Irrational persistence: seven business secrets that turned a crazy startup into a #1 national brand
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| Beschreibung: | Includes index. - Machine generated contents note: Prologue Introduction Chapter 1 Find the Courage to Enter the Dark Room Chapter 2 Live by the Ninety-Nine Rule Chapter 3 Search for the Holy Grail Chapter 4 Make Sure You Never Sell Anything Chapter 5 Build A Company Woody Allen Would Be Proud Of Chapter 6 Values are Valuable Chapter 7 If a Fortune 500 Company Calls, Take the Call Epilogue Index Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
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| 505 | 8 | |a "Two middle-aged guys a million dollars in debt started a company with that now has more than 100 million dollars in annual revenue using "irrational persistence." The key - for both startups and established enterprises -- is to build so many strategic advantages into your products and business that your sales force doesn't have to sell anything--they just have to do what Woody Allen famously said was 80% of success: show up. Dave Zilko's Garden Fresh Gourmet now ships over a million units a week to Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods and other national chains. It is the #1 brand of fresh salsa in the United States, the third largest hummus manufacturer in the country. Garden Fresh is now one of the biggest employers in metro-Detroit, one of its major philanthropists, and the media-darling proof that Detroit can come back. In this book, Zilko uses his rags-to-riches story to explain his approach to entrepreneurship. "-- | |
| 505 | 8 | |a "Two middle-aged guys a million dollars in debt started a company with that now has more than 100 million dollars in annual revenue using "irrational persistence." The key -- for both startups and established enterprises -- is to build so many strategic advantages into your products and business that your sales force doesn't have to sell anything--they just have to do what Woody Allen famously said was 80% of success: show up. Dave Zilko's Garden Fresh Gourmet now ships over a million units a week to Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods and other national chains. It is the #1 brand of fresh salsa in the United States, the third largest hummus manufacturer in the country. Garden Fresh is now one of the biggest employers in metro-Detroit, one of its major philanthropists, and the media-darling proof that Detroit can come back. In this book, Zilko uses his rags-to-riches story to explain his approach to entrepreneurship"-- | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Prologue; Introduction; 1 Summon the Courage to Enter the Dark Room; LIFE IN THE DARK ROOM: DAVE; LIFE IN THE DARK ROOM: JACK AND ANNETTE; IRRATIONAL PERSISTENCE; ILLUMINATING THE DARK ROOM; 2 Find Your Place in This World; EMBRACE WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL; BE AUTHENTIC NO MATTER WHAT; FINDING YOUR PLACE IN YOUR CUSTOMERS' WORLD; CREATE MORE VALUE BY MAKING LESS MONEY; 3 Search for the Holy Grail; HOLY GRAIL 1; HOLY GRAIL 2; HOLY GRAIL 3; INFINITE HOLY GRAILS; 4 Never Sell Anything; THIS NEEDS TO BE FROM THE HEART; BUILD RESPECT, GENUINELY | |
| 505 | 8 | |a DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE UNPREPAREDWHAT YOU DON'T BRING TO A MEETING IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT YOU DO BRING; YOUR CUSTOMERS NEED TO SEE YOUR C-SUITE; OFFER YOUR COMPANY, NOT YOUR PRODUCTS; DON'T SUGGESTIVE SELL; SUGGESTIVE PARTNER; MELT AWAY THE SKEPTICISM; 5 Build a Company Woody Allen Would Be Proud Of; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 1: WE'RE THE NUMBER 1 BRAND OF FRESH SALSA IN THE UNITED STATES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 2: GARDEN FRESH DIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 3: MARGARITAVILLE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 4: TORTILLA CHIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 5: HUMMUS | |
| 505 | 8 | |a COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 6: HIGH PRESSURE PASTEURIZATION (HPP)COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 7: PRIVATE LABEL; JUST SHOW UP; 6 Value Values; RESOLVE; FORGIVENESS; RESPECT AND DIGNITY; COMPASSION; VALUES ARE VALUABLE; 7 If a Fortune 500 Company Calls, Take the Call; BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. SO WHAT? DO IT AGAIN; THE FIVE-MINUTE MEET-AND-GREET THAT TURNED INTO A 125-MINUTE MEET-AND-GREET; EVERY IDEA NEEDS A CHAMPION; KNOW THE REAL MEANING OF VALUE; THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO A "NUMBER"; TAKE TIME TO REFLECT; HEART MATTERS; Epilogue; Index; EULA | |
