Net Entrepreneurs Only: 10 Entrepreneurs Tell the Stories of Their Success - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0471381462 ISBN 13 : 9780471381464

Synopsis

Featuring Winners of Ernst & Young′s Entrepreneur Of TheYear Awards

In their own words . . .

• Jay S. Walker–priceline.com
• Mike McNulty and Mike Hagan–VerticalNet
• Christina Jones–pcOrder
• William Porter and Christos Cotsakos–E∗Trade
• Gregory K. Jones–uBid
• Russell Horowitz–Go2Net
• Ken Pasternak–Knight/Trimark
• William Schrader–PSINet
• Pierre Omidyar–eBay
• Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner–broadcast.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

GREGORY K. ERICKSEN is Ernst & Young s NationalDirector of Entrepreneurial Services and is Chairman of theEntrepreneur of the Year Institute. He is the author of two booksin the Ernst & Young series devoted toentrepreneurs What s Luck Got to Do With It? and Women Entrepreneurs Only, both published by Wiley.
The Entrepreneurial Services practice of Ernst & Young isdedicated to owner–managed and middle–market businesses. Itconsults in the areas of finance, taxes, audit and accounting,business planning, and international expansion.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Featuring Winners of Ernst & Young′s Entrepreneur Of TheYear(r) Awards

In their own words . . .

Jay S. Walker–priceline.com

Mike McNulty and Mike Hagan–VerticalNet

Christina Jones–pcOrder

William Porter and Christos Cotsakos–E∗Trade

Gregory K. Jones–uBid

Russell Horowitz–Go2Net

Ken Pasternak–Knight/Trimark

William Schrader–PSINet

Pierre Omidyar–eBay

Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner–broadcast.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

If someone set out to design an Internet exclusively for thebenefit of entrepreneurs, it probably wouldn?t differ much from theone we already have. Over the past seven years, countless Internetentrepreneurs have seized a wealth of opportunity unprecedented inthe history of business and accumulated millions, even billions ofdollars virtually overnight. This book introduces you to tenextraordinary individuals who stand at the peak of this risingmountain of success. It reveals where, when, and how these Netentrepreneurs have taken traditional entrepreneurship to newheights.

You will meet the nimble minds behind such phenomenallysuccessful Net enterprises as priceline.com, E∗trade, andVerticalNet as they describe in their own words how they took theclassic formula for starting a business and kicked it intooverdrive on the Internet. They tell you how they identifiedspecific consumer needs and developed innovative ways to meet themover the Net, guiding users through the avalanche of data toexactly what they want. In short, they?ll show you what it takes tobe an entrepreneur who makes changes in a changing world.

Jay Walker reveals how he rose from teenage "black marketer,"underselling the candy store at his summer camp, tomultibillionaire founder of priceline.com, the online phenomenonwith the slogan "Name Your Own Price." Christy Jones of pcOrderexplains why she gave up millions of dollars in Trilogy stock topursue an unproven idea. And Russ Horowitz shows how his "If youcan?t build it, buy it" philosophy enabled Go2Net to explode ontothe Internet as a "prefab" powerhouse.

The stories of these and other winners of Ernst & Young?sEntrepreneur of the Year® Award are informative, entertaining,and much more. They will inspire you to pursue your own dreams anddedicate yourself to a goal that may at first seem impossible. Andthe insights, strategies, and tactics these ultra–entrepreneursreveal will help guide your own efforts and give you the know–howand confidence you need to succeed as a Net entrepreneur.

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471381462
• ISBN 13: 9780471381464
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible