Book Titles

The Art of the Start 2.0
The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything

By Guy Kawaksaki

Year Published: 2015
ISBN-13: 978-0241187265
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Founders, Startups

144 Quotes Found

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

When customers want to help you, you should rejoice, not refuse them… Evangelists will be your best salespeople.

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

The goal of recruiting evangelists is to build a community around your product.

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

If evangelists have signed up for your cause, it’s your obligation to make good use of them.

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

Don’t be picky about how evangelists help you. Let them help in any way they can.

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

…if you want to succeed as an evangelist and CEO, you must learn how to make speeches.

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

…the goal of a speech is to entertain. If people are entertained, you can also slip in a few nuggets of information. But if your speech is dull, no amount of information will make it great.

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

Good speakers are good storytellers; great speakers tell stories that support their message.

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

The funnier you are, the more people will think you’re smart because it takes intelligence to be funny.

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

Almost anyone, short of a psychopath, can be an evangelist for a product that moves her soul.

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The Art of the Start 2.0:

What’s more important than planning is grinding – that is, working long and hard and experimenting.

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