Build The Fort
Why 5 simple lessons you learned as a 10-year old can set you up for startup success.
By Chris Heivly | Publisher: Lisa Hagan Books
About the book
In Build the Fort, Heivly breaks down his personal fort-building experiences and uses them as an analogy to his journey as co-founder of MapQuest (sold to AOL for 1.2 billion).
Build the Fort outlines five basic elements that are common to both fort-building and startups:
★Socializing Your Idea without fear or inhibition,
★Identifying and Marshaling the People You Trust,
★Gathering the Minimal Resources Closest To You,
★Acting on the Smallest and Simplest of the Idea, and
★Build the Fort.
Chris Heivly is known as \"The Startup Whisperer,\" one of a small group of elite business people renowned for turning start ups into multi-million dollar companies.
Forbes Magazine names Chris Heivly's Build the Fort one of the best books recommended by Shark Tank Entrepreneurs.
Editions of Build The Fort
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780976498636
Read an Excerpt
In Build the Fort, Heivly breaks down his personal fort-building experiences and uses them as an analogy to his journey as co-founder of MapQuest (sold to AOL for 1.2 billion).
Build the Fort outlines five basic elements that are common to both fort-building and startups:
★Socializing Your Idea without fear or inhibition,
★Identifying and Marshaling the People You Trust,
★Gathering the Minimal Resources Closest To You,
★Acting on the Smallest and Simplest of the Idea, and
★Build the Fort.
Chris Heivly is known as \"The Startup Whisperer,\" one of a small group of elite business people renowned for turning start ups into multi-million dollar companies.
Forbes Magazine names Chris Heivly's Build the Fort one of the best books recommended by Shark Tank Entrepreneurs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Build The Fort about?
In Build the Fort, Heivly breaks down his personal fort-building experiences and uses them as an analogy to his journey as co-founder of MapQuest (sold to AOL for 1.2 billion).
Build the Fort outlines five basic elements that are common to both fort-building and startups:
★Socializing Your Idea without fear or inhibition,
★Identifying and Marshaling the People You Trust,
★Gathering the Minimal Resources Closest To You,
★Acting on the Smallest and Simplest of the Idea, and
★Build the Fort.
Chris Heivly is known as \"The Startup Whisperer,\" one of a small group of elite business people renowned for turning start ups into multi-million dollar companies.
Forbes Magazine names Chris Heivly's Build the Fort one of the best books recommended by Shark Tank Entrepreneurs.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Build The Fort?
Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Business and Management > Entrepreneurship / Start-ups
Where can I read a sample of Build The Fort?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780976498636
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Build The Fort?
Chris Heivly
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Build The Fort is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780976498636)
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