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Start Something That Matters

Name: Start Something That Matters
Author: Blake Mycoskie

by Blake Mycoskie

2011•Documentary•216 pages

Taste attributes: documentarybusinessheavyrealisticlinearenclosedempowerment/personal growthunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA realistic non-fiction book, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Known as the founder of TOMS Shoes and as a contestant on The Amazing Race, Mycoskie uses his experience with TOMS, as well as interviews with leaders of non-profits and corporations, to convey valuable lessons about entrepreneurship, transparency of leadership, and living by one's values

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryBusinessEmpowerment/personal growthUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

Social aspectsMarketingSocial entrepreneurshipMarketing, social aspectsEntrepreneurshipSocial responsibility of business

Details

Author: Blake Mycoskie
Published: 2011
Pages: 216
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Source: Open Library

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