The misfit economy
Subtitle: lessons in creativity from pirates, hackers, gangsters, and other informal entrepreneurs
By: Alexa Clay, Kyra Maya Phillips
Contributors: Phillips, Kyra Maya, author
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781451688825
Subjects: Informal sector (Economics); Success in business; Creative ability in business; Successful people; Businesspeople; Entrepreneurship
Description: "A book that argues that lessons in creativity, innovation, salesmanship, and entrepreneurship can come from surprising places: pirates, bootleggers, counterfeiters, hustlers, and others living and working on the margins of business and society."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Innovation On The Fringe; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1: The Misfit Philosophy; title: Part 2: Unleashing Your Inner Misfit; title: Chapter 2: Hustle; title: Chapter 3: Copy; title: Chapter 4: Hack; title: Chapter 5: Provoke; title: Chapter 6: Pivot; title: Part 3: The Misfit Revolution; title: Chapter 7: Walking the Misfit Path; title: Conclusion.