Dien Rice
October 5, 2012, 03:48 AM
Hi Ankesh,
The 50 Best (and Worst) Business Deals of All Time - by Michael Craig
But I think you were the one who had referred this book to me in the first place.
Yes, I remember that book! I think I read a big chunk of it... I should hunt it down and refresh my memory. :)
Another biography that is pretty awesome is Cold Steel. Its the story of Laxmi Mittal and how he went about merging ArcelorMittal - if memory serves me right, Arcelor was bigger than Mittal's steel mills at that point.
That sounds good! Of course, I've heard of Lakshmi Mittal - one of the world's richest people. I'd love to read his story. Thanks for pointing that out! :)
You can learn a lot from autobiographies, sometimes. I learned some thing about "deal making" from "The Art of the Deal" by Donald Trump (as I mentioned earlier), but also from a biography of Kirk Kerkorian and Richard Branson's (first?) autobiography (he might have another one out now!).
Some time back, I came across these that may be pretty awesome. Haven't bought them myself - but they are checklists on deal making:
http://www.startupplays.com/plays/how_to_develop_partnerships_with_major_brands_zero _leverage
http://www.startupplays.com/plays/business-development-like-manpacks
My referral link for startupplays.com:
http://www.startupplays.com/giveaway?refcode=6195b7e5f4
(I don't get paid anything. I just get entered into a contest for their entire library if you signup using my ref if.)
They sound interesting... I'll check it out further!
I think the best thing to do with "deal making" is to just go out and do it!
I try to make sure it is a "win/win" type of proposal, and that I am also bringing something "valuable" to the table, too. (It can be money - but it could also be your time, skills, or other assets.)
It really doesn't matter if the person you want to make a deal with has his last $100 in his pocket, or has a billion dollars in his bank account. As long as it is a "win/win" type of proposal, then there is no reason why that person shouldn't at least consider your offer...
Thanks for sharing that, Ankesh!
Best wishes,
Dien
The 50 Best (and Worst) Business Deals of All Time - by Michael Craig
But I think you were the one who had referred this book to me in the first place.
Yes, I remember that book! I think I read a big chunk of it... I should hunt it down and refresh my memory. :)
Another biography that is pretty awesome is Cold Steel. Its the story of Laxmi Mittal and how he went about merging ArcelorMittal - if memory serves me right, Arcelor was bigger than Mittal's steel mills at that point.
That sounds good! Of course, I've heard of Lakshmi Mittal - one of the world's richest people. I'd love to read his story. Thanks for pointing that out! :)
You can learn a lot from autobiographies, sometimes. I learned some thing about "deal making" from "The Art of the Deal" by Donald Trump (as I mentioned earlier), but also from a biography of Kirk Kerkorian and Richard Branson's (first?) autobiography (he might have another one out now!).
Some time back, I came across these that may be pretty awesome. Haven't bought them myself - but they are checklists on deal making:
http://www.startupplays.com/plays/how_to_develop_partnerships_with_major_brands_zero _leverage
http://www.startupplays.com/plays/business-development-like-manpacks
My referral link for startupplays.com:
http://www.startupplays.com/giveaway?refcode=6195b7e5f4
(I don't get paid anything. I just get entered into a contest for their entire library if you signup using my ref if.)
They sound interesting... I'll check it out further!
I think the best thing to do with "deal making" is to just go out and do it!
I try to make sure it is a "win/win" type of proposal, and that I am also bringing something "valuable" to the table, too. (It can be money - but it could also be your time, skills, or other assets.)
It really doesn't matter if the person you want to make a deal with has his last $100 in his pocket, or has a billion dollars in his bank account. As long as it is a "win/win" type of proposal, then there is no reason why that person shouldn't at least consider your offer...
Thanks for sharing that, Ankesh!
Best wishes,
Dien
