Amazon, founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, revolutionized e-commerce and is now one of the most influential companies in the world, with hundreds of millions of customers across the globe. In just 50 minutes, you will find out how Amazon succeeded where so many young tech companies failed and was able to emerge relatively unscathed from the burst of the...
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Understand the essentials of the freemium model in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. The freemium model reflects the popular saying that "there's no such thing as a free lunch": in other words, nothing is free in the modern world. This business model advises companies to offer a combination of free and premium products, thereby attracting customers with...
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Learn how to work effectively with Generation Y in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. The members of Generation Y (also known as millennials) were born between around 1980 and around 2000, meaning that they now make up a significant proportion of workers. They typically share a number of key characteristics, including a willingness to innovate, a...
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Google, founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998, is currently the most visited website in the world. The revolutionary search engine brought order to the internet, which by the turn of millennium was growing rapidly but also becoming increasingly tricky to navigate, and the company has since branched out to offer a range of other products and services,...
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Groupon, founded by Andrew Mason, Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell in 2008, is an online deal marketplace that relies on word of mouth and social networking to attract users, who benefit from enormous discounts on a range of goods and services. It was created in response to the global economic crisis, and soon spread to dozens of countries around the...
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Learn how to use social media to find a job in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Employers are increasingly looking for more information than just your CV and cover letter, and are now turning to social networks to find out more about your personality and achievements. If you know how to build an appealing profile and...
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Learn how to make the most of dating sites and apps in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Whether you are looking to meet your soulmate or just have fun, finding people who share your interests and starting relationships has never been easier. In this book, you will learn about the vast range of sites and apps...
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Learn how to develop your personal brand in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Personal branding, also known as personal marketing, is an excellent way of showcasing your skills and experience and standing out from the crowd. Marketing yourself effectively will allow you to expand your professional network, get noticed by recruiters and build your professional reputation,...
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TripAdvisor, which was launched in 2000 by Stephen Kaufer, is the world’s largest community for travelers. Today the site hosts over 535 million reviews about hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions around the globe, and welcomes an average of 450 million unique visitors per month. In just 50 minutes, you will find out how TripAdvisor found success through a combination of crowdsourced content,...
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Wikipedia, launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, is the largest encyclopaedia in the world, with over 40 million articles in almost 300 languages and dialects. Its wiki technology makes it possible for anyone to add and edit articles, so the site is far more collaborative, democratic and responsive to change than traditional encyclopaedias. In just 50 minutes,...
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YouTube, which was founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, quickly rose to become one of the most influential sites on the internet. After relying heavily on a business model based on ad revenue for several years, the site, which was purchased by Google just two years after its creation, has recently adopted a freemium model...
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