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• 09.29.09
  Book Review of “Riches Among the Ruins” by Robert P. Smith Uncategorized | (0)

  I recently posted a book review of "Riches Among the Ruins" by Robert P. Smith on Amazon.com: Robert Smith's book is an account of trading exotic financial instruments in exotic locations. His stories take the business adventure genre to new heights. Some of the highlights include: * Hunting down debts in El Salvador during a time when foreigners were getting shot * Negotiating with unpredictable bondholders * Chronicling the rise of an integrated global economy * Working in Vietnam during the war and having his desk destroyed by a rocket * The impact of psychology on currency values * Dealing with the "Donald Trump of Istanbul" * Managing ...
• 09.24.09
  Book Review of “The Leap” by Rick Smith Uncategorized | (0)

  I recently posted a review of Rick Smith's book "The Leap" on Amazon. It's a great book: RIck Smith was an average employee at Spencer Stuart who was encouraged to leave the company after not expressing enough passion for his day job. He then started a networking group called World50, which included a number of executives from the top companies in the world. When he first started the company, his friends and family were less than enthusiastic about the idea. Smith went on to vindicate his idea. With a membership fee of $50k coming in from each signup, the company ...
• 09.22.09
  Book Review of “RFPs Suck!” by Tom Searcy Uncategorized | (0)

  I recently posted a book review of "RFPs Suck!" by Tom Searcy, whose processes led his company and clients to nearly $3 billion in sales. Here's the review: Tom Searcy's processes resulted in nearly $3 billion in sales for his company and clients. With results like that, it's important to listen to what he has to say. His new book "RFPs Suck!" tackles the RFP and RFQ system and the most important issues to keep in mind when examining and responding to RFPs. The book is made up of five sections: I. Qualify the RFP - This part includes characteristics ...

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• Book Review of “Riches Among the Ruins” by Robert P. Smith
• Book Review of “The Leap” by Rick Smith
• Book Review of “RFPs Suck!” by Tom Searcy