources for inspirational stories about successful ventures, but here the reader will find brave entrepreneurs baring their souls about how they got hit, and lived to tell the tale. The sometimes gruesome, often incredible details will have readers shaking their heads in disbelief, and in thanks that it wasn't them! Combining humor, candid personal stories of struggles and strategies, and rock solid business sense, ?Do As I Say, Not As I Did? is a roadmap to eventual triumph and a celebration of victory in the face of adversity. Entrepreneurs and employees alike will enjoy, and value, these real-life lessons.You will Discover?The deal is never done until the last dollar is in the bank.?Don?t be afraid to have a devil?s advocate on your team.?Success can be an entrepreneur?s biggest enemy.?Intellectual property protection may be your only barrier between POVERTY and PROSPERITY ?Don?t Hire the Resume?Do due diligence. Do it. Do it. Do it. Yes, you. Do it.?What to do when good partners go bad?Verbal Contracts are Not worth the Paper They Are Printed