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In commemoration of a year in print, we present the Startup of You in visual summary. The last year has continued to demonstrate how work and careers need a new entrepreneurial mindset for everyone, not just entrepreneurs.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

START-UP

YOU

THE

OF

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REID HOFFMAN BEN CASNOCHACofounder and Chairman of Entrepreneur and Author

AUTHORS

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CHAPTER 1: ALL HUMANS ARE ENTREPRENEURS

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

CHAPTER 3: PLAN TO ADAPT

CHAPTER 4: IT TAKES A NETWORK

CHAPTER 5: PURSUE BREAKOUT OPPORTUNITIES

CHAPTER 6: TAKE INTELLIGENT RISKS

CHAPTER 7: WHO YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU KNOW

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When we were in the caves, we were all self-employed... finding our food, feeding ourselves. That’s wherehuman history began. As civilization came, we suppressed it. We became “labor” because they stamped us, “You are labor.” We forgot that we are entrepreneurs.—MUHAMMAD YUNUS Nobel Peace Prize winner and microfinance pioneer

All human beings are entrepreneurs.

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To adapt to the CHALLENGES of professional life today...

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We need to rediscover our ENTREPRENEURIAL INSTINCTS and use them to forge new sorts of careers.

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Whether you’re a lawyer or doctor or teacher or engineer or even a business owner...

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Today you need to also think of yourself as an entrepreneur at the helm of at least one living, growing start-up venture: YOUR CAREER.

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The old career escalator is JAMMED.

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Age-old assumptions about work have come UNDONE.

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There are NEW RULES, and you need to know them—or else you may be on track to IRRELEVANCE.

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2The solution has two parts.

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FIRST, a mindset of

PERMANENT BETA

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FIRST, a mindset of

PERMANENT BETA

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• Think of yourself as a WORK-IN-PROGRESS.

FIRST, a mindset of

PERMANENT BETA

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• Think of yourself as a WORK-IN-PROGRESS.• INVEST IN YOURSELF every single day.

FIRST, a mindset of

PERMANENT BETA

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Second, an entrepreneurial, adaptive

SKILL SET taken from the very best of Silicon Valley.

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It’s these SKILLS that we explainin the chapters ahead.

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CHAPTER 1: ALL HUMANS ARE ENTREPRENEURS

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

CHAPTER 3: PLAN TO ADAPT

CHAPTER 4: IT TAKES A NETWORK

CHAPTER 5: PURSUE BREAKOUT OPPORTUNITIES

CHAPTER 6: TAKE INTELLIGENT RISKS

CHAPTER 7: WHO YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU KNOW

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Differentiate or die.

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To beat the competition, companies develop

a customer should pick them instead of others.

Differentiate or die.

CLEAR REASONS WHY

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Zappos massively DIFFERENTIATED ITSELFfrom other e-commerce companies by offering

free shipping both ways and 24/7 customer service via a locally staffed 1-800 number.

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Similarly, in a world where A MILLION PEOPLE CAN DO YOUR JOB...

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CHART A CAREER PATH that sets you apart from other professionals.

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You don’t need to be better than all professionals.

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You don’t need to be better than all professionals.You just need to be better in a

LOCAL, PROFESSIONAL NICHE.

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THREE DYNAMIC, CHANGING PUZZLE PIECES comprise your position in the market

and, when paired with a plan, determine the course you should head in.

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1. ASSETSWhat you have going for you now.

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Your SOFT ASSETS(e.g., knowledge, skills, connections)

1. ASSETSWhat you have going for you now.

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Your SOFT ASSETS(e.g., knowledge, skills, connections)

Your HARD ASSETS(e.g., cash in the bank)

1. ASSETSWhat you have going for you now.

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2. ASPIRATIONS & VALUESWhere you might like

to go in the future.

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3. MARKET REALITIESWhat people will actually pay you for.

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One without the others DOESN’T WORK.

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Skills that can’t earn money WON’T GET YOU VERY FAR.

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Following your bliss but not being very good at your bliss

after long.WON’T BE TOO BLISSFUL

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And being a slave to the market regardless of your likes and passions ISN’T SUSTAINABLE over the long run.

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One way to upgrade your competitive position is by upgrading your assets—i.e., INVESTING IN YOURSELF.

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You can also become more competitive by CHANGING THE ENVIRONMENT

you play in.

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Some American basketball players not good enough to play in the NBA play SUCCESSFULLY in Europe.

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Their SKILLS don’t change, but the MARKET does.

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Picking a MARKET NICHEwhere you’re better thanthe competition is key to entrepreneurial strategy.

