Tycoon
£3.02
Waffle - It s not clear who this book is aimed at. If you have had any experience running a business before, you won t find anything useful in it to further your success, and if you are just starting out, this is no roadmap to riches of any use.Both my wife and I run our own businesses, and got this book mainly to see if we could get some sort of insight into the mindset of someone who is patently very sucessful. No such luck. We both independently came to the same conculsion - waffle.Apart from the lack of substance, it is a dreadfully boring book to readThis seems to me a cynical excercise in cashing in on Jones public profile to fill hsi already overflowing piggy bank.Don t bother - I m sure there are better reads around.
A business instruction manual. Awesome Spok type logic! - I am surprised to see so many bad reviews here. This book is thermonuclear! I think that the reason for all the negativity here is that people buy the book expecting some sort of autobiographical story so I can see how they think that this book lacks substance and seems fragmented. Getting a successful business together when you dont have the experience requires advice to give you a head start, that is where this book comes in. Tycoon has quantity and quality of business advice second to none. I started the book by underlining all of the points I needed to remember but gave up as its ALL worth committing to memory and there is so much of it that I will have to read it 2 or 3 times and even then I am sure I will ALWAYS keep it as a reference book. Successful business is not about stories its about logical thought processes, rules and ideas, there is no beating about the bush in this book! My favourite quotes from the book imagination is more important than knowledge and improve your imagination just by using it more . You dont need an MBA you just need this book. This guy is obviously a lot smarter than lots of the people commenting here, thats why they will never understand where Peter is coming from. It s lonely at the top isn t it Peter? Logical Captain.Buying this book will be one of the wisest investments you will ever make, there is so much to learn from the advice contained within.
Exceptionally Poor - Having read similar Business related books, including those from Richard Branson, Theo Pathetis, Duncan Bannatyne, I had high expectations from Peter Jones, given the Knowledge he displays on Dragon s Den, and as one of, if not the most successful Dragon s. However I have never been more disappointed.Peter Jones begins his book using the following sentence I never really thought I would write a book. I m not really much of a book worm. Frankly I never seem to have the time to read books .Reading just three pages instantly confirms the authenticity of the above, The book is ever so poorly written, and as another reviwer has stated, it certainly does lack substance and it most certainly is very waffly. In addition, there is no definite structure, the use of language varies throughout. Many phrases are infact childlike , and it certainly makes you question whether to take any advice seriously.The bottom line - Don t waste your time, money, or thoughts on this book.
Simply Written But That Might Be The Point - Peter Jones (I disagree with the previous commenter on this point) is very likeable indeed. But I agree with his other points. Making a lot of money probably isn t that difficult, most of us fail because we are trained to believe it is difficult. Peter Jones does not have a gift for writing well - is prose is awkward in places, but that should give us all a clue, shouldn t it?
Very interesting read - In this book Peter Jones, known from Dragons Den and Tycoon, offers a wealth of useful business advice to people thinking of starting their own firm.Although Jones is clearly a very successful businessman he wasn t always that way and is very open about the fact that he has lost money before, to the point of sleeping in a friend s flat because he had nowhere else to call home.The book touches on many aspects of running a business, especially a startup business, and in many ways could be seen as trying to put people off the idea. That is probably no bad thing, it is very hard work getting started - no paid holiday, no paid sickness, and ultimately no pay if things go wrong. Most people who want to simply turn up at work, do what they are told and collect the same paycheque every month regardless are not Tycoon material. Unfortunately many of those people would rather gripe and grouse about how unfair the world is than actually look at their own expectations. I guess it s easier to gripe and moan than actually take action.It is good to see specific points being raised and direct questions asked - Jones challenges the reader to ask whether they are prepared for the inevitable sacrifices that running a business will require and, if they are not, suggests that now is not the time to attempt it. While I agree with the earlier reviewer who said they might not invite the author around for tea I must admit I find myself intrigued by what makes him tick - enough to join him for a glass of wine if not for dinner!