The Dumbest Guy at the Table
eBook - ePub

The Dumbest Guy at the Table

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Dumbest Guy at the Table

About this book

Twenty-one years after selling the company that I founded, Com Tech Communications, for an enterprise value of over $1 billion - arguably Australia's first tech unicorn - I decided to write a book. Drawing on over three decades of experience - gee I'm getting old - and sharing some lessons that I hope will provide valuable advice to anyone looking to start a company or manage a good business. Since 1987 I have hired hundreds of outstanding people, knowing that if I paid well, listened to their valuable ideas and ensured that they loved coming to work every day, I could still be part of something great... even if I am the dumbest guy at the table. These principles have formed the basis of my management style for over 30 years. So much has changed from a technology perspective - yet, in some ways, nothing has changed. Products come and go, but you will always have customers, staff and business partners. How you treat these three constituents will be the difference between building a good company, a great company, an irrelevant company or one that simply disappears. 'As a businessman, David Shein has lived up to his ideals. Don't be fooled by the title of the book; this guy really knows his shit.'
Ian Chappell

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Information

Publisher
Echo
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781760687441

Table of contents

  1. The Dumbest Guy at the Table
  2. Dedication
  3. Foreword
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: So, you wanna be a founder?
  8. Chapter 2: The Power of Two – do I need a co-founder?
  9. Chapter 3: Rules for success
  10. Chapter 4: Culture isn’t important – it’s everything
  11. Chapter 5: Five key performance indicators for a successful company
  12. Chapter 6: Taking care of business partners
  13. Chapter 7: Legendary customer service
  14. Chapter 8: Oh, Mother, should I work with my brother?
  15. Chapter 9: Who’s important in a company?
  16. Chapter 10: Superstars, dogs, team players – and those brilliant jerks
  17. Chapter 11: It’s all about people
  18. Chapter 12: Your number one asset is not a number
  19. Chapter 13: Advice from the best
  20. Chapter 14: The 1 per cent factor
  21. Chapter 15: To raise, or not to raise?
  22. Chapter 16: Do I have an option about granting share options?
  23. Chapter 17: Do you have a board of directors or are you bored of directors?
  24. Chapter 18: The world is my oyster
  25. Chapter 19: To grow, you gotta let go
  26. Chapter 20: You gotta know when you gotta go
  27. Chapter 21: From startup to wind down
  28. Chapter 22: Regrets, I’ve had a few
  29. Chapter 23: Tips for founders
  30. Leading during tough times
  31. Acknowledgments
  32. About the author
  33. Imprint