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Speed Is Life : Street Smart Lessons from the Front Lines of Business by Bob Davis is a business book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Speed Is Life : Street Smart Lessons from the Front Lines of Business about?
<p><b>Bob Davis,</b> the founder and former CEO of Lycos, is one of the most successful businessmen of recent times. In five short and exhilarating years, he turned a $2-million investment into a $5.4-billion company, built an audience of 91 million people, and established the Internet's largest global network with a presence in an industry-leading 41 countries.<br> <br> <b><i>Speed Is Life</i></b> is his story from the front lines of business—and his lessons can be applied to every company. He discusses how quickly companies must act in order to seize new opportunities; explains why size is important in a global economy; and highlights the critical importance of creating and extending a company's brand. The lessons he reveals are not narrowly drawn from or intended for Internet managers alone. The fact is, business—whatever business you are in—is first and foremost about making a profit, something he was able to accomplish even in his earliest days at Lycos. The way to do that, from Davis's perspective, is to be great at what you do, to make every moment with a customer a moment of truth, and to build a leading organization by attracting and hiring a world-class team.<br> <br> But
Who reads Speed Is Life : Street Smart Lessons from the Front Lines of Business?
It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.
Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- Bob Davis
- Publisher
- Doubleday Business
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780385501361
- Category
- business
- Subjects
- Engineering, Business, Stem
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (14 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14