Mistakes Millionaires Make
Lessons from 30 Successful Entrepreneurs
by Harry Clark
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Pub Date Oct 18 2016 | Archive Date Oct 18 2016
Greenleaf Book Group | Greenleaf Book Group Press
Description
Do Millionaires Really Make Mistakes?
We’re all fascinated by the brilliant entrepreneur who hits it big with the latest and greatest new idea. We’re captivated by the amazing inspiration, the stunning growth, and finally, the huge profit. But what happens when huge risks and unforeseen pitfalls take enterprises down and ruin fortunes in a flash?
The fall from the top is painful and inglorious. CEO coach, author, and speaker Harry Clark and the thirty ultimately successful entrepreneurs he interviewed for Mistakes Millionaires Make know that terrible fate all too well. They lived it. And they recount their experiences—involving losses from ten million to two hundred million dollars—and the catastrophic effects those losses had on them and their families.
Whether you’re a family-business owner or an investor, involved in a huge enterprise or the pizza shop around the corner, Clark’s informative and often shocking accounts of entrepreneurial missteps will provide you with key insights into where these thought leaders went wrong, what they learned, and how they got back on their feet again.
CEOs and their teams and families, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone involved in a business of any type or size will benefit from the compelling interviews and the lessons learned about the pitfalls that snagged others.
Mistakes Millionaires Make stands apart from the rest with its fortune-saving recommendations and insights into the risks that all entrepreneurs face every day. Even if you don’t have millions, you’ll walk away with practical advice for avoiding failure and living a better financial future in whatever business venture you undertake.
We’re all fascinated by the brilliant entrepreneur who hits it big with the latest and greatest new idea. We’re captivated by the amazing inspiration, the stunning growth, and finally, the huge profit. But what happens when huge risks and unforeseen pitfalls take enterprises down and ruin fortunes in a flash?
The fall from the top is painful and inglorious. CEO coach, author, and speaker Harry Clark and the thirty ultimately successful entrepreneurs he interviewed for Mistakes Millionaires Make know that terrible fate all too well. They lived it. And they recount their experiences—involving losses from ten million to two hundred million dollars—and the catastrophic effects those losses had on them and their families.
Whether you’re a family-business owner or an investor, involved in a huge enterprise or the pizza shop around the corner, Clark’s informative and often shocking accounts of entrepreneurial missteps will provide you with key insights into where these thought leaders went wrong, what they learned, and how they got back on their feet again.
CEOs and their teams and families, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone involved in a business of any type or size will benefit from the compelling interviews and the lessons learned about the pitfalls that snagged others.
Mistakes Millionaires Make stands apart from the rest with its fortune-saving recommendations and insights into the risks that all entrepreneurs face every day. Even if you don’t have millions, you’ll walk away with practical advice for avoiding failure and living a better financial future in whatever business venture you undertake.
Advance Praise
"Harry Clark's book is riveting, harrowing, well written, and meaningful. I want to give copies to my key executives, forum members, board, and family."
- Pete Douglas, PE, President, Douglas Company
"Acquisitions can be an entrepreneur's best friend or biggest mistake. Harry's book speaks to the importance of taking teh emotion out of the M&A world and approaching it with the proper due diligence that balances risks with opportunities. Business leaders understand learning from past mistakes can be a valuable lesson in assuring future successes. Mistakes Millionaires Make supercharges this learning curve in a quick and fun read that pays back tenfold."
- Mike Dowse, President, Wilson Sporting Goods
"There is nothing more valuable to business leaders than the insights that come from hard-fought and direct experiences of peers. Drawing from his own challenges and many valuable lessons derived from the unparalleled CEO network of YPO, Harry Clark gives leaders an invaluable road map of how to save their own futures from potential losses and all-too-common mistakes. I would recommend this book for any entrepreneur or seasoned executive seeking to strengthen their perspective about success and the risks that come with it."
- McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty Insurance and International Chair of YPO
"The autographed copy is now a very special part of the LaunchPad library. I especially appreciated how relatable the stories were--inspired ideas for what to avoid and what to do. Mistakes Millionaires Make is a great combination of practical and strategic ideas--and the narrative style makes the lessons stick."
- Andrea Kates, CEO, LaunchPad Central
"For over thirty years I have represented numerous successful business people and high net-worth individuals in financial crisis, including at least one identified in Mistakes Millionaires Make. Frequently, clients have said 'I'm going to write a book when this is over.' Now someone has. Harry Clark has collected and distilled the experiences and lessons learned by thirty such individuals. It is a work unlike any other. I wholeheartedly recommend it to my friends, colleagues and clients, including those I have not yet met.
- Dale Schian, Bankruptcy Attorney, Schian Walker, PLC
"Mistakes Millionaires Make provides an insightful glimpse of the goblins that reside under every entrepreneur's bed--keep the night light on!"
- Bert Vivian, Former Co-CEO, P.F. Chang's
"With this book, Harry Clark has given aspiring entrepreneurs a magnificent gift. By sharing stories of business failures and lessons learned from thirty entrepreneurs who made fortunes—and then lost it all—he offers invaluable advice. Don’t make the same mistakes: Learn from theirs!”
- Harvey Mackay, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive
- Pete Douglas, PE, President, Douglas Company
"Acquisitions can be an entrepreneur's best friend or biggest mistake. Harry's book speaks to the importance of taking teh emotion out of the M&A world and approaching it with the proper due diligence that balances risks with opportunities. Business leaders understand learning from past mistakes can be a valuable lesson in assuring future successes. Mistakes Millionaires Make supercharges this learning curve in a quick and fun read that pays back tenfold."
- Mike Dowse, President, Wilson Sporting Goods
"There is nothing more valuable to business leaders than the insights that come from hard-fought and direct experiences of peers. Drawing from his own challenges and many valuable lessons derived from the unparalleled CEO network of YPO, Harry Clark gives leaders an invaluable road map of how to save their own futures from potential losses and all-too-common mistakes. I would recommend this book for any entrepreneur or seasoned executive seeking to strengthen their perspective about success and the risks that come with it."
- McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty Insurance and International Chair of YPO
"The autographed copy is now a very special part of the LaunchPad library. I especially appreciated how relatable the stories were--inspired ideas for what to avoid and what to do. Mistakes Millionaires Make is a great combination of practical and strategic ideas--and the narrative style makes the lessons stick."
- Andrea Kates, CEO, LaunchPad Central
"For over thirty years I have represented numerous successful business people and high net-worth individuals in financial crisis, including at least one identified in Mistakes Millionaires Make. Frequently, clients have said 'I'm going to write a book when this is over.' Now someone has. Harry Clark has collected and distilled the experiences and lessons learned by thirty such individuals. It is a work unlike any other. I wholeheartedly recommend it to my friends, colleagues and clients, including those I have not yet met.
- Dale Schian, Bankruptcy Attorney, Schian Walker, PLC
"Mistakes Millionaires Make provides an insightful glimpse of the goblins that reside under every entrepreneur's bed--keep the night light on!"
- Bert Vivian, Former Co-CEO, P.F. Chang's
"With this book, Harry Clark has given aspiring entrepreneurs a magnificent gift. By sharing stories of business failures and lessons learned from thirty entrepreneurs who made fortunes—and then lost it all—he offers invaluable advice. Don’t make the same mistakes: Learn from theirs!”
- Harvey Mackay, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781626343283 |
| PRICE | $22.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Reg N, Reviewer
The author, a member of EO went out to 30 others members/acquaintances who like him had built up and lost significant sums while running their businesses. He extracts extremely expensive lessons learned, how to recognize and avoid this issues and then inoculate yourself against making those same mistakes. The language is simple, unvarnished and concise. The damage that these mistakes caused to their business, family life , investors and friends was significant. Each story is worth a read and a reread. Every entrepreneur needs this book.
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