Cold hard truth : on business, money & life

Kevin O’Leary shares invaluable secrets on entrepreneurship, business, money and life. Can you make millions just by “visualizing yourself rich” as some business prophets suggest? Don’t buy it, says Kevin O’Leary. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur and amass wealth, you’re going to have to work for it. But the good news is: with the right guidance, focus and perseverance, you can turn entrepreneurial vision into lucrative reality and have the personal freedom that only wealth can buy. Kevin O’Leary would know. The much-feared and revered Dragon on the immensely popular show __Dragons’ Den__ (and __Shark Tank__ in the U.S.) started his company in his basement with a $10,000 loan from his financially savvy mother. A few years later, Kevin sold that company for more than four billion dollars. In this compelling, candid and, above all else, brutally honest business memoir, Kevin provides engaging, practical advice and lessons that will give anyone a distinct competitive edge. __From the Hardcover edition.__ Kevin O’Leary shares invaluable secrets on entrepreneurship, business, money and life. Can you make millions just by “visualizing yourself rich” as some business prophets suggest? Don’t buy it, says Kevin O’Leary. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur and amass wealth, you’re going to have to work for it. But the good news is: with the right guidance, focus and perseverance, you can turn entrepreneurial vision into lucrative reality and have the personal freedom that only wealth can buy. Kevin O’Leary would know. The much-feared and revered Dragon on the immensely popular show Dragons’ Den (and Shark Tank in the U.S.) started his company in his basement with a $10,000 loan from his financially savvy mother. A few years later, Kevin sold that company for more than four billion dollars. In this compelling, candid and, above all else, brutally honest business memoir, Kevin provides engaging, practical advice and lessons that will give anyone a distinct competitive edge. From the Hardcover edition. Prologue : the cold, hard truth about money 1. Spend the interest, never the principal and other lessons my mother taught me 2. You're never too young (or old) to understand money 3. To be or to do : that is the question 4. Lose a paycheck, gain a business 5. How small companies can become giants 6. Be first, fast, and ferocious 7. Making fortunes and enemies 8. Head down, keep moving 9. Learning to breathe fire 10. The art and soul of a great pitch 11. The message is the medium, and the medium is money 12. The O'Leary fundamentals Epilogue : full circle. Along with telling the story of his life and personal business success, Kevin O'Leary explains how to be a successful businessperson, entrepreneur, and personal investor.