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💼 Executive Dealmaking

High-stakes negotiation at the corporate summit, where mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships are forged through leverage, timing, and relationship capital.
3-D Negotiation
by David A. Lax • 2006
Most of a negotiation's outcome is determined before anyone speaks. Here is how to shape it.
3.88
4k+
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🏗️ Deal Structuring🤝 Integrative Bargaining🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping🧠 Bargaining Psychology
3-D Negotiation Summary
3-D Negotiation 91%
Most of a negotiation's outcome is determined before anyone speaks. Here is how to shape it.
by David A. Lax 2006
3.88
4k+ ratings
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🏗️ Deal Structuring🤝 Integrative Bargaining🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping🧠 Bargaining Psychology
Dealmaking
by Guhan Subramanian • 2020
Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.
3.88
42
🏢 Corporate Dealmaking🎯 Negotiation Strategy🔨 Auction Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics♟️ Game Theory
Dealmaking Summary
Dealmaking 90%
Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.
by Guhan Subramanian 2020
3.88
42 ratings
🏢 Corporate Dealmaking🎯 Negotiation Strategy🔨 Auction Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics♟️ Game Theory
Split the Pie
by Barry Nalebuff • 2022
In any deal, split only what neither side can achieve alone. Half is always yours.
4.04
310
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🤝 Interest-Based Negotiation♟️ Game Theory⚡ Power Dynamics💼 Business Deals
Split the Pie Summary
Split the Pie 90%
In any deal, split only what neither side can achieve alone. Half is always yours.
by Barry Nalebuff 2022
4.04
310 ratings
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🤝 Interest-Based Negotiation♟️ Game Theory⚡ Power Dynamics💼 Business Deals
Good for You, Great for Me
by Lawrence E. Susskind • 2014
Most negotiators leave value unclaimed. Create more together, then confidently take your share.
3.51
89
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🤝 Deal-Making🕊️ Conflict Resolution🧭 Interest-Based Negotiation🏛️ Consensus Building
Good for You, Great for Me Summary
Good for You, Great for Me 90%
Most negotiators leave value unclaimed. Create more together, then confidently take your share.
by Lawrence E. Susskind 2014
3.51
89 ratings
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🤝 Deal-Making🕊️ Conflict Resolution🧭 Interest-Based Negotiation🏛️ Consensus Building
Winning through Intimidation
by Robert J. Ringer • 1974
In every deal, you're victor or victim. The difference is posture, not politeness.
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1k+
💼 Business Negotiations🤝 Deal Making🦁 Power Posture💡 Self-Interest💰 Closing The Deal
Winning through Intimidation Summary
Winning through Intimidation 89%
In every deal, you're victor or victim. The difference is posture, not politeness.
by Robert J. Ringer 1974
3.96
1k+ ratings
💼 Business Negotiations🤝 Deal Making🦁 Power Posture💡 Self-Interest💰 Closing The Deal
Never Make the First Offer
by Donald Dell • 2009
Let them name their price first. The trust-and-leverage playbook of a master sports dealmaker.
3.69
143
🎾 Sports Business🧠 Negotiation Psychology🤝 Relationship-Based Selling⚖️ Strategic Leverage🚪 Walk-Away Power
Never Make the First Offer Summary
Never Make the First Offer 89%
Let them name their price first. The trust-and-leverage playbook of a master sports dealmaker.
by Donald Dell 2009
3.69
143 ratings
🎾 Sports Business🧠 Negotiation Psychology🤝 Relationship-Based Selling⚖️ Strategic Leverage🚪 Walk-Away Power
Negotiating for Success
by George J. Siedel • 2014
Calculate your walk-away, anchor their mind, and write contracts that actually work.
4.04
612
🗣️ Negotiation Skills🤝 Deal Making⚖️ Conflict Resolution🧠 Persuasion Tactics🌍 Global Negotiation
Negotiating for Success Summary
Negotiating for Success 89%
Calculate your walk-away, anchor their mind, and write contracts that actually work.
by George J. Siedel 2014
4.04
612 ratings
🗣️ Negotiation Skills🤝 Deal Making⚖️ Conflict Resolution🧠 Persuasion Tactics🌍 Global Negotiation
Secrets of Power Negotiating
by Roger Dawson • 1988
The negotiator who asks for more gets more. Here is the tactical playbook.
4.06
3k+
🃏 Negotiation Tactics🧠 Persuasion Psychology👀 Body Language🤝 Deal Making💼 Sales Techniques
Secrets of Power Negotiating Summary
Secrets of Power Negotiating 89%
The negotiator who asks for more gets more. Here is the tactical playbook.
by Roger Dawson 1988
4.06
3k+ ratings
🃏 Negotiation Tactics🧠 Persuasion Psychology👀 Body Language🤝 Deal Making💼 Sales Techniques
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School
by Mark H. McCormack • 1984
People skills, deal timing, and psychological leverage: the street-smart toolkit an MBA won't teach.
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6k+
👀 People Reading🤝 Negotiation Psychology⏳ Time Management🔄 Unconventional Management💡 Business Intuition
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School Summary
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School 89%
People skills, deal timing, and psychological leverage: the street-smart toolkit an MBA won't teach.
by Mark H. McCormack 1984
3.60
6k+ ratings
👀 People Reading🤝 Negotiation Psychology⏳ Time Management🔄 Unconventional Management💡 Business Intuition
Everything is Negotiable
by Gavin Kennedy • 1983
Why one-sided concessions backfire, and the simple 'if' that turns every proposal into a trade.
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2k+
🎯 Negotiation Tactics🤝 Deal-Making🧠 Persuasion Psychology🗣️ Assertive Communication☮️ Conflict Resolution
Everything is Negotiable Summary
Everything is Negotiable 89%
Why one-sided concessions backfire, and the simple 'if' that turns every proposal into a trade.
by Gavin Kennedy 1983
4.35
2k+ ratings
🎯 Negotiation Tactics🤝 Deal-Making🧠 Persuasion Psychology🗣️ Assertive Communication☮️ Conflict Resolution
To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?
by Robert J. Ringer • 2002
Self-delusion is more expensive than bad luck. The rules for seeing business as it actually is.
4.07
127
🤝 Negotiation🤞 Closing Deals🛡️ Self-Protection In Business💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset🔍 Business Realism
To Be or Not to Be Intimidated? Summary
To Be or Not to Be Intimidated? 89%
Self-delusion is more expensive than bad luck. The rules for seeing business as it actually is.
by Robert J. Ringer 2002
4.07
127 ratings
🤝 Negotiation🤞 Closing Deals🛡️ Self-Protection In Business💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset🔍 Business Realism
Developing a Business Case
by Harvard Business School Press • 2010
Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.
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🧾 Business Proposals🏢 Corporate Decision Making🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion✍️ Business Writing📊 Executive Communication
Developing a Business Case Summary
Developing a Business Case 89%
Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.
by Harvard Business School Press 2010
3.76
96 ratings
🧾 Business Proposals🏢 Corporate Decision Making🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion✍️ Business Writing📊 Executive Communication
The Private Equity Playbook
by Adam Coffey • 2019
PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.
4.05
1k+
🧱 Private Equity💰 Mergers And Acquisitions⚙️ Operational Efficiency📈 Value Creation👨‍💼 Business Owners
The Private Equity Playbook Summary
The Private Equity Playbook 89%
PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.
by Adam Coffey 2019
4.05
1k+ ratings
🧱 Private Equity💰 Mergers And Acquisitions⚙️ Operational Efficiency📈 Value Creation👨‍💼 Business Owners
Bargaining for Advantage
by G. Richard Shell • 1999
The negotiation method that sizes up the situation so your natural style becomes your advantage.
3.90
7k+
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🔄 Situational Negotiation🧠 Behavioral Economics🗣️ Persuasion Psychology💬 Strategic Communication
Bargaining for Advantage Summary
Bargaining for Advantage 89%
The negotiation method that sizes up the situation so your natural style becomes your advantage.
by G. Richard Shell 1999
3.90
7k+ ratings
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🔄 Situational Negotiation🧠 Behavioral Economics🗣️ Persuasion Psychology💬 Strategic Communication
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
by Michael Ovitz • 2018
He built CAA to flip Hollywood's power. His only bad deal: Disney's number-two chair.
4.21
3k+
🎬 Hollywood Talent Agencies🤝 Negotiation Tactics⚡ Power Dynamics🎭 Reputation Management📉 Rise And Fall Memoirs
Who Is Michael Ovitz? Summary
Who Is Michael Ovitz? 89%
He built CAA to flip Hollywood's power. His only bad deal: Disney's number-two chair.
by Michael Ovitz 2018
4.21
3k+ ratings
🎬 Hollywood Talent Agencies🤝 Negotiation Tactics⚡ Power Dynamics🎭 Reputation Management📉 Rise And Fall Memoirs
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020
by Harvard Business Review • 2019
CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.
3.85
228
🏢 Executive Leadership⏰ Time Management🔄 Strategic Delegation📋 Meeting Efficiency📊 Data-Driven Leadership
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020 Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020 89%
CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.
by Harvard Business Review 2019
3.85
228 ratings
🏢 Executive Leadership⏰ Time Management🔄 Strategic Delegation📋 Meeting Efficiency📊 Data-Driven Leadership
Winning Now, Winning Later
by David M. Cote • 2020
Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.
4.03
560
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Ceo Memoirs⏳ Short-Termism⚙️ Process Improvement🏢 Corporate Culture
Winning Now, Winning Later Summary
Winning Now, Winning Later 89%
Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.
by David M. Cote 2020
4.03
560 ratings
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Ceo Memoirs⏳ Short-Termism⚙️ Process Improvement🏢 Corporate Culture
Your Next Five Moves
by Patrick Bet-David • 2020
Think five moves ahead: identity work, decision systems, and power plays to outmaneuver rivals.
4.05
9k+
🏢 Business Strategy♟️ Strategic Thinking🧠 Decision Frameworks🤝 Negotiation Tactics👥 Team Building
Your Next Five Moves Summary
Your Next Five Moves 89%
Think five moves ahead: identity work, decision systems, and power plays to outmaneuver rivals.
by Patrick Bet-David 2020
4.05
9k+ ratings
🏢 Business Strategy♟️ Strategic Thinking🧠 Decision Frameworks🤝 Negotiation Tactics👥 Team Building
The Ride of a Lifetime
by Robert Iger • 2019
Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.
4.40
97k+
🏢 Corporate Leadership🎬 Entertainment Business🎨 Creative Management🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions💡 Innovation Strategy
The Ride of a Lifetime Summary
The Ride of a Lifetime 89%
Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.
by Robert Iger 2019
4.40
97k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Leadership🎬 Entertainment Business🎨 Creative Management🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions💡 Innovation Strategy
Essentials of Negotiation
by Roy J. Lewicki • 1996
Turn negotiation from instinct into strategy. Map power, build leverage, refuse bad deals.
3.75
484
📋 Negotiation Strategy🧩 Conflict Resolution🔗 Integrative Negotiation🧠 Negotiation Psychology🤝 Deal-Making
Essentials of Negotiation Summary
Essentials of Negotiation 89%
Turn negotiation from instinct into strategy. Map power, build leverage, refuse bad deals.
by Roy J. Lewicki 1996
3.75
484 ratings
📋 Negotiation Strategy🧩 Conflict Resolution🔗 Integrative Negotiation🧠 Negotiation Psychology🤝 Deal-Making
Negotiating Rationally
by Max H. Bazerman • 1991
Cognitive biases hijack negotiations. Smart people lose deals they should win, and never see why.
3.83
317
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🤝 Integrative Bargaining🎮 Game Theory
Negotiating Rationally Summary
Negotiating Rationally 89%
Cognitive biases hijack negotiations. Smart people lose deals they should win, and never see why.
by Max H. Bazerman 1991
3.83
317 ratings
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🤝 Integrative Bargaining🎮 Game Theory
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know
by Jim Camp • 2002
Invite an early no. The system where rejection, not agreement, drives the real conversation.
4.11
3k+
🎯 Negotiation Tactics🧠 Deal Psychology🔍 Adversary Research⚙️ Negotiation Systems💪 Hardball Negotiation
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know Summary
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know 89%
Invite an early no. The system where rejection, not agreement, drives the real conversation.
by Jim Camp 2002
4.11
3k+ ratings
🎯 Negotiation Tactics🧠 Deal Psychology🔍 Adversary Research⚙️ Negotiation Systems💪 Hardball Negotiation
The Book of Real-World Negotiations
by Joshua N. Weiss • 2020
Turn power gaps, high emotions, and culture clashes into your biggest negotiation advantages.
3.97
29
🤝 Negotiation Strategies🕊️ Conflict Resolution🧠 Emotional Intelligence💡 Creative Problem Solving⚖️ Power Dynamics
The Book of Real-World Negotiations Summary
The Book of Real-World Negotiations 88%
Turn power gaps, high emotions, and culture clashes into your biggest negotiation advantages.
by Joshua N. Weiss 2020
3.97
29 ratings
🤝 Negotiation Strategies🕊️ Conflict Resolution🧠 Emotional Intelligence💡 Creative Problem Solving⚖️ Power Dynamics
The Rules Of Work
by Richard Templar • 2002
The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.
3.70
4k+
🏛️ Office Politics🏢 Corporate Culture🧭 Career Strategy👔 Executive Presence🪪 Personal Branding
The Rules Of Work Summary
The Rules Of Work 88%
The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.
by Richard Templar 2002
3.70
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Office Politics🏢 Corporate Culture🧭 Career Strategy👔 Executive Presence🪪 Personal Branding
INKED
by Jeb Blount • 2020
Get picked first. Then negotiate. The emotional control and leverage playbook for sales closers.
4.21
218
🤝 Sales Negotiation🧠 Negotiation Psychology✍️ Deal Closing😌 Emotional Control🔍 Stakeholder Discovery
INKED Summary
INKED 88%
Get picked first. Then negotiate. The emotional control and leverage playbook for sales closers.
by Jeb Blount 2020
4.21
218 ratings
🤝 Sales Negotiation🧠 Negotiation Psychology✍️ Deal Closing😌 Emotional Control🔍 Stakeholder Discovery
Strategy That Works
by Paul Leinwand • 2016
Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.
3.88
275
🏢 Corporate Strategy🎯 Strategic Execution🛠️ Capability Building🔗 Organizational Alignment💰 Cost Optimization
Strategy That Works Summary
Strategy That Works 88%
Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.
by Paul Leinwand 2016
3.88
275 ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy🎯 Strategic Execution🛠️ Capability Building🔗 Organizational Alignment💰 Cost Optimization
Dream Big
by Cristiane Correa • 2013
Three Brazilian bankers bought Budweiser by rewarding performance and cutting everything else.
4.17
6k+
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🏆 Meritocratic Management⚙️ Operational Efficiency👥 Partnership Models
Dream Big Summary
Dream Big 88%
Three Brazilian bankers bought Budweiser by rewarding performance and cutting everything else.
by Cristiane Correa 2013
4.17
6k+ ratings
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🏆 Meritocratic Management⚙️ Operational Efficiency👥 Partnership Models
Pitch Anything
by Oren Klaff • 2011
Logic doesn't close deals. Your audience's oldest brain does. Here is how to address it directly.
4.05
12k+
🎯 Sales Pitches💼 Business Persuasion🗣️ High-Stakes Communication👑 Status Dynamics🤝 Deal Negotiations
Pitch Anything Summary
Pitch Anything 88%
Logic doesn't close deals. Your audience's oldest brain does. Here is how to address it directly.
by Oren Klaff 2011
4.05
12k+ ratings
🎯 Sales Pitches💼 Business Persuasion🗣️ High-Stakes Communication👑 Status Dynamics🤝 Deal Negotiations
Negotiate This!
by Herb Cohen • 2003
Leverage doesn't win negotiations. Perception, style, and the willingness to walk do.
3.93
347
🎯 Negotiation Tactics🤝 Win-Win Negotiation💬 Strategic Communication👁️ Perception Management🧠 Negotiation Mindset
Negotiate This! Summary
Negotiate This! 88%
Leverage doesn't win negotiations. Perception, style, and the willingness to walk do.
by Herb Cohen 2003
3.93
347 ratings
🎯 Negotiation Tactics🤝 Win-Win Negotiation💬 Strategic Communication👁️ Perception Management🧠 Negotiation Mindset
The Art of Negotiation
by Michael A. Wheeler • 2013
Forget scripted tactics. Best negotiators improvise like jazz musicians, and these are their rules.
3.86
567
🤝 Negotiation Strategies🎷 Business Improvisation🔄 Adaptive Decision Making💡 Creative Problem Solving🌫️ Managing Uncertainty
The Art of Negotiation Summary
The Art of Negotiation 88%
Forget scripted tactics. Best negotiators improvise like jazz musicians, and these are their rules.
by Michael A. Wheeler 2013
3.86
567 ratings
🤝 Negotiation Strategies🎷 Business Improvisation🔄 Adaptive Decision Making💡 Creative Problem Solving🌫️ Managing Uncertainty
The New Power Base Selling
by Jim Holden • 2012
The deal goes to whoever reads the hidden political map inside the customer.
3.97
117
📊 Complex Sales🏛️ Organizational Politics⚔️ Competitive Strategy🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping🤝 Influence Without Authority
The New Power Base Selling Summary
The New Power Base Selling 88%
The deal goes to whoever reads the hidden political map inside the customer.
by Jim Holden 2012
3.97
117 ratings
📊 Complex Sales🏛️ Organizational Politics⚔️ Competitive Strategy🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping🤝 Influence Without Authority
Venture Capital Deal Terms
by Harm De Vries • 2017
The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.
3.93
123
💰 Venture Capital📋 Deal Structuring📄 Term Sheets🚀 Startup Financing🏦 Corporate Finance
Venture Capital Deal Terms Summary
Venture Capital Deal Terms 88%
The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.
by Harm De Vries 2017
3.93
123 ratings
💰 Venture Capital📋 Deal Structuring📄 Term Sheets🚀 Startup Financing🏦 Corporate Finance
The Art of Selling Your Business
by John Warrillow • 2021
Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.
4.31
184
💰 Selling A Business🚪 Exit Planning📊 Business Valuation🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🎲 Deal Negotiation
The Art of Selling Your Business Summary
The Art of Selling Your Business 88%
Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.
by John Warrillow 2021
4.31
184 ratings
💰 Selling A Business🚪 Exit Planning📊 Business Valuation🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🎲 Deal Negotiation
Paid to Think
by David Goldsmith • 2012
The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.
3.76
159
🏢 Executive Management🗺️ Strategic Planning✅ Priority Management💡 Structured Innovation🔗 Systems Thinking
Paid to Think Summary
Paid to Think 88%
The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.
by David Goldsmith 2012
3.76
159 ratings
🏢 Executive Management🗺️ Strategic Planning✅ Priority Management💡 Structured Innovation🔗 Systems Thinking
Better, Simpler Strategy
by Felix Oberholzer-Gee • 2021
A better strategy is simpler: make customers happier to pay and employees happier to stay.
4.06
415
🏢 Corporate Strategy📈 Value Creation🎯 Customer Value🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism⚖️ Strategic Trade-Offs
Better, Simpler Strategy Summary
Better, Simpler Strategy 88%
A better strategy is simpler: make customers happier to pay and employees happier to stay.
by Felix Oberholzer-Gee 2021
4.06
415 ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy📈 Value Creation🎯 Customer Value🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism⚖️ Strategic Trade-Offs
A CEO Only Does Three Things
by Trey Taylor • 2020
Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.
4.08
479
👔 Executive Leadership🏢 Company Culture👥 Talent Management📊 Business Metrics💎 Values Leadership
A CEO Only Does Three Things Summary
A CEO Only Does Three Things 88%
Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.
by Trey Taylor 2020
4.08
479 ratings
👔 Executive Leadership🏢 Company Culture👥 Talent Management📊 Business Metrics💎 Values Leadership
The 80/20 CEO
by Bill Canady • 2024
A 100-day CEO system for finding the 20 percent that pays and leaving the rest behind.
4.46
261
💼 Executive Leadership📊 Pareto Principle🧹 Business Streamlining🏭 Lean Operations🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions
The 80/20 CEO Summary
The 80/20 CEO 88%
A 100-day CEO system for finding the 20 percent that pays and leaving the rest behind.
by Bill Canady 2024
4.46
261 ratings
💼 Executive Leadership📊 Pareto Principle🧹 Business Streamlining🏭 Lean Operations🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions
The Business of Venture Capital
by Mahendra Ramsinghani • 2011
How venture capital works inside: raising funds, structuring deals, and getting companies to exit.
4.32
590
🏦 Venture Capital💼 Private Equity🚀 Startup Investing💰 Fundraising📋 Deal Structuring
The Business of Venture Capital Summary
The Business of Venture Capital 88%
How venture capital works inside: raising funds, structuring deals, and getting companies to exit.
by Mahendra Ramsinghani 2011
4.32
590 ratings
🏦 Venture Capital💼 Private Equity🚀 Startup Investing💰 Fundraising📋 Deal Structuring
Buying and Selling a Business
by Garrett Sutton • 2003
Structure the deal, not just the price. A playbook for business buyers and sellers.
3.90
197
🏢 Business Acquisition🔍 Due Diligence📋 Deal Structuring💰 Tax Strategy📊 Small Business Finance
Buying and Selling a Business Summary
Buying and Selling a Business 88%
Structure the deal, not just the price. A playbook for business buyers and sellers.
by Garrett Sutton 2003
3.90
197 ratings
🏢 Business Acquisition🔍 Due Diligence📋 Deal Structuring💰 Tax Strategy📊 Small Business Finance
The Gambler
by William C. Rempel • 2018
Eighth-grade dropout, WWII pilot: he turned a small airline into Vegas and MGM, three times.
4.36
1k+
🏗️ Tycoon Biographies🤝 Negotiation Tactics🎲 Calculated Risk📉 Value Investing🎰 Las Vegas History
The Gambler Summary
The Gambler 88%
Eighth-grade dropout, WWII pilot: he turned a small airline into Vegas and MGM, three times.
by William C. Rempel 2018
4.36
1k+ ratings
🏗️ Tycoon Biographies🤝 Negotiation Tactics🎲 Calculated Risk📉 Value Investing🎰 Las Vegas History
Inside Private Equity
by Bill Ferris • 2013
A private equity veteran on why good deals fail, when to walk away, and what the numbers miss.
3.60
47
💼 Private Equity🚀 Venture Capital🔄 Company Turnarounds📖 Investment Memoirs🏁 Exit Strategies
Inside Private Equity Summary
Inside Private Equity 88%
A private equity veteran on why good deals fail, when to walk away, and what the numbers miss.
by Bill Ferris 2013
3.60
47 ratings
💼 Private Equity🚀 Venture Capital🔄 Company Turnarounds📖 Investment Memoirs🏁 Exit Strategies
Your First 100 Million
by Daniel S. Peña • 1999
Most advice keeps you average. The actual playbook for a hundred-million-dollar exit.
4.23
376
🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions💰 Capital Raising📈 Exponential Growth🎩 Personal Branding💡 Unconventional Thinking
Your First 100 Million Summary
Your First 100 Million 88%
Most advice keeps you average. The actual playbook for a hundred-million-dollar exit.
by Daniel S. Peña 1999
4.23
376 ratings
🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions💰 Capital Raising📈 Exponential Growth🎩 Personal Branding💡 Unconventional Thinking
Intelligent M&A
by Scott Moeller • 2007
Seven in ten mergers destroy value. An intelligence discipline for asking what due diligence misses.
3.79
57
🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions🎯 Corporate Strategy🔍 Competitive Intelligence📋 Due Diligence🤝 Post-Merger Integration
Intelligent M&A Summary
Intelligent M&A 88%
Seven in ten mergers destroy value. An intelligence discipline for asking what due diligence misses.
by Scott Moeller 2007
3.79
57 ratings
🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions🎯 Corporate Strategy🔍 Competitive Intelligence📋 Due Diligence🤝 Post-Merger Integration
Empire Builder
by Adam Coffey • 2023
Culture and brand are not soft assets; they directly add multiples to your company's sale price.
4.24
173
🚪 Exit Planning💰 Company Valuation🏦 Private Equity🔍 Due Diligence🏷️ Brand Building
Empire Builder Summary
Empire Builder 88%
Culture and brand are not soft assets; they directly add multiples to your company's sale price.
by Adam Coffey 2023
4.24
173 ratings
🚪 Exit Planning💰 Company Valuation🏦 Private Equity🔍 Due Diligence🏷️ Brand Building
You Can Negotiate Anything
by Herb Cohen • 1980
Everything is negotiable: three levers that tilt any deal, and why confidence beats leverage.
3.82
3k+
🤝 Negotiation Tactics🏆 Win-Win Negotiation⚡ Power Dynamics📖 Principled Negotiation🔒 Trust Building
You Can Negotiate Anything Summary
You Can Negotiate Anything 88%
Everything is negotiable: three levers that tilt any deal, and why confidence beats leverage.
by Herb Cohen 1980
3.82
3k+ ratings
🤝 Negotiation Tactics🏆 Win-Win Negotiation⚡ Power Dynamics📖 Principled Negotiation🔒 Trust Building
The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator
by Leigh L. Thompson • 1997
Negotiation runs on psychology, not just power. A behavioral scientist's system for the table.
3.77
292
🤝 Negotiation Strategies⚖️ Principled Negotiation🤲 Win-Win Negotiation🧠 Behavioral Economics🗣️ Persuasion Techniques
The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator Summary
The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator 88%
Negotiation runs on psychology, not just power. A behavioral scientist's system for the table.
by Leigh L. Thompson 1997
3.77
292 ratings
🤝 Negotiation Strategies⚖️ Principled Negotiation🤲 Win-Win Negotiation🧠 Behavioral Economics🗣️ Persuasion Techniques
Escape Velocity
by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2011
Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.
3.90
676
📊 Corporate Strategy💻 Technology Adoption📈 Portfolio Management🔄 Organizational Change💡 Innovation Strategy
Escape Velocity Summary
Escape Velocity 88%
Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.
by Geoffrey A. Moore 2011
3.90
676 ratings
📊 Corporate Strategy💻 Technology Adoption📈 Portfolio Management🔄 Organizational Change💡 Innovation Strategy
Negotiation Genius
by Deepak Malhotra • 2007
The negotiation playbook for weak hands, hidden information, and your own blind spots.
4.24
3k+
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases💭 Negotiation Psychology⚖️ Bargaining Tactics
Negotiation Genius Summary
Negotiation Genius 88%
The negotiation playbook for weak hands, hidden information, and your own blind spots.
by Deepak Malhotra 2007
4.24
3k+ ratings
🎯 Negotiation Strategy🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases💭 Negotiation Psychology⚖️ Bargaining Tactics
Play Nice But Win
by Michael Dell • 2021
Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.
4.13
3k+
🏢 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Founder Memoirs🔒 Going Private🧠 Decision Frameworks🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions
Play Nice But Win Summary
Play Nice But Win 88%
Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.
by Michael Dell 2021
4.13
3k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Founder Memoirs🔒 Going Private🧠 Decision Frameworks🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions
The AI-Driven Leader
by Geoff Woods • 2024
AI writes your memos. It could sharpen your strategy instead. Most leaders never learn how.
3.88
2k+
🤖 AI In Business🧠 Strategic Thinking👔 Executive Leadership🎯 Decision Making🏔️ Goal Setting
The AI-Driven Leader Summary
The AI-Driven Leader 88%
AI writes your memos. It could sharpen your strategy instead. Most leaders never learn how.
by Geoff Woods 2024
3.88
2k+ ratings
🤖 AI In Business🧠 Strategic Thinking👔 Executive Leadership🎯 Decision Making🏔️ Goal Setting
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