Street Smarts
by Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham
The paperback retitle of The Knack with additional material: the same cash-first philosophy for small-business owners, with a new section on selling the business. If you own one, you do not need the other.
Read it if…
you want The Knack with the chapters on exit.
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Skip it if…
you already own The Knack.
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Three things you will actually use
- Cash first, always.
- Build the business to be valued, not just busy.
- Choose customers; do not take all comers.
Do this first
Read the section on selling and write what your business would be worth today.
Our verdict
The Knack, extended.
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