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tmrogersjr1's review against another edition
3.0
I really like this book! Its a must-read for every entrepreneur. Robert and Donald team up to pen a practical guide on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. I appreciate the fact that they didn’t try to sell a pipe dream. They were very real and straight-forward and didn’t shy away from the fact that entrepreneurship is hard work and sacrifice is a prerequisite to success. Here is one of my favorite statements Robert makes:
p13 "Entrepreneurs need to work 24/7 in the start-up phase, often working for free for months and even years. Its the number of hours worked for free that defines entrepreneurs and separates them from employees.
The number of hours working or practicing for free also determines the level of success you will have in anything….This is why its best to keep your daytime job and build your business in your spare time….you may be working for free for a long time.”
According to this book the cornerstones of a successful entrepreneur are:
Strength of character
Focus
Brand
Relationships
Little things that count
My favorite is strength of character which is essentially the entrepreneurial spirit. They defined this on p1 as “The entrepreneur’s ability to dream, win, lose and win again is often called the entrepreneurial spirit. It is what separates the entrepreneur from everyone else in business. It is what separates those who want to be entrepreneurs from those who can be entrepreneurs.”
I appreciate this book not being overly long as well. Most business books go on and on avoiding the heart of the issue basically padding the book with fluff to increase the book's size. This one does a good job with sticking to the core of the content. Again, great book and a must-read for every entrepreneur.
Tony Rogers Jr
Author of Visionary:Making a difference in a world that needs YOU
p13 "Entrepreneurs need to work 24/7 in the start-up phase, often working for free for months and even years. Its the number of hours worked for free that defines entrepreneurs and separates them from employees.
The number of hours working or practicing for free also determines the level of success you will have in anything….This is why its best to keep your daytime job and build your business in your spare time….you may be working for free for a long time.”
According to this book the cornerstones of a successful entrepreneur are:
Strength of character
Focus
Brand
Relationships
Little things that count
My favorite is strength of character which is essentially the entrepreneurial spirit. They defined this on p1 as “The entrepreneur’s ability to dream, win, lose and win again is often called the entrepreneurial spirit. It is what separates the entrepreneur from everyone else in business. It is what separates those who want to be entrepreneurs from those who can be entrepreneurs.”
I appreciate this book not being overly long as well. Most business books go on and on avoiding the heart of the issue basically padding the book with fluff to increase the book's size. This one does a good job with sticking to the core of the content. Again, great book and a must-read for every entrepreneur.
Tony Rogers Jr
Author of Visionary:Making a difference in a world that needs YOU
aeroplanino's review against another edition
3.0
I have great respect for Donald Trump, he developed his businesses like no one else and he created so many jobs. I read this book to improve my entrepreneurial skills and I agree that entrepreneurs are vital for the economy because only they can offer jobs to people.
Both authors focus on 5 aspects to be considered by a businessman which can be easily remembered by looking at your fingers. Somehow, I think they added some commercial parts (too many mentions about their books - Art of the Deal and Rich dad, poor dad) but, in the end, it was a good lecture.
Both authors focus on 5 aspects to be considered by a businessman which can be easily remembered by looking at your fingers. Somehow, I think they added some commercial parts (too many mentions about their books - Art of the Deal and Rich dad, poor dad) but, in the end, it was a good lecture.
teelock's review against another edition
5.0
In 2011, Publishers Weekly called Trump and Kiyosaki "the gold standard of the entrepreneurial spirit" and concluded it was "an impassioned argument for business self-actualization" despite focusing on big ideas instead of step-by-step plans. Kirkus Reviews, which also evaluated the book in 2011, noted that the two writers complemented one another but only found it to be an average entrepreneurial handbook and criticized its "political proselytizing."
In 2014, The Huffington Post writer Kimron Corion said Midas Touch was his second favorite book by Trump. The book inspired Australian entrepreneurs to create a real estate company named Midas Real Estate. In 2013, Casey Bond opined that the real value of the book came from the writers' experiences in a review for GOBankingRates.
In 2016, Trip Brennan was critical of Midas Touch in a review for The Intercept for its support of multi-level marketing, a practice he describes as a pyramid scheme in disguise, and for the way Trump and Kiyosaki discounted investment in mutual funds. BuzzFeed News wrote about the work during Trump's 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, contrasting the book's views on the changing American economy with Trump's statements from the campaign trail and criticizing the way his views on U.S. industrial jobs had changed. Business Insider also compared the work with Trump's 2016 campaign message, noting the book embraced immigrants but the Trump campaign was critical of illegal immigration from Mexico.
Sales of Trump's books rose during his 2016 presidential campaign and after his election, with Midas Touch being the third most popular.
In 2014, The Huffington Post writer Kimron Corion said Midas Touch was his second favorite book by Trump. The book inspired Australian entrepreneurs to create a real estate company named Midas Real Estate. In 2013, Casey Bond opined that the real value of the book came from the writers' experiences in a review for GOBankingRates.
In 2016, Trip Brennan was critical of Midas Touch in a review for The Intercept for its support of multi-level marketing, a practice he describes as a pyramid scheme in disguise, and for the way Trump and Kiyosaki discounted investment in mutual funds. BuzzFeed News wrote about the work during Trump's 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, contrasting the book's views on the changing American economy with Trump's statements from the campaign trail and criticizing the way his views on U.S. industrial jobs had changed. Business Insider also compared the work with Trump's 2016 campaign message, noting the book embraced immigrants but the Trump campaign was critical of illegal immigration from Mexico.
Sales of Trump's books rose during his 2016 presidential campaign and after his election, with Midas Touch being the third most popular.
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