Technology has enabled us to start new companies, new communities, and new currencies. But can we use it to start new cities, or even new countries? This book explains how to build the successor to the nation state, a concept we call the network state. This book introduces the concept of the network state: a country you can start from your computer, a state that recruits like a...(展开全部)

Although software has become easier to build, launching and scaling new products and services remains difficult. Startups face daunting challenges entering the technology ecosystem, including stiff competition, copycats, and ineffective marketing channels. Teams launching new products must consider the advantages of “the network effect,” where a product or service’s value incre...(展开全部)

Although software has become easier to build, launching and scaling new products and services remains difficult. Startups face daunting challenges entering the technology ecosystem, including stiff competition, copycats, and ineffective marketing channels. Teams launching new products must consider the advantages of “the network effect,” where a product or service’s value incre...(展开全部)

In this witty “how-to” guide, Wislawa Szymborska has nothing but sympathy for the labors of would-be writers generally: “I myself started out with rotten poetry and stories,” she confesses in this collection of pieces culled from the advice she gave―anonymously―for many years in the well-known Polish journal Literary Life. She returns time and again to the mundane business of w...(展开全部)

In this witty “how-to” guide, Wislawa Szymborska has nothing but sympathy for the labors of would-be writers generally: “I myself started out with rotten poetry and stories,” she confesses in this collection of pieces culled from the advice she gave―anonymously―for many years in the well-known Polish journal Literary Life. She returns time and again to the mundane business of w...(展开全部)

For nearly twenty years, small-talk expert Don Gabor has helped thousands of people communicate with wit, confidence, and enthusiasm with his bestseller How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends. This new edition brings the art of having a conversation up to date. By following the simple and dynamic guidelines in this easy-to-read book, you'll be ready to strike up a grea...(展开全部)

Aspiring and new art gallery owners can now find everything they need to plan and operate a successful art gallery in this comprehensive volume. Edward Winkleman draws on his years of experience to explain step by step how to start your new venture. Chapters detail how to: write a business plan — find start-up capital — find your ideal locale — renovate the space — manage ca...(展开全部)

约翰·肯尼斯·加尔布雷思，美国著名经济学家、新制度学派领军人物。哈佛大学保罗·M．沃伯格经济学名誉教授。加尔布雷思著述颇丰，涉猎也极广。除本书外，还出版了《1929年大崩盘》《美国资本主义：抗衡力量的概念》《富裕社会》《美好社会——人类议程》《权力的分析》《经济学和公共目标》《不确定的时代》《我们时代的生活》等学术著作。

约翰·肯尼斯·加尔布雷思，美国著名经济学家、新制度学派领军人物。哈佛大学保罗·M．沃伯格经济学名誉教授。加尔布雷思著述颇丰，涉猎也极广。除本书外，还出版了《1929年大崩盘》《美国资本主义：抗衡力量的概念》《富裕社会》《美好社会——人类议程》《权力的分析》《经济学和公共目标》《不确定的时代》《我们时代的生活》等学术著作。

With searing wit and incisive commentary, John Kenneth Galbraith redefined America's perception of itself in "The New Industrial State, one of his landmark works. The United States is no longer a free-enterprise society, Galbraith argues, but a structured state controlled by the largest companies. Advertising is the means by which these companies manage demand and create consum...(展开全部)