The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career Audiobook (Free)

A blueprint for thriving in your job and building a career by applying the lessons of Silicon Valley’s state-of-the-art entrepreneurs.

LinkedIn cofounder and chairman Reid Hoffman and author Ben Casnocha show how to accelerate your career in today’s competitive world. The main element is to control your career as though it were a start-up business: a living, breathing, growing start-up of you.

Why? Start-ups-and the business owners who operate them-are nimble. They spend money on themselves. They build about The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Spend money on Yourself, and Transform Your Career their professional networks. They take intelligent risks. They make uncertainty and volatility work to their benefit.

These are the same abilities professionals have to get ahead today.

This book isn’t about cover letters or resumes. Instead, you will learn the best procedures of Silicon Valley start-ups, and how to apply these entrepreneurial strategies to your job. Whether you work for a giant multinational corporation, a small regional business, or starting your own endeavor, you should know how to:

* Adapt your career plans seeing that you change, the people around you change, and industries transformation.

* Create a competitive advantage to win the very best jobs and opportunities.

* Strengthen your professional network by building powerful alliances and maintaining a diverse mix of relationships.

* Find the unique breakout opportunities that massively accelerate profession growth.

* Take proactive risks to be more resilient to market tsunamis.

* Touch your network for information and intelligence that help you create smarter decisions.

A revolutionary new guide to thriving in the current fractured globe of work, the strategies with this book will help you survive and thrive and reach your boldest professional ambitions. The Start-Up of You empowers you to be the CEO of your career and manage your future.