{"product_id":"never-get-a-real-job-how-to-dump-your-boss-build-a-business-and-not-go-broke-hardcover","title":"Never Get a Real Job: How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Gerber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung serial entrepreneur Scott Gerber is not the product of a wealthy family or storied entrepreneurial heritage. Nor is he the outcome of a traditional business school education or a corporate executive turned entrepreneur. Rather, he is a hard-working, self-taught 26-year-old hustler, rainmaker, and bootstrapper who has survived and thrived despite never having held the proverbial \"real\" job.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eNever Get a \"Real\" Job: How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business, and Not Go Broke\u003c\/i\u003e, Gerber challenges the social conventions behind the \"real\" job and empowers young people to take control of their lives and dump their nine-to-fives--or their quest to attain them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drawing upon case studies, experiences, and observations, Scott dissects failures, shares hard-learned lessons, and presents practical, affordable, and systematic action steps to building, managing, and marketing a successful business on a shoestring budget.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The proven, no-b.s. methodology presented in \u003ci\u003eNever Get a \"Real\" Job\u003c\/i\u003e teaches unemployed and underemployed Gen-Yers, aspiring small business owners, students, and recent college graduates how to quit 9-to-5s, become their own bosses, and achieve financial independence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lot of business books\u003c\/b\u003e hold your hand, make you feel good, and are set to convince you that your passion and \"unique\" business idea are enough to plow through your competition, garner new leads, and make millions just because you can write a business plan that says so.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003enot\u003c\/b\u003e that kind of book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA twenty-something hustler, rainmaker, and bootstrapper who has survived and thrived despite never having held the proverbial \"real\" job, Scott Gerber is the ultimate \"Generation Y-er.\" He's a self-taught serial entrepreneur who built several successful businesses without storied business connections, a business school background, executive training--or investment dollars. And in \u003ci\u003eNever Get a \"Real\" Job\u003c\/i\u003e, he shows you how he succeeded so you can overcome today's chronic conditions of mass unemployment, underemployment, and dead-end 9-to-5s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGerber gives you the no-bull reality on turning your business idea into a viable enterprise capable of generating real income \u003ci\u003enow\u003c\/i\u003e--based on his hard-knocks lessons learned in the entrepreneurial trenches. From the perils of doing too much too fast, to bogging down a promising start-up with infrastructure long before it's needed, Gerber has experienced firsthand how you can sabotage your own business. \u003ci\u003eNever Get a \"Real\" Job\u003c\/i\u003e will help you avoid the costly mistakes that can take down your enterprise at any time, helping you to get off the ground, establish your business, and keep it successfully up and running.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Gerber isn't just giving you a collection of war stories. He gives you insights from a fellow young entrepreneur on how to start from absolutely nothing--building a viable business model from the ground up. Along with straight-shooting advice on creating contacts and cultivating clients, he offers practical, affordable, step-by-step instructions on how to constantly analyze, refine, and target your business offerings--while minimizing wasted time and keeping you on track.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith vast resources like online tools, Web sites, checklists, and hard coaching, as well as thousands of dollars worth of connections to free and discounted small business services, \u003ci\u003eNever Get a \"Real\" Job\u003c\/i\u003e takes you off the unrewarding resume and cover letter cycle, while putting you on the road toward becoming a self-sufficient business owner, and creating a life that gives you a real shot at the success you deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA LOT OF BUSINESS BOOKS\u003c\/b\u003e hold your hand, make you feel good, and are set to convince you that your passion and \"unique\" business idea are enough to plow through your competition, garner new leads, and make millions just because you can write a business plan that says so. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e that kind of book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA twenty-something hustler, rainmaker, and bootstrapper who has survived and thrived despite never having held the proverbial \"real\" job, Scott Gerber is the ultimate \"Generation Y-er.\" He's a self-taught serial entrepreneur who built several successful businesses without storied business connections, a business school background, executive training--or investment dollars. And in \u003ci\u003eNever Get a \"Real\" Job\u003c\/i\u003e, he shows you how he succeeded so you can overcome today's chronic conditions of mass unemployment, underemployment, and dead-end 9-to-5s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerber gives you the no-bull reality on turning your business idea into a viable enterprise capable of generating real income \u003ci\u003enow\u003c\/i\u003e--based on his hard-knocks lessons learned in the entrepreneurial trenches. From the perils of doing too much too fast, to bogging down a promising start-up with infrastructure long before it's needed, Gerber has experienced firsthand how you can sabotage your own business. \u003ci\u003eNever Get a \"Real\" Job\u003c\/i\u003e will help you avoid the costly mistakes that can take down your enterprise at any time, helping you to get off the ground, establish your business, and keep it successfully up and running. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Gerber isn't just giving you a collection of war stories. He gives you insights from a fellow young entrepreneur on how to start from absolutely nothing--building a viable business model from the ground up. Along with straight-shooting advice on creating contacts and cultivating clients, he offers practical, affordable, step-by-step instructions on how to constantly analyze, refine, and target your business offerings--while minimizing wasted time and keeping you on track. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith vast resources like online tools, Web sites, checklists, and hard coaching, as well as thousands of dollars worth of connections to free and discounted small business services, \u003ci\u003eNever Get a \"Real\" Job\u003c\/i\u003e takes you off the unrewarding resume and cover letter cycle, while putting you on the road toward becoming a self-sufficient business owner, and creating a life that gives you a real shot at the success you deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCOTT GERBER\u003c\/b\u003e is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated business columnist, and founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an organization comprised of hundreds of the world's most successful young entrepreneurs that promotes entrepreneurship as a solution to youth unemployment. Scott has been widely recognized as the world's most-syndicated columnist on the subject of entrepreneurship. His columns appear regularly on \u003ci\u003eFortune, TIME, Inc., CNBC, The Atlantic, Mashable, and The Next Web.\u003c\/i\u003e Follow him at @askgerber or visit NeverGetARealJob.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.66 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45343799902310,"sku":"9780470643860","price":34.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ckRSRThYdDNPUkVDa2pibThUMnIxQT09.webp?v=1774954216","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/never-get-a-real-job-how-to-dump-your-boss-build-a-business-and-not-go-broke-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}