7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
I was expecting more..., 2003-03-02
This book feels like a collection of bulleted lists and short examples, with some nuggets of valuable information, but it lacks substantial details about how to strike up, develop, and (the real art) nurture these relationships. I was most disappointed in the editing (Crisp Publications). The short book abounds in incomplete sentences and even blatant redundancies.
I left my copy on a plane, and, sorry to say, I don't miss it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Developing Strategic Alliances, 2002-02-21
OUTSTANDING!!! The author has developed a nuts and bolts, detailed primer of developing alliances. Foolow his direction and you will not end up as roadkill... I constantly refer to it.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Enterprise, 2000-11-16
Working for oneself can be much more challenging than merely having a job. Ed Rigsbee is a successful entreprenuer who is willing and able to teach the rest of us how to make it all happen. His book offes a series of forms and checklists to simplify the task of creating one's enterprise. Highly practical.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Examples, examples, examples, 2000-10-30
I had no idea of the extent that partnering existed. Rigsbee's book gives example after example of ways that other companies have already partnered with each other. I got several ideas for my own business in the first 2 chapters alone. The ideas are simple but unique and quite adaptable to almost any business. You can practically open to any page and get a new idea to increase business. Excellent book. Well written. Easy to understand.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Psycho-Angles on Alliances, 2000-10-26
Rigsbee's book delves into the logical psychological processes we go through in forming alliances. He likens them to marriage in some apsects. He also has a wonderful graphic that explains why we get so excited about a partnership at first,until reality sets in. He shows us that we have important decisions to make if we want the relationship to continue.
It's an enlighted perspective that will take your ordinary "networking" into the stratosphere!