Hunting in a Farmer's World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur

by John F. Dini

Hunting in a Farmer's World was the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards' National Silver Medalist - Business Books and was named “Best Business Book” in the 2014 New York Book Festival. All men (and women) are created equal, but that doesn't mean that they are all the same. Entrepreneurs are different. Small business owners make up 3% of America s population, but they create two-thirds of the new jobs in our economy. They are hunters, and hunters have provided for others for thousands of years. Management books tell entrepreneurs how to become farmers. They try to teach hunters to run their businesses using a farming cycle. Ancient farming wisdom has been translated into the modern day management tasks of planning, budgeting, standardizing, and measuring. Entrepreneurs hunt. They don't manage. They explore rather than analyze. They build companies with vision, creativity and tenacity; not with policies and procedures. Entrepreneurs are the hunters of the 21st century. If you take on the risks and responsibilities of owning a business, at least it should be fun. From the ambition that captures an entrepreneur and drives him to take the plunge of starting up, to the unexpected pitfalls of runaway success, Hunting in a Farmer's World examines why business owners are different from the people who work for them. John F. Dini draws on thousands of hours of face to face coaching with entrepreneurs, using the personal true stories of successful owners to drive home the challenges, rewards, exhilaration and terror of being a business owner. Hunting in a Farmer's World celebrates the differences that drive entrepreneurs. It is filled with the stories of real business owners who overcame real challenges including those that accompany success. You deserve to run a business in a way that makes sense to you. It s time to stop reading management books, and read an ownership book. It s time to be proud that you are Hunting in a Farmer s World.

Genres: Business

222 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2013

Reviews

[David Beckett · Rating 5 out of 5]

John F. Dini's award-winning business text explores new ground in the "Career/Sales" field. As I am fascinated by the psychology of those brave men and women who found successful "start-ups," I was eager to fathom Mr. Dini's well-researched analysis. While I cannot speak from personal experience, I suspect many of Dini's ideas will prove especially helpful to readers employed (or seeking to be employed) in advertising, sales, and/or marketing.

[Jeanine Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly engaging

Intrigued by the title, I found myself caught over and over by the stories, the insights and downright good sense. John Dini captures so many absolutely recognizable scenarios, explaining the why's and the how-to's with humor and fast-moving narrative. The depth and breadth of the book was a pleasant surprise, covering everything from starting up, to personnel management, and exit.