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MASTERPIECE: The Emotional Journey to Creating Anything Great...Anything
Dean Stoecker is the co-founder and executