Publisher's Synopsis
Gold Medal Winner, Axiom Business Book Awards
Silver Award Winner, Nautilus Book Awards
Bronze Medal Winner, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY)
Finalist, International Book Awards
Finalist, The Independent Author Network, Book of the Year Awards
Easy to follow how-to guides, to create your entrepreneurial initiative
Survive & Thrive is designed for entrepreneurs, and hopeful entrepreneurs, of all ages, education levels, and backgrounds.
The frameworks in this book have been used successfully in coaching and training individuals and groups in high schools, business schools, governments, and companies of all sizes across industries around the world. The frameworks have also been used successfully by individuals on their own at home. This book will shine a light onto various entrepreneurial paths, helping you see a way forward, so that you can:
- Create a Startup (page 37)
- Build around Science & Technology (page 77)
- Plan Software (page 113)
- Launch inside Corporate, Family Business, School, and Government (page 147)
- Explore Acquisitions (page 185)
- Puzzle through Turnarounds (page 227)
- Lead during a Crisis (page 255)
- Evaluate your Career (page 271)
- Shift into a Lifestyle career (page 295)
- Positively impact people and the planet with a Social Venture (page 315)
- Lead Volunteers (page 351)
- Strategize Sales (page 361)
- Document your ideas for Technology (page 385)
Use these frameworks as power tools to help you do more than survive... learn to thrive!
Praise for Survive & Thrive
"The frameworks in this immensely practical and engaging book provide tool after tool for asking better questions and prioritizing action to get better results. Its compassionate, wise advice will help any entrepreneur - whether starting a business or shaping a life." Amy Edmondson, Professor, Harvard Business School; Author, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth. (Wiley, 2019)
"Survive & Thrive weaves a provocative, powerful, and practical web of advice for any entrepreneurial path. Paul Kewene-Hite shares firsthand how asking better questions unlocks better answers and builds a rich set of frameworks on the backbone of fearless inquiry. Read this remarkable book and you'll find a compelling way forward at work and in life." Hal Gregersen, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management and award-winning author of Questions Are the Answer: A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Problems at Work and in Life. (HarperCollins, 2018)
"Paul's highly popular and tightly choreographed entrepreneurship bootcamps have had a profound impact on many thousands of INSEAD MBA students. Paul has well leveraged his experience with successful practice to forge versatile frameworks that have inspired INSEAD students and executives across an incredible range of settings from software startups and science-based innovation to crisis management and turnarounds. With Survive & Thrive these frameworks and more are now available to the world." Peter Zemsky, Deputy Dean / Dean of Innovation, Professor of Strategy, INSEAD
"Like thousands of aspiring founders around the world, I sought Paul's mentorship early in my entrepreneurial career and continue to benefit from his frameworks over a decade later. The proven methodologies in Paul's book - paired with intimate reflections on his life and work - bring clarity and heart to an otherwise ambiguous craft. Survive & Thrive is a timeless companion for entrepreneurs of every kind, at any stage of the journey." Sami Kizilbash, Global Head of Accelerators, Google
