{"product_id":"blueprint-to-a-billion-9780471747475","title":"Blueprint to a Billion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for BLUEPRINT TO A BILLION\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA wonderful, well thought out analysis of entrepreneurship and leadership of a growth company.\u003cbr\u003e Howard Lester, Chairman, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you dream about growing your business to a billion, this is a fascinating down-to-earth study that you must read. Apply the seven essential principles to your business and you are off and running. Learn about strategy, growth, leadership, team building, and a whole lot more.\u003cbr\u003e Joe Scarlett, Chairman of the Board, Tractor Supply Company\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlueprint to a Billion is a well-researched and thoughtfully written book that quantifies the growth pattern of America''s highest growth companies.\u003cbr\u003e Professor John Quelch, Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEighty percent of the top-performing stocks in the last twenty years were small entrepreneurial companies that had an IPO in the prior eight years. Blueprint to a Billion tells you the seven key things these innovato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Blueprint Thesis: A Different Approach to Growth 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Create and Sustain a Breakthrough Value Proposition 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Blueprint Value Proposition 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Create and Sustain Exponential Revenue Growth 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Exploit a High-Growth Market Segment 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Marquee Customers Shape the Revenue Powerhouse 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Leverage Big Brother Alliances for Breaking into New Markets 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Seizing the Opportunity to Create Exponential Returns 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Becoming the Masters of Exponential Returns 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Management Team: Inside-Outside Leadership 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Board: Comprised of Essentials Experts 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Linking the 7 Essentials 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Blueprint Companies for the Next Decade and Your Part in Them: An Epilogue 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Top 100 Blueprint Companies 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Delivering Breakthrough Benefits Drives Exponential Growth 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Assessing Management’s Focus, Drive, and Ability 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D Methodology 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 253\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864652165463,"sku":"9780471747475","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471747475.jpg?v=1722272906","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blueprint-to-a-billion-9780471747475","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}