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false <![CDATA[The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg 685448 5 Prospective entrepreneurs may think they know everything there is to know about starting a business in Silicon Valley. They can draw up business plans, have meetings with venture capitalists, maybe even get funded and actually launch a start-up. However, in The Monk and the Riddle, Silicon Valley sage Randy Komisar reasons that's only half the equation for success. And it may not be the important half. Komisar has worked with a number of companies--Apple, LucasArts Entertainment (the gaming division of George Lucas's empire), and WebTV among them--and has come to a rather startling conclusion: if you can't see yourself doing this business for the rest of your life, don't start it. In other words, he wants to see passion and purpose in business, not just spreadsheets and a by-the-numbers business model. To illustrate, Komisar takes the reader through a hypothetical Silicon Valley start-up, with an eager entrepreneur named Lenny trying to get funding for an online casket-selling business. As Komisar helps Lenny find the real purpose of the business, the passion behind the revenue projections, he reflects back on his life as an entrepreneur. Komisar emerges as a master storyteller, the kind of guy you'd feel honored to share a bottle of wine with. And you believe his conclusion: "When all is said and done, the journey is the reward." It's great if you've made billions on the journey, but the important thing is that you do something you can truly throw yourself into. --Lou Schuler 849859 24 3 2000 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur total:120|5:21|4:44|3:30|2:22|1:3| 120 418 205 27 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 4 0 false Thu Sep 24 17:55:17 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 18:13:47 -0700 2009
This book clocks in as a quick read. The author proved to be an excellent story teller. I don't know if I liked any characters, but the characters elicited a strong (annoyed) emotion.

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Beware there are some anecdotes in the book where the author did not follow and arguably contradict...more...]]> 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 5 1 false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Sep 02 17:09:58 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 17:10:12 -0700 2007 864450 1578516447 9781578516445 18 4 The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179003303m/864450.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/864450.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Art_of_Creating_a_Life_While_Making_a_Living 2 0 true Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 01:18:19 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 15:02:02 -0700 2008

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It talks about the experiences of the author in the Silicon Valley while at the same time advising how to live your life doing what you want, which is far more important than performing a job just to ...more...]]> 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 3 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 10:54:03 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 10:54:03 -0800 2009 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 0 0 false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:40:33 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:41:25 -0700 2009 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 3 0 false Sat Dec 06 08:06:30 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 08:08:15 -0800 2008 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 4 0 false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 06:52:25 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 06:53:23 -0700 2009 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Mar 10 02:23:21 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 02:25:02 -0700 2009 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 3 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 04:00:36 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:19:40 -0700 2009 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 5 0 false Fri May 08 08:27:47 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 08:27:53 -0700 2009 www.100bestbiz.com]]> 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 4 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 01 11:13:38 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 11:14:11 -0800 2009 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 4 0 false Sat Aug 30 20:29:49 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 20:33:08 -0700 2008
talks about the steps he took to living his life, and the relationship he develops with a client who wont stop pestering.

best advice i got from this book was to not defer the things you want ...more...]]> 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 4 0 false Sun Aug 02 11:19:56 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 11:20:25 -0700 2009 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 24 01:32:12 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 01:38:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 864450 1578516447 9781578516445 18 4 The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179003303m/864450.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/864450.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Art_of_Creating_a_Life_While_Making_a_Living 2 0 false Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 06:02:52 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 18:59:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 2 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 03 12:37:54 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 12:37:54 -0800 2008 685448 1578511402 9781578511402 99 23 The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178603m/685448.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685448.The_Monk_and_the_Riddle_The_Education_of_a_Silicon_Valley_Entrepreneur 4 0 false Sat Nov 15 19:00:25 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 19:00:49 -0800 2008
This book is about doing what you want and in the middle make money. You should focus on giving customer value. It is not a long story and I recommend it to anyone.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=685448