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One man’s worldwide entrepreneurial adventure…and how to
follow in his footsteps
Part memoir, part practical guide for any budding entrepreneur,
Chicken Lips, Wheeler-Dealer and the Beady-Eyed M.B.A. is
the story of how one man abandoned a cushy publishing job in
Manhattan to pursue his dream of working for himself. Spanning
eleven years, the book tells the sometimes moving, sometimes funny,
and always inspiring story of Frank Farwell, who rediscovered a
forgotten product from China and cashed in on a readily defined
American market niche. A fascinating look at the transitional years
of modern China, the book is packed with helpful information for
anyone keen to leave well-paid tedium for the Wild West of
self-employment.
As the interest in self-employment rises, Chicken Lips,
Wheeler-Dealer, and the Beady-Eyed M.B.A. fills an important
niche. Covering the successes and failures that mark the path of
the committed entrepreneur, the book entertains and instructs using
concrete, real-life examples that clearly illustrate the dos and
don’ts of running your own business.
* A non-fiction look at the world of self-employment that uses a
real-life story to illustrate successes and pitfalls
* Includes a ‘Lessons Learned’ appendix that succinctly explain
the most important takeaways for starting your own business
* A compelling insight into entrepreneurship that spans
continents
The story of a tenderfoot company and its neophyte boss who
maneuvers his way in and out of trouble to ultimately build a
business that is still thriving today, Chicken Lips,
Wheeler-Dealer, and the Beady-Eyed M.B.A. is a fascinating,
informative look at entrepreneurship in the twenty-first century.
follow in his footsteps
Part memoir, part practical guide for any budding entrepreneur,
Chicken Lips, Wheeler-Dealer and the Beady-Eyed M.B.A. is
the story of how one man abandoned a cushy publishing job in
Manhattan to pursue his dream of working for himself. Spanning
eleven years, the book tells the sometimes moving, sometimes funny,
and always inspiring story of Frank Farwell, who rediscovered a
forgotten product from China and cashed in on a readily defined
American market niche. A fascinating look at the transitional years
of modern China, the book is packed with helpful information for
anyone keen to leave well-paid tedium for the Wild West of
self-employment.
As the interest in self-employment rises, Chicken Lips,
Wheeler-Dealer, and the Beady-Eyed M.B.A. fills an important
niche. Covering the successes and failures that mark the path of
the committed entrepreneur, the book entertains and instructs using
concrete, real-life examples that clearly illustrate the dos and
don’ts of running your own business.
* A non-fiction look at the world of self-employment that uses a
real-life story to illustrate successes and pitfalls
* Includes a ‘Lessons Learned’ appendix that succinctly explain
the most important takeaways for starting your own business
* A compelling insight into entrepreneurship that spans
continents
The story of a tenderfoot company and its neophyte boss who
maneuvers his way in and out of trouble to ultimately build a
business that is still thriving today, Chicken Lips,
Wheeler-Dealer, and the Beady-Eyed M.B.A. is a fascinating,
informative look at entrepreneurship in the twenty-first century.
€18.99
Table of Content
PART 1 Building and Blundering.1. Cigar Butts and Newspaper Junkies.
2. Over the Falls.
3. Searching for The Product.
4. Chicken Lips and Happy Linebacker.
5. A Chinese Clue.
6. Seagull in the Desert.
7. The Trouble with Miss Wisconsin.
8. The Wisdom of Soapstone.
9. HR Blunders.
PART 2 Emergence, Growth, and Profits.
10. The Magic of Smiling Dan.
11. The Silver Fox.
12. Mrs. Hollingsworth and the Choker Turtlenecks.
13. Battling Seventh Avenue.
14. The Long Island Leg Breaker.
15. Grilled Squid in Backstreet Seoul.
16. Uncle Bob and the Sharp-Eyed Rookie.
17. The Delusional Printer.
18. The Long Road to Almost Perfect.
PART 3 Chaos to Clarity: Dodging Bullets While Building an
Organization.
19. An Accelerating Blur.
20. Rookie’s Waltz.
21. The Philosophy of Numbers.
22. Employees from Heaven–and Hell.
23. Stocks Crash, Workers Strike.
24. Our Own Saint George, and Shanghai Ed.
25. The Mulberry Tree Drought.
26. Running on Fumes.
PART 4 The Dance of Divesture.
27. The Plain Truth About Overfed Cowboy.
28. The Pantyhose King and Wall Street Con Man.
29. Gray Flannel Godzilla.
30. Wheeler-Dealer, Big Hitter, and the Beady-Eyed M.B.A..
31. Marathon Poker.
32. Fight to the Finish.
33. Yawning on Park Avenue.
34. The Chinese Limo.
PART 5 Epilogue.
35. The Darkest Two Years.
36. Transitions.
37. Offshore.
Acknowledgments.
Index.
About the author
Frank Farwell worked as a cub newspaper reporter for the Claremont, New Hampshire, Daily Eagle, and Vermont’s Windsor Chronicle, then enrolled in Northwestern University’s M.B.A. program. After two semesters he took a summer job at Times-Mirror Magazines in New York and stayed on to become managing editor of Ski magazine, and then staff editor at Ziff-Davis’ Yachting. Four years later, tired of publishing’s modest pay scale, he quit gainful employment to found a tiny company in his attic. His staff- and freelance-written articles have appeared in The New York Times, Signature, Ski, Backpacker, Yachts and Yachting (U.K.), AOPA Pilot, IFR, The Guide to Cross Country Skiing, Ski Business, Harrowsmith, Kiplinger’s Changing Times, The Kazi (Japan), Cross Country Skier, Outdoor Life, Marathon World, Nordic World, and In Business. He has been a commercial- and instrument-rated pilot with 2, 000 hours flight time, and in his 50’s raced canoe and cross-country ski events throughout the Midwest and eastern Canada. He has three children and lives in the northern Great Lakes region. This is his first book.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 304 ● ISBN 9780470828687 ● File size 1.5 MB ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2324552 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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