by Fred Fuld III
You may wonder what punk rock has to do with business. If you starting a startup, a manager, or the head of a company, it is worth your while to read The Punk Rock of Business.
The book is written by Jeremy Dale, the former Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s worldwide retail sales, and is now CEO of an entertainment and football startup.
Dale discusses the philosophy of Punk Rock Business, “pure, stripped down, no bullshit,” and how this philosophy can be applied to your business.
The book covers in detail the eight elements of punk rock business, including.Have a Cause, Build a Movement, and Create New and Radically Different Ideas. All the elements have extensive real life examples.
My favorite chapter is Element 4: Drive Speed and Action, especially the subsection called Meeting Productivity Comes from Ruthless Cutting. The book has some great ideas about dealing with meetings, such as removing chairs from the room for in-person meetings, and utilize video meetings instead of dial-in meetings (see who’s paying attention).
If you run a business, or manage a department of a company, I recommend that you read The Punk Rock of Business.
by John Carreyrou, and my first comment is “Wow”. This is the story of the rise and fall of the notorious blood-testing company, Theranos, founded by Elizabeth Holmes when she was 19 years old. The company, which claimed it could do numerous tests from one drop of blood, was valued at $9 billion at one time, and now is out of business.