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CHAPTER 1: ALL HUMANS ARE ENTREPRENEURS

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

CHAPTER 3: PLAN TO ADAPT

CHAPTER 4: IT TAKES A NETWORK

CHAPTER 5: PURSUE BREAKOUT OPPORTUNITIES

CHAPTER 6: TAKE INTELLIGENT RISKS

CHAPTER 7: WHO YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU KNOW

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POPULAR CAREER PLANNING ADVICE says you should decide where you want to be in 10 years and then develop a plan for getting there.

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POPULAR CAREER PLANNING ADVICE says you should find your passion and then pursue it.

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These philosophies have serious strengths, but also HUGE DRAWBACKS.

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They presume A STATIC WORLD.

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In fact, you CHANGE, the competition CHANGES, and the world CHANGES.

They presume A STATIC WORLD.

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They presume that fixed, accurate self-knowledge can be easily attained through INTROSPECTION.

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In fact, your identity is not found through introspection but rather emerges through

EXPERIMENTATION.

They presume that fixed, accurate self-knowledge can be easily attained through INTROSPECTION.

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Entrepreneurial career planningand adapting is about being

always ready to adapt, but also persistent in driving toward goals.

FLEXIBLY PERSISTENT

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MAKE EXPLICIT THE ASSUMPTIONS AND HYPOTHESES IN YOUR PLAN.

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You’ll never have complete certainty.

MAKE EXPLICIT THE ASSUMPTIONS AND HYPOTHESES IN YOUR PLAN.

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Identify areas of incomplete knowledge about yourself or your industry...

MAKE EXPLICIT THE ASSUMPTIONS AND HYPOTHESES IN YOUR PLAN.

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...and make plans that will help you FILL THOSE GAPS.

MAKE EXPLICIT THE ASSUMPTIONS AND HYPOTHESES IN YOUR PLAN.

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>

PRIORITIZE LEARNING.

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>Just as start-ups in the early days

prioritize learning over profitability...

PRIORITIZE LEARNING.

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>...so should you prioritize learning (soft assets) over

cash salary (hard assets) for the majority of your career.

PRIORITIZE LEARNING.

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>In the long run, you’ll likely lead

as well as make more money.

PRIORITIZE LEARNING.

A MORE MEANINGFUL LIFE,

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LEARN BY DOING.

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ACTIONS, NOT PLANS, will generate the lessons that help you adapt to the next phase of your journey.

LEARN BY DOING.

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THINK TWO STEPS AHEAD.

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What next move willthe quantity and quality of follow-on opportunities?

THINK TWO STEPS AHEAD.

MAXIMIZE

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Then craft an experimental PLAN A, an alternative PLAN B, and

an unchanging, certain PLAN Z.

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PLAN AWhat you’re doing now. Your current implementation of your competitive advantage.

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PLAN BYou pivot to B when your plan isn’t working or when you discover a better way toward your goal.

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PLAN ZYou shift to Z if something goes seriously wrong. It’s the lifeboat you can jump in if your plan fails and you need to reload before getting back in the game.

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Did you know that

started out as a multiplayer online game?

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Did you know that

started out as a “digital wallet” for storage only?

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Did you know that

was mayor of Cincinnati?

JERRY SPRINGER

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Did you know that

began her career in India?

There, she worked on public health projects

for the World Bank.

SHERYL SANDBERG

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An experimental PLAN A,

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An experimental PLAN A, an alternative PLAN B, and

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An experimental PLAN A, an alternative PLAN B, and

an unchanging, certain PLAN Z.

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An experimental PLAN A, an alternative PLAN B, and

an unchanging, certain PLAN Z.

This is

ABZ PLANNING.

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CHAPTER 1: ALL HUMANS ARE ENTREPRENEURS

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

CHAPTER 3: PLAN TO ADAPT

CHAPTER 4: IT TAKES A NETWORK

CHAPTER 5: PURSUE BREAKOUT OPPORTUNITIES

CHAPTER 6: TAKE INTELLIGENT RISKS

CHAPTER 7: WHO YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU KNOW

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Relationships matter to your career no matter the organization or your level of seniority because, ultimately, EVERY JOB BOILS DOWN TO INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE.

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People control

and the like.RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, INFORMATION

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And THE PEOPLE YOU SPEND TIME WITH shape the person you are today and

the person you aspire to be tomorrow.

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IWeAn individual’s power is raised exponentially

with the help of a team (a network).

Think of it as “I-to-the-We”.

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There are people you know in a PERSONAL context.

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There are people you know in a PROFESSIONAL context.

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Generally, you keep the two lives

for reasons of both etiquette and potential conflict of loyalties.

S E P A R A T E

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However, sometimes you’re PERSONAL friends with a PROFESSIONAL colleague.

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In these instances,

THE CONTEXT in which you engage the person shapes the right approach.

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2There are two types ofPROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

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People you consult regularly for advice. You trust their JUDGMENT.

1. ALLIES

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Second, you

on opportunities together. PROACTIVELY COLLABORATE

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You keep your antenna especially attuned to an ally’s INTERESTS, and when it makes sense

to pursue something jointly, you do so.

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Third, you talk up an ally to other friends. You PROMOTE his or her brand.

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When an ally comes into conflict, you DEFEND him, and stand up for his reputation.

And he does the same for you when times get tough.

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2. WEAKER TIES AND ACQUAINTANCES

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While not as vital as allies, acquaintances usually INTRODUCE DIVERSITY to your network.

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They tend to hail from different social circles or industries and so they can be useful to find opportunities

or intelligence OUTSIDE YOUR INNER CIRCLE.

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While there’s a limit to the number of people you can ever know at one time...

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...you are part of a broader network of FRIENDS OF FRIENDS and

FRIENDS OF FRIENDS OF FRIENDS—second and third degree connections—for which there is VIRTUALLY NO LIMIT.

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Your network is

than you think.

BIGGER

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If you’re connected to a couple hundred people on LinkedIn, you’re actually at the center of an extended network MORE THAN TWO MILLION PEOPLE STRONG.

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If you’re not asking for or giving INTRODUCTIONS to these second or third degree connections,

you are not fully leveraging your network.

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Finally, remember that relationships are like any living thing...

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If they’re not getting

STRONGER,they’re getting

WEAKER.

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by sending articles, making introductions, collaborating on projects, and staying in touch.

STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS

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Consider creating an

to which you automaticallyfunnel a certain percentage of your paycheck.

INTERESTING PEOPLE FUND

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Use it to pay for coffees, lunches, and the occasional plane ticket to meet new people and shore up existing relationships.

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CHAPTER 1: ALL HUMANS ARE ENTREPRENEURS

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

CHAPTER 3: PLAN TO ADAPT

CHAPTER 4: IT TAKES A NETWORK

CHAPTER 5: PURSUE BREAKOUT OPPORTUNITIES

CHAPTER 6: TAKE INTELLIGENT RISKS

CHAPTER 7: WHO YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU KNOW

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The trajectories of remarkable careers are NOT slow and steady up and to the right.

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Rather, they are marked by

BREAKOUT OPPORTUNITIES—career experiences that lead to unusually rapid gains.

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You can develop HABITS OF BEHAVIOR that increase the likelihood you find great career opportunities.

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BE IN MOTION AND COURT SELECTIVE RANDOMNESS.

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When you do something, you stir the pot and introduce the possibility that...

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...seemingly random ideas, people, and places will collide and form new combinations and opportunities.

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TAP THE NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF PEOPLE.

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OPPORTUNITIES do not float like clouds in the sky.

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They're attached to PEOPLE.

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If you're looking for an OPPORTUNITY, including one that has a financial payoff,you're really looking for a PERSON.

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Join CONFERENCES and CLUBS.

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Better yet, START YOUR OWN.

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There will be times when your back’s against the wall, when you’re low on resources or time, and when you’ll

have to get scrappy and HUSTLE for opportunities.

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Constraints can be a blessing in disguise: it’s amazing how RESOURCEFUL one can get when one has no choice but to be resourceful.

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The founders of Airbnb were running out of cash, but they still believed in their idea.

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To buy more time to figure out a way to scale their business, they did what any hustling entrepreneur would do...

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They sold cereal.

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Riding presidential election fever, they developedcustom-designed cereal boxes for the candidates.

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And the extra cash — $20,000 in profit — bought themenough time to figure out how to turn a consistent profit.

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CHAPTER 1: ALL HUMANS ARE ENTREPRENEURS

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

CHAPTER 3: PLAN TO ADAPT

CHAPTER 4: IT TAKES A NETWORK

CHAPTER 5: PURSUE BREAKOUT OPPORTUNITIES

CHAPTER 6: TAKE INTELLIGENT RISKS

CHAPTER 7: WHO YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU KNOW

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Risk tends to get a BAD rap.

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We associate it with things like LOSING MONEY

in the stock market...

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...or riding a motorcycle WITHOUT A HELMET.

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But risk isn’t the enemy—it’s a PERMANENT PART OF LIFE.

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In fact, being proactively INTELLIGENT about risk is a prerequisite for seizing those breakout opportunities.

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There’s COMPETITION for good opportunities.

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And because of that, if you can intelligently take on risk, you will FIND OPPORTUNITIES others miss.

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Where others see a RED LIGHT...

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...you’ll see GREEN.

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EVERY possible career move contains RISK.

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If you don’t have to seriously think about the risk involved in a career opportunity...

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...it’s probably NOT the breakout opportunity you’re looking for.

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Learning how to ACCURATELY ASSESS the level of risk in a situation isn’t easy.

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Risk is both PERSONAL and SITUATIONAL.

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What may be risky to you may NOT be risky to someone else.

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So here are a few RULES OF THUMB for thinking about the risk associated with opportunities...

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Overall, it’s probably

as you think.

NOT AS RISKY

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We’re wired for evolutionary reasonsto OVERESTIMATE risk.

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If you can tolerate the

be open to it.WORST-CASE OUTCOME,

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If the worst-case outcome means death, homelessness, or being permanently unemployed, AVOID IT.

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DON’T CONFLATE UNCERTAINTY WITH RISK.

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DON’T CONFLATE UNCERTAINTY WITH RISK. There will always be unknowns.

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DON’T CONFLATE UNCERTAINTY WITH RISK. There will always be unknowns.

This doesn’t mean it’s risky.

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You can never fully predict how or when ILL-FORTUNE will strike.

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Instead of placing faith in your ability to anticipate all that could go wrong...

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BUILD UP RESILIENCE to unimaginable blowup.

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Achieve stability by introducing low levels of volatility—by introducing SMALL RISKS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

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Ideally, your day job has

VOLATILITY BUILT-IN.

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A freelance editor has to

day-to-day than the staff editor.HUSTLE MORE

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An independent real estate agent

GOES HUNGRY MORE DAYSthan the big-company agent.

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Those who

will never starve.

REGULARLY DEAL WITH SMALL RISKS

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Those who

will never starve.

CONTROLLED BURNS

REGULARLY DEAL WITH SMALL RISKS

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They will never be ENGULFED BY THE BIG RISKS.

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CHAPTER 1: ALL HUMANS ARE ENTREPRENEURS

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

CHAPTER 3: PLAN TO ADAPT

CHAPTER 4: IT TAKES A NETWORK

CHAPTER 5: PURSUE BREAKOUT OPPORTUNITIES

CHAPTER 6: TAKE INTELLIGENT RISKS

CHAPTER 7: WHO YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU KNOW

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The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition, the best way to put distance between you and the crowd, is to do an outstanding job with information.

—BILL GATES

How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose.

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This could not be truer today.

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This could not be truer today. But the way we’ve been socialized to

think about information and knowledge is RADICALLY INSUFFICIENT.

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Our educational system trains us to MEMORIZE FACTS stored in textbooks and then regurgitate them on an exam.

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But as a modern professional, you can’t acquire knowledge this way,

because the knowledge you need isn’t static—IT’S ALWAYS CHANGING.

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You CAN’T CRAM your brain with all the relevant information that might possibly be relevant to

your careers, then deploy it on exam day.

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In the world of work, EVERY DAY IS EXAM DAY.

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EVERY DAY brings new, unpredictable challenges and decisions.

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Stockpiling facts won’t get you anywhere.

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Stockpiling facts won’t get you anywhere. What will get you somewhere is being able to access

the information you need WHEN YOU NEED IT.

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You get the intelligence you need to make good career decisions by TALKING TO PEOPLE in your network.

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IT’S PEOPLE who help you understand your assets, aspirations, and the market realities.

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IT’S PEOPLE who help you vet and get introduced to possible allies and trust connections.

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IT’S PEOPLE who help you track the risk attached to a given opportunity.

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What you get when you tap into other people’s brains is called NETWORK INTELLIGENCE.

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To pull intelligence from your network, you need to MAP YOUR NETWORK

so you know who knows what.

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Then you need to ask questionsthat elicit USEFUL ANSWERS.

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So START tapping into your network.

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START investing in skills.

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START pursuing breakout opportunities.

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But most of all, START forging your own differentiated career plans.

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But most of all, START forging your own differentiated career plans.

START adapting these rules to your own adaptive life.

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For life in PERMANENT BETA, the trick is to NEVER STOP STARTING.

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The start-up is YOU.

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WITH SOMEONE INYOUR NETWORKAS A SMALL GIFT

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