This document is a book review of "The $100 Startup" by Chris Guillebeau. It summarizes the book in 4 sections - a book summary, learning points and highlights from inspiring startup stories, the reviewer's personal viewpoints, and new words learned. The review highlights 3 startup examples profiled in the book, key takeaways about how the game has changed for startups with technology and transferable skills, and tips for product creation and launching a business successfully.

1. A BOOK REVIEW
BY ANUJ GHAG
Roll no. M1809

2. THE $100 STARTUP
Chris Guillebeau
Pan Books Publishers
First published in 2012 by Crown
Publishing Group
320 pages

3. 1.
BOOK SUMMARY
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4. THE $100 STARTUP
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5. THE $100 STARTUP
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6. “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a
day.Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat
for a lifetime.
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Oddly most of the
businesses thrive by
giving away their secrets.
Loss of business opportunity

7. THE $100 STARTUP
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8. THE $100 STARTUP
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9. 2.
LEARNING POINTS AND
HIGHLIGHTS
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10. INSPIRING 3 STORIES
V6 Ranch
Barbara Varian
Parkfield
Cowboy Ranch
Evernote Essentials
Brett Kelly
Fullerton
Independent Publisher
IttyBiz
Naomi Dunford
London
Marketing Consultant
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11. SPECIAL MENTIONS
Raw Foods Witch
Natalia Lussier
Toronto
Consultant
Matrix Ltd.
Daniel Nissimyan
Kiryat Shmona
Service Provider
Mattress Lot
Michael Hanna
Portland
Furniture
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12. 3.
PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS
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13. TAKEAWAYS
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The Game has Changed
• Technology
• Transferrable skills
• Convergence
Product Creation
• New Demographics
• Decision making framework
Launch Success
• Start quick, fail fast
• Invest in winners
• 39 step launch

14. 4.
NEW WORDS LEARNT
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15. LET’S REVIEW SOME NEW WORDS I LEARNED
Concierge
a hotel employee whose job is
to assist guests by booking
tours, making theatre and
restaurant reservations, etc.
Demographic
a particular sector of a
population.
Offshoots
a thing that develops from
something else.
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Psychographics
the study and classification of
people according to their
attitudes, aspirations, and other
psychological criteria,
especially in market research.
Solopreneurs
a person who sets up and runs a
business on their own.
Buyouts
the purchase of a controlling
share in a company.

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