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| contents | "Two middle-aged guys a million dollars in debt started a company with that now has more than 100 million dollars in annual revenue using "irrational persistence." The key - for both startups and established enterprises -- is to build so many strategic advantages into your products and business that your sales force doesn't have to sell anything--they just have to do what Woody Allen famously said was 80% of success: show up. Dave Zilko's Garden Fresh Gourmet now ships over a million units a week to Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods and other national chains. It is the #1 brand of fresh salsa in the United States, the third largest hummus manufacturer in the country. Garden Fresh is now one of the biggest employers in metro-Detroit, one of its major philanthropists, and the media-darling proof that Detroit can come back. In this book, Zilko uses his rags-to-riches story to explain his approach to entrepreneurship. "-- "Two middle-aged guys a million dollars in debt started a company with that now has more than 100 million dollars in annual revenue using "irrational persistence." The key -- for both startups and established enterprises -- is to build so many strategic advantages into your products and business that your sales force doesn't have to sell anything--they just have to do what Woody Allen famously said was 80% of success: show up. Dave Zilko's Garden Fresh Gourmet now ships over a million units a week to Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods and other national chains. It is the #1 brand of fresh salsa in the United States, the third largest hummus manufacturer in the country. Garden Fresh is now one of the biggest employers in metro-Detroit, one of its major philanthropists, and the media-darling proof that Detroit can come back. In this book, Zilko uses his rags-to-riches story to explain his approach to entrepreneurship"-- Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Prologue; Introduction; 1 Summon the Courage to Enter the Dark Room; LIFE IN THE DARK ROOM: DAVE; LIFE IN THE DARK ROOM: JACK AND ANNETTE; IRRATIONAL PERSISTENCE; ILLUMINATING THE DARK ROOM; 2 Find Your Place in This World; EMBRACE WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL; BE AUTHENTIC NO MATTER WHAT; FINDING YOUR PLACE IN YOUR CUSTOMERS' WORLD; CREATE MORE VALUE BY MAKING LESS MONEY; 3 Search for the Holy Grail; HOLY GRAIL 1; HOLY GRAIL 2; HOLY GRAIL 3; INFINITE HOLY GRAILS; 4 Never Sell Anything; THIS NEEDS TO BE FROM THE HEART; BUILD RESPECT, GENUINELY DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE UNPREPAREDWHAT YOU DON'T BRING TO A MEETING IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT YOU DO BRING; YOUR CUSTOMERS NEED TO SEE YOUR C-SUITE; OFFER YOUR COMPANY, NOT YOUR PRODUCTS; DON'T SUGGESTIVE SELL; SUGGESTIVE PARTNER; MELT AWAY THE SKEPTICISM; 5 Build a Company Woody Allen Would Be Proud Of; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 1: WE'RE THE NUMBER 1 BRAND OF FRESH SALSA IN THE UNITED STATES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 2: GARDEN FRESH DIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 3: MARGARITAVILLE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 4: TORTILLA CHIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 5: HUMMUS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 6: HIGH PRESSURE PASTEURIZATION (HPP)COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 7: PRIVATE LABEL; JUST SHOW UP; 6 Value Values; RESOLVE; FORGIVENESS; RESPECT AND DIGNITY; COMPASSION; VALUES ARE VALUABLE; 7 If a Fortune 500 Company Calls, Take the Call; BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. SO WHAT? DO IT AGAIN; THE FIVE-MINUTE MEET-AND-GREET THAT TURNED INTO A 125-MINUTE MEET-AND-GREET; EVERY IDEA NEEDS A CHAMPION; KNOW THE REAL MEANING OF VALUE; THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO A "NUMBER"; TAKE TIME TO REFLECT; HEART MATTERS; Epilogue; Index; EULA |
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| spelling | Zilko, Dave 1963- Verfasser aut Irrational persistence seven business secrets that turned a crazy startup into a #1 national brand Dave Zilko Hoboken, New Jersey John Wiley & Sons [2016] 1 online resource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Includes index. - Machine generated contents note: Prologue Introduction Chapter 1 Find the Courage to Enter the Dark Room Chapter 2 Live by the Ninety-Nine Rule Chapter 3 Search for the Holy Grail Chapter 4 Make Sure You Never Sell Anything Chapter 5 Build A Company Woody Allen Would Be Proud Of Chapter 6 Values are Valuable Chapter 7 If a Fortune 500 Company Calls, Take the Call Epilogue Index Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher "Two middle-aged guys a million dollars in debt started a company with that now has more than 100 million dollars in annual revenue using "irrational persistence." The key - for both startups and established enterprises -- is to build so many strategic advantages into your products and business that your sales force doesn't have to sell anything--they just have to do what Woody Allen famously said was 80% of success: show up. Dave Zilko's Garden Fresh Gourmet now ships over a million units a week to Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods and other national chains. It is the #1 brand of fresh salsa in the United States, the third largest hummus manufacturer in the country. Garden Fresh is now one of the biggest employers in metro-Detroit, one of its major philanthropists, and the media-darling proof that Detroit can come back. In this book, Zilko uses his rags-to-riches story to explain his approach to entrepreneurship. "-- "Two middle-aged guys a million dollars in debt started a company with that now has more than 100 million dollars in annual revenue using "irrational persistence." The key -- for both startups and established enterprises -- is to build so many strategic advantages into your products and business that your sales force doesn't have to sell anything--they just have to do what Woody Allen famously said was 80% of success: show up. Dave Zilko's Garden Fresh Gourmet now ships over a million units a week to Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods and other national chains. It is the #1 brand of fresh salsa in the United States, the third largest hummus manufacturer in the country. Garden Fresh is now one of the biggest employers in metro-Detroit, one of its major philanthropists, and the media-darling proof that Detroit can come back. In this book, Zilko uses his rags-to-riches story to explain his approach to entrepreneurship"-- Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Prologue; Introduction; 1 Summon the Courage to Enter the Dark Room; LIFE IN THE DARK ROOM: DAVE; LIFE IN THE DARK ROOM: JACK AND ANNETTE; IRRATIONAL PERSISTENCE; ILLUMINATING THE DARK ROOM; 2 Find Your Place in This World; EMBRACE WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL; BE AUTHENTIC NO MATTER WHAT; FINDING YOUR PLACE IN YOUR CUSTOMERS' WORLD; CREATE MORE VALUE BY MAKING LESS MONEY; 3 Search for the Holy Grail; HOLY GRAIL 1; HOLY GRAIL 2; HOLY GRAIL 3; INFINITE HOLY GRAILS; 4 Never Sell Anything; THIS NEEDS TO BE FROM THE HEART; BUILD RESPECT, GENUINELY DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE UNPREPAREDWHAT YOU DON'T BRING TO A MEETING IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT YOU DO BRING; YOUR CUSTOMERS NEED TO SEE YOUR C-SUITE; OFFER YOUR COMPANY, NOT YOUR PRODUCTS; DON'T SUGGESTIVE SELL; SUGGESTIVE PARTNER; MELT AWAY THE SKEPTICISM; 5 Build a Company Woody Allen Would Be Proud Of; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 1: WE'RE THE NUMBER 1 BRAND OF FRESH SALSA IN THE UNITED STATES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 2: GARDEN FRESH DIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 3: MARGARITAVILLE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 4: TORTILLA CHIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 5: HUMMUS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 6: HIGH PRESSURE PASTEURIZATION (HPP)COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 7: PRIVATE LABEL; JUST SHOW UP; 6 Value Values; RESOLVE; FORGIVENESS; RESPECT AND DIGNITY; COMPASSION; VALUES ARE VALUABLE; 7 If a Fortune 500 Company Calls, Take the Call; BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. SO WHAT? DO IT AGAIN; THE FIVE-MINUTE MEET-AND-GREET THAT TURNED INTO A 125-MINUTE MEET-AND-GREET; EVERY IDEA NEEDS A CHAMPION; KNOW THE REAL MEANING OF VALUE; THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO A "NUMBER"; TAKE TIME TO REFLECT; HEART MATTERS; Epilogue; Index; EULA Zilko, Dave 1963- Garden Fresh (Firm) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship bisacsh Wirtschaft Snack food industry United States Businesspeople United States Biography Entrepreneurship Success in business USA (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Zilko, Dave, 1963- author Irrational persistence Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2016] 9781119240082 |
