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Summary: Egotistical drivel
Review: Amazing! You read this book and it sounds like Bob Davis built Lycos all by himself. Forget any of the employees who helped build the site. Forget the employees who built the company's revenues. This is a book about self-stroking. I'll wait for Jerry Yang and Tim Koogle to write their book.
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Summary: Highly Recommended!
Review: Bob Davis' book is vastly superior to many CEO memoirs in its clarity, simplicity and sophistication. While much of his "Internet-is-changing-everything" spiel will seem rightfully dated, his core point - that speed has become a critical organizational imperative - will hit home with anyone competing in business today. We from getAbstract recommend this book more for its advice about building cultures of speed than for Davis' dot-com tales.
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Summary: Second Rate Tripe from Fourth Rate Exec
Review: Davis was a hired gun who jammed, misfired, missed the mark, blew up in everyones face. Contrary to what he would have you believe, he didn't found Lycos -- he was brought in (admittedly on day two) by his pals at CMGI. The real story here is how and why did Davis blow it so bad and huge? He was "first mover" as much as Yahoo and he had every advantage they had, etc. -- except apparantly Yahoo's brains. (Davis's dim tough guy act isn't really an act at all -- its thye real Bob, rough and tough with muscle where gray matter should be.) So instead of being a category leader and defining early web brand and company, Lycos ends up being fourth in a race with three winners (AOL, MSN and Yahoo). Forget the laudantory blurbs -- all those folks are Davis's personal pals who thru barely legal scheming made a mint on Lycos inflated stock price. If you want management expertise, you'll get more out of "Body by Jake."
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Summary: Speed Kills
Review: I am an MBA graduate of Babson College, Bob Davis' alma mater, and I have heard Bob speak many times at Babson and at other venues over the last three years. When I heard from him that his book was being released, I knew that I would read it, and I hoped for the best. I was not disappointed. Speed is Life, gives the reader an internal view into some of what was going on during the dot-com frenzy. It also includes valuable lessons that Bob was able to learn while being one of the leaders in this hypergrowth industry. The lessons are supported with real-life examples that clearly convey Bob's point as well as inspire an entrepreneur! One last item that I can add is that the ideas that Bob writes about are not a result of 20/20 hindsight. When I sat down to hear Bob speak in September of 1999, when I was beginning my MBA, he was preaching the same lessons. First of which was - profitability is fundamental.
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Summary: Egotistical drivel
Review: I bought this book after seeing Bob Davis being interviewed on CNBC and I read it in one sitting. While Davis's history of Lycos's growth provide unique insight into the first heady years of the Internet, the true value for most readers lies in the lessons--on building a brand, achieving profitability, and acting decisively and fast--he extracts from that experience. An instructive and entertaining read for anyone in business today.
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Summary: Okay
Review: I finished this book over the weekend and found it to be really strong. It is probably the first book I have come across that gives both an insiders view and a factual view of the internet mania that gripped us for so long. Another piece that I found to be really interesting was the mixing of business lessons and advice with real life examples by some of the country's leading business people. Chambers, Egan, Welch, Eisner, Diller, Case, others are all referenced with good antecdotes. I plan on starting a business someday and the information I picked up in Speed is Life will be a great reference.
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Summary: The fastest book ever!! ALL THUMBS UP!!!
Review: Packed with great tips, real life tips, not fiction. I've never read a book as devotedly as I read this one. 'Speed is Life' or 'Life is Speed'. True!!! Bob is not only a great success, but is able to tell how he did it, which most people can't. Having a great experience and being able to tell & teach it to others so that they too can be great, is what I consider Bob's greatness. The great principles in this book could be applied to selling peanuts as well as running any technologically sophisticated company in the world, even managing a family, relationship, making good grades at school, or landing a good job. I have made this book my business bible & reference point. If you ever think of making anything come out great & successful in today's world, GRAB this book first & don't part with it. Thank you Bob!!!
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Summary: The fastest book ever!! ALL THUMBS UP!!!
Review: Packed with great tips, real life tips, not fiction. I've never read a book as devotedly as I read this one. 'Speed is Life' or 'Life is Speed'. True!!! Bob is not only a great success, but is able to tell how he did it, which most people can't. Having a great experience and being able to tell & teach it to others so that they too can be great, is what I consider Bob's greatness. The great principles in this book could be applied to selling peanuts as well as running any technologically sophisticated company in the world, even managing a family, relationship, making good grades at school, or landing a good job. I have made this book my business bible & reference point. If you ever think of making anything come out great & successful in today's world, GRAB this book first & don't part with it. Thank you Bob!!!
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