Blueprint to a Billion

Praise for BLUEPRINT TO A BILLION "A wonderful, well thought out analysis of entrepreneurship and leadership of a growth company. " --Howard Lester, Chairman, Williams--Sonoma, Inc. "If you dream about growing your business to a billion, this is a fascinating down--to--earth study that you must read.

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. The Blueprint Thesis: A Different Approach to Growth. Part One: Create and Sustain a Breakthrough Value Proposition. 2. The Blueprint Value Proposition. Part Two: Create and Sustain Exponential Revenue Growth. 3. Exploit a High--Growth Market Segment. 4. Marquee Customers Shape the Revenue Powerhouse. 5. Leverage Big Brother Alliances for Breaking into New Markets. Part Three: Seizing the Opportunity to Create Exponential Returns. 6. Becoming the Masters of Exponential Returns. 7. The Management Team: Inside--Outside Leadership. 8. The Board: Comprised of Essentials Experts. 9. Linking the 7 Essentials. 10. Blueprint Companies for the Next Decade and Your Part in Them: An Epilogue. Appendix A: Top 100 Blueprint Companies. Appendix B: Delivering Breakthrough Benefits Drives Exponential Growth. Appendix C: Assessing Management's Focus, Drive, and Ability. Appendix D: Methodology. Endnotes. Index.