Book description
Funding falls apart. A similar product is unveiled by a more established company. A key employee jumps ship to work for a competitor. These are the unexpected obstacles that derail even the most promising new ventures. Entrepreneurs determined to keep up with today’s constantly changing business environment need to stay nimble enough to shift their strategies, products, and services on a dime. Yet many fail to master this essential new mindset: agility.
Featuring real-life case studies and invaluable tools, Think Agile helps entrepreneurs assess their level of flexibility—and learn to be open-minded and option-oriented in key areas including:
Funding sources • Launch timetables • Planning • Repurposing everything from products to people to names • And more
When entrepreneurs lock themselves into one strategy, one product, one distribution method—and one way of thinking about their business—they limit their potential, and lower their chances of capitalizing on economic, industry, or market changes. Think Agile is an indispensable guide to an undeniably essential new skill.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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PART I: UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE ADOPTING AN AGILE WORKSTYLE
- Chapter 1: Agility in Turbulent Times
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Chapter 2: Reaping the Benefits of Agility
- Pivoting to Make Effective and Efficient Decisions
- Cultivating a Flexible Mindset to Overcome Indecision
- Opening Up a Universe of Possibilities
- Rebounding from Mistakes and Failures
- Adapting to Changing Times
- Considering Diverse Approaches to Funding
- Increasing Speed of Action through Agility
- Putting Concepts into Action
- Chapter 3: Assessing Your Agility
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PART II: INCREASING YOUR AGILITY EXPONENTIALLY
- Chapter 4: Planning for the Unexpected, Preparing for the Unpredictable
- Chapter 5: Exercising Funding and Financial Options
- Chapter 6: Working with Various Deadlines and Milestones
- Chapter 7: Repurposing Products, Services, and People
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Chapter 8: Overcoming Entrepreneurial Inflexibility
- Conquering Factors That Can Lead to Inflexibility
- Vanquishing a Disheartening Business Failure
- Getting Beyond the “Foolproof Formula”
- Surmounting Complacency After Sustained Success
- Surviving Personal Financial Problems
- Shaking Competitive Lethargy
- Defeating Crippling Indecisiveness
- Refusing to Get Stuck in the Past
- Putting Concepts into Action
- PART III: MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING
- Index
- About the Author
- Free Sample Chapter from The Art of War for Small Business by Becky Sheetz-Runkle
Product information
- Title: Think Agile
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2014
- Publisher(s): AMACOM
- ISBN: 9780814434314
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