Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
by Reid Hoffman
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American co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author
Recommended by 6 notable people, including Arianna Huffington and Sheryl Sandberg
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Practical and upbeat, Reid Hoffman’s The Start-up of You treats the individual career as a startup: adopt networking tactics, test multiple career paths, and manage risk like an entrepreneur. The book’s useful payoff is a set of concrete habits and reframes for navigating layoffs, industry disruption, or stalled promotions. Its main limitation is a Silicon Valley tilt and frequent business anecdotes that may feel repetitive; readers seeking deep theory, empirical evidence, or a step-by-step plan with exercises will find it lighter than expected.
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A blueprint for thriving in your job and building a career by applying the lessons of Silicon Valley’s most innovative entrepreneurs.The career escalator is jammed at every level. Unemployment rates are skyhigh. Creative disruption is shaking every industry. Global competition for jobs is fierce. The employeremployee pact is over and traditional ...
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Entrepreneurship, and Personal Development.
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