{"product_id":"the-good-fail-9781118250716","title":"The Good Fail","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inside look at how companies and executives rise and fall, with important lessons for all aspiring entrepreneurs\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Fail\u003c\/i\u003e is part business story, part guilty pleasure, exploring Richard Keith Latman''s very public missteps and the painful lessons he learned as a result, presented to fellow entrepreneurs, in his own words, for the first time. Written in a lively, conversational style, the book answers questions many computer industry veterans have been asking for more than a decade about what went wrong at Microworkz, the failed former free PC enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronicling Latman''s long roller-coaster journey back and offering pointed advice about effective business development, negotiating, human resource management, and leadership, which Latman has successfully applied at his latest ventures, iMagicLab and Latman Interactive, the book is an important set of insights for entrepreneurs everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers 19 practical lessons learned, which can he\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Against All Odds 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Out of My League 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 From Brides to BeOS 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Catching the Wave 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Too Much Too Soon 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Fall 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 iToaster 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Moving On 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Redemption 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue Nineteen Ways to Avoid a Good Fail 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Forty-Seven Success Stories 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 153\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406843519319,"sku":"9781118250716","price":19.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118250716.jpg?v=1730497311","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-good-fail-9781118250716","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}