{"product_id":"the-soul-of-an-entrepreneur-work-and-life-beyond-the-startup-myth-paperback","title":"The Soul of an Entrepreneur: Work and Life Beyond the Startup Myth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Sax\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning business writer delivers a new view of entrepreneurship, shifting the focus from the glitzy world of venture capital to the everyday self-starters \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A necessary corrective to Silicon Valley's stranglehold on the meaning of entrepreneurship.\" --Cal Newport, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Work\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Small businesses anchor our communities and are the fabric of our economy. Yet we are often too distracted by the idea of the Silicon Valley startup, funded by vast cash resources and backed by a board of directors, to worry about what it's like to build a business ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this earnest and searching account, David Sax reports on the deeply personal questions of entrepreneurship: why an immigrant family risks everything to build a bakery; how a small farmer fights to manage his debt; and what it feels like to rise and fall with a business you built for yourself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Abandoning the narrow definition of the entrepreneur as a wunderkind college dropout, \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of an Entrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to the everyday people who take on risk and sacrifice in the name of entrepreneurship. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Sax\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, reporter, and speaker who specializes in business and culture. He is the author of five books, including the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Revenge of Analog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Future Is Analog\u003c\/i\u003e, and James Beard Award winner \u003ci\u003eSave the Deli\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50332626813165,"sku":"9781541736016","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/icZQFfezjm9781541736016.webp?v=1784965763","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/the-soul-of-an-entrepreneur-work-and-life-beyond-the-startup-myth-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}