Early Career

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days is a collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. These people are celebrities now. What was it like when they were just a couple friends with an idea? Founders like Steve Wozniak (Apple), Caterina Fake (Flickr), Mitch Kapor (Lotus), Max Levchin (PayPal), and Sabeer Bhatia (Hotmail) tell you in their own words about their surprising and often very funny discoveries as they learned how to build a company.

Scott Trench—real estate investor, co-host of the BiggerPockets Money Podcast, and CEO of BiggerPockets—demonstrates how to accumulate a lifetime of wealth over a short period of time. Even starting with zero savings, you can go from a five-figure income to six figures, from an active job to passive income, then finally to the ultimate goal of financial independence.

The dramatic inside story of the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX - and Elon Musk - from a shaky startup into the world's leading-edge rocket company.

Maybe you’ve been dreaming of landing a higher-paying career, or starting a profitable online business? Perhaps you want to finally learn what you were never taught about real estate or the stock market? Or maybe you want to take a chance on Bitcoin and Crypto—without losing everything. Regardless of your current age or net worth or any financial errors you’ve made in the past, I’ll reveal the exact strategies we've used to grow our wealth from $0 to over $2M and counting.

Tanja Hester and her husband Mark left their crazed careerist lifestyle to live their dream life in Lake Tahoe, retiring early from high-stress careers. Now Tanja will help you map out a customized plan for freedom and make it easy to succeed, whether you're good at math and budgeting - or not! Work Optional is more than just a financial plan: it's a plan for your whole life-designed by you, not by an employer or clients.

Author, entrepreneur, and business coach Craig Ballantyne created strategies he’s personally used to build a multi-million dollar businesses while working an average of 35 hours a week. In The Perfect Week, he shares these techniques with you.

We live in a society where kids and parents are obsessed with early achievement, from getting perfect scores on SATs to getting into Ivy League colleges to landing an amazing job at Google or Facebook - or even better, creating a start-up with the potential to be the next Google or Facebook or Uber. We see software coders becoming millionaires or billionaires before age 30 and feel we are failing if we are not one of them.

With the principles outlined in Millionaire by Thirty, recent graduates will be earning enough interest on their savings to meet their basic living expenses by the time they're 30. And by the time they're 35, their investments will be earning more money than they are, guaranteeing them a happy, wealthy future.

What if you could escape the 9-to-5, achieve financial freedom, and explore the world—on your terms? How to Retire Early and Travel the World is your no-fluff guide to financial independence, early retirement, and a life of global adventure. Whether you’re dreaming of quiet mornings in Bali, café-hopping in Lisbon, or hiking Patagonia, this book helps you get there—faster than you think. Most people believe retirement comes after 65 and requires millions. This book flips that belief.

Serial entrepreneurs David Kidder and Christina Wallace reveal their revolutionary playbook for igniting growth inside established companies.

A career in management accounting is an exciting and rewarding decision that has only become more critical to professional satisfaction and business success over time. Management accountants are everywhere and work for organizations of all shapes, sizes, industries, and regions worldwide. Ranging from financial analysts to controllers & chief finance officers; cost accountants play at least two critical roles: Providing information to executive teams to inform decisions that develop strategies to improve efficiency with limited resources. Working closely with business operations, understand...

The goal of this book is to hand you easy-to-implement ideas that can help you get fully enrolled in your early childhood program, with a waiting list. And not just any old ideas - these are the 77 best ideas and strategies we use consistently. Kris Murray has helped hundreds of owners grow their enrollment by 15 to 300 percent in just a few months, so it’s possible for you too. In fact, she has included some of their case studies and results from using the ideas in this book, to provide you with proof and inspiration.

This easy to follow and humorous book of hard-earned wisdom will have you understanding the modern fire service, and how to navigate your way through it. It covers tough subjects to help you get through your day, and help you shine as a new firefighter, or anyone new to the emergency services field. This rookie bible is here to assist you with the day-to-day life of living with your new fire service family for the next 25 plus years.

The COVID-19 pandemic proved that reliable, high-quality childcare is more essential than ever, and center directors are the industry’s indisputable backbone. Learn how to become a director and what exactly a director does. Whether you call your program a mother’s-day-out, a preschool, an early childhood learning center, daycare, childcare, nursery, or school, you still need to have a good understanding of the daily roles and responsibilities of the administrator/director.

Welcome to an eye-opening exploration of leadership in the breathtaking new eBook, "Leading from Within." This invaluable resource will guide you on a journey of self-discovery, providing in-depth understanding on what leadership truly entails. Unveil the essence of leadership in the initial chapter, allowing readers to comprehend its significance in an early career and distinct it from management. Step into the territory of self-reflection and learn how this vital practice affects your leadership capabilities and contributes to personal growth. Importantly, cultivate tactics for this ...

If you are bringing in your first intern, or growing your program to 1,000 interns, Intern Management is required reading to maximize the experience for both you and your interns. —Gregory V. Jaros, Co-Founder of InternConnect, Co-Founder of Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Are you interested in taking your internship program to a new level? If so, this book is for you. Intern Management shares a set of guiding principles that ensure you host an exceptional internship - every time. Intern Management outlines nine principles for designing an exceptional internship with dignity. ...

Do you struggle to get out of bed and get going? Do you wish you were excited to get out of bed in the morning? What if you could miraculously wake up tomorrow and every area of your life was transformed? How would life be different? Would you be happier? Healthier? More successful? Which of your problems would be solved? What if I told you there is a simple secret that is guaranteed to transform literally every area of your life faster than you ever believed? What if I told you it would take only nine minutes a day?

I'm so overwhelmed! I just can't do this anymore! There isn't enough time in the day! Enough! It's time to overcome your anxiety, leap over your biggest obstacles, and dominate in your business and in life. After spending years struggling with crippling anxiety attacks, Craig Ballantyne developed a bulletproof system to overcome anxiety, get through hell, and dominate in business and life. His trainings have helped millions of people all over the world....

This book is an in-depth look into the life and career of the popular entertainer. It follows her path from her Texas roots to her success as a Disney star, a successful musician, and a respected actress. The book examines her personal growth, including her resilience in the face of health issues and her advocacy for mental health and philanthropy. Readers gain insight into Selena's development as an artist, her influential fashion and beauty projects, and her influence on the industries she works in. The biography also looks at her high-profile relationships and how she managed the ...

In Liftoff, Eric Berger takes listeners inside the wild early days that made SpaceX. Focusing on the company’s first four launches of the Falcon 1 rocket, he charts the bumpy journey from scrappy underdog to aerospace pioneer, drawing upon exclusive interviews with dozens of former and current engineers, designers, mechanics and executives, including Elon Musk. The enigmatic Musk, who founded the company with the dream of one day settling Mars, is the fuel that propels the book, with his daring vision for the future of space.