Have you ever wondered if there’s a formula for making millions, a best kept secret in business, or a fundamental trait which makes a great entrepreneur? Mike Harris proves that anyone can seize the opportunity to light up the world with their big idea. Find Your Lightbulb combines Mike’s 20 years of invaluable experience from the front-line of big business, as well as exclusive ‘I wish I’d known’ advice from leaders in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. So whether you’re stuck on finding an idea, getting funding, or creating a brand, this guide can help you on your way to success, fixing the odds in your favour. With tons of practical tips and easy-to-implement advice, this user-friendly guide contains all you need to know to defy the odds, achieve the apparently impossible and launch your own business today. If ever you needed a reason to take charge of your future, this is it.
Book Details:
- Author: Mike Harris
- ISBN: 9781906465049
- Year Published: 2008
- Pages: 272
- BISAC: BUS060000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Small Business
About the Book and Topic:
Have you ever wondered if there’s a formula for making millions, a best kept secret in business, or a fundamental trait which makes a great entrepreneur? Mike Harris proves that anyone can seize the opportunity to light up the world with their big idea. Find Your Lightbulb combines Mike’s 20 years of invaluable experience from the front-line of big business, as well as exclusive ‘I wish I’d known’ advice from leaders in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. So whether you’re stuck on finding an idea, getting funding, or creating a brand, this guide can help you on your way to success, fixing the odds in your favour. With tons of practical tips and easy-to-implement advice, this user-friendly guide contains all you need to know to defy the odds, achieve the apparently impossible and launch your own business today. If ever you needed a reason to take charge of your future, this is it.
Mike Harris is a business giant with impressive credentials. He was founding CEO of Egg, now the worlds largest internet bank and First Direct, transformed Mercury Communications (now T-Mobile) and advises business and governments on business strategy. He is also active on the speaking circuit Mike has an impressive contact list including: Richard Reed at Innocent, Charles Dunstone of The Carphone Warehouse, Stelios of the Easy Group and Sinclair Beecham of Pret a Manger Never before seen case studies from a range of companies that Mike has worked with, observed or advised including Celtel, The British Olympic Bid, Zopa, Monilink, Lost Wax, Murmur, Mother, The Added Value Company, Identica etc.
About the Author
Having spent the first 15 years of his career in IT at Midland bank, Mike Harris got the entrepreneurial bug in 1986 and has been involved in creating businesses ever since. He has created three consumer businesses from scratch and was chairman of a fourth. Mike was founding CEO of the worlds first major telephone bank Firstdirect, and then as Chief Executive Mercury Communications, he built a new consumer fixed line telephone business and was Chairman of mobile operator One to One , (now operating as T-Mobile). He moved on to be the founding CEO of Egg the first major UKplayer in internet banking, and for several years the largest internet bank in the world. In 2005, Mike retired for a brief period and then co-founded Garlik, which has raised $18m in venture funding and where he is currently Executive Chairman, working on a web service allowing individuals to manage and protect their digital identities. In addition, Mike is an advisor on innovation to a handful of interesting companies. He has been a regular speaker on innovation at mid career MBA courses at the Sloan Business School, MIT and has served on a cabinet sub committee involved with public services reform. Lisa Murray is a freelance writer and is a regular contributor to national magazines and newspapers including Elle, Look, New Woman, The Times, Take a Break, Thats Life, Woman, Womans Own, Chat, Best, Bella, Bliss, More, Sugar, Wedding, Scarlet, The Sun, Closer, Pick Me Up, Reveal and Cosmopolitan. She has a First Class Honors degree in BS. Psychology.