| spellingShingle | Zilko, Dave 1963- Irrational persistence seven business secrets that turned a crazy startup into a #1 national brand "Two middle-aged guys a million dollars in debt started a company with that now has more than 100 million dollars in annual revenue using "irrational persistence." The key - for both startups and established enterprises -- is to build so many strategic advantages into your products and business that your sales force doesn't have to sell anything--they just have to do what Woody Allen famously said was 80% of success: show up. Dave Zilko's Garden Fresh Gourmet now ships over a million units a week to Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods and other national chains. It is the #1 brand of fresh salsa in the United States, the third largest hummus manufacturer in the country. Garden Fresh is now one of the biggest employers in metro-Detroit, one of its major philanthropists, and the media-darling proof that Detroit can come back. In this book, Zilko uses his rags-to-riches story to explain his approach to entrepreneurship. "-- "Two middle-aged guys a million dollars in debt started a company with that now has more than 100 million dollars in annual revenue using "irrational persistence." The key -- for both startups and established enterprises -- is to build so many strategic advantages into your products and business that your sales force doesn't have to sell anything--they just have to do what Woody Allen famously said was 80% of success: show up. Dave Zilko's Garden Fresh Gourmet now ships over a million units a week to Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods and other national chains. It is the #1 brand of fresh salsa in the United States, the third largest hummus manufacturer in the country. Garden Fresh is now one of the biggest employers in metro-Detroit, one of its major philanthropists, and the media-darling proof that Detroit can come back. In this book, Zilko uses his rags-to-riches story to explain his approach to entrepreneurship"-- Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Prologue; Introduction; 1 Summon the Courage to Enter the Dark Room; LIFE IN THE DARK ROOM: DAVE; LIFE IN THE DARK ROOM: JACK AND ANNETTE; IRRATIONAL PERSISTENCE; ILLUMINATING THE DARK ROOM; 2 Find Your Place in This World; EMBRACE WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL; BE AUTHENTIC NO MATTER WHAT; FINDING YOUR PLACE IN YOUR CUSTOMERS' WORLD; CREATE MORE VALUE BY MAKING LESS MONEY; 3 Search for the Holy Grail; HOLY GRAIL 1; HOLY GRAIL 2; HOLY GRAIL 3; INFINITE HOLY GRAILS; 4 Never Sell Anything; THIS NEEDS TO BE FROM THE HEART; BUILD RESPECT, GENUINELY DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE UNPREPAREDWHAT YOU DON'T BRING TO A MEETING IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT YOU DO BRING; YOUR CUSTOMERS NEED TO SEE YOUR C-SUITE; OFFER YOUR COMPANY, NOT YOUR PRODUCTS; DON'T SUGGESTIVE SELL; SUGGESTIVE PARTNER; MELT AWAY THE SKEPTICISM; 5 Build a Company Woody Allen Would Be Proud Of; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 1: WE'RE THE NUMBER 1 BRAND OF FRESH SALSA IN THE UNITED STATES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 2: GARDEN FRESH DIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 3: MARGARITAVILLE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 4: TORTILLA CHIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 5: HUMMUS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 6: HIGH PRESSURE PASTEURIZATION (HPP)COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 7: PRIVATE LABEL; JUST SHOW UP; 6 Value Values; RESOLVE; FORGIVENESS; RESPECT AND DIGNITY; COMPASSION; VALUES ARE VALUABLE; 7 If a Fortune 500 Company Calls, Take the Call; BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. SO WHAT? DO IT AGAIN; THE FIVE-MINUTE MEET-AND-GREET THAT TURNED INTO A 125-MINUTE MEET-AND-GREET; EVERY IDEA NEEDS A CHAMPION; KNOW THE REAL MEANING OF VALUE; THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO A "NUMBER"; TAKE TIME TO REFLECT; HEART MATTERS; Epilogue; Index; EULA Zilko, Dave 1963- Garden Fresh (Firm) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship bisacsh Wirtschaft Snack food industry United States Businesspeople United States Biography Entrepreneurship Success in business |
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