Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062560751 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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He hacked his way into Fast Company, Wired and Ad Age, built a multi-million dollar startup by age 30, and now he’s written his first of what I’m sure will be many excellent books. “As fascinating as it is fun, Smartcuts is an engaging journey through the types of lateral thinking and creative strategies that so often underlie success.” (Maria Konnikova, New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind)“Smartcuts solves a major mystery, illuminating how visionaries and pioneers find faster ways to achieve their goals. With spellbinding stories and relevant research, Shane Snow has delivered one of the most entertaining and thought-provoking books of the year.” (--Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author of Give and Take)“Smartcuts is surprising and awesome. Follow this guy!” (--Ryan Holiday, bestselling author
Snow is a sought-after speaker at technology and advertising summits, and writes for LinkedIn's Influencer program. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and is a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. His work in technology entrepreneurship has been recognized by the United Nations, the New York Times, Inc., Forbes, Details, and New York City's Economic Development Council.. Snow contri
Excellent writing that keeps you going Most business strategy and self improvement books are dry and boring. This one is none of those. It was the right mix of tech language yet some of the more complex ideas were explained in laymans' terms. In each chapter or section, Shane gives multiple examples of what he's trying to explain, and often like a novel, will track 3 or Excellent writing that keeps you going Brian R. Most business strategy and self improvement books are dry and boring. This one is none of those. It was the right mix of tech language yet some of the more complex ideas were explained in laymans' terms. In each chapter or section, Shane gives multiple examples of what he's trying to explain, and often like a novel, will track 3 or 4 different experiences at once. He'll then bring them all back together by the end of. different experiences at once. He'll then bring them all back together by the end of. Entertaining and thought provoking look at accelerated success I've personally wondered why some things or people rise to the top quickly, and why others never seem to make it. That made Shane Snow's “Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success” a very interesting read. The concept of applying lateral thinking, as computer hackers do, to break rules and reach career heights quickly was not only interesting, but provided some insightful secrets to. "Provides examples of people who've succeeded using "Smartcuts" - and then tells how to follow their lead" according to Kcorn. Author Shane Snow spends the first part of Shortcuts demonstrating how some people effectively use "hacker" thinking to shorten their path to success. And then he fills in the details in this tightly written book. A fair amount of this information may up readers' chances of becoming successful. I found some parts of this book to be very compelling. Others left me wanting more.Snow uses a"show then explain" approach.
It’s about applying entrepreneurial and technological concepts to success in life and work, and how, by emulation, we too can leapfrog competitors, grow businesses, and fix society’s problems faster than we think.. Serial entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow delves into the reasons why some people and organizations are able to achieve incredible things in implausibly short time frames, showing how each of us can use these “smartcuts” to rethink convention and accelerate success.In every era, innovators from art to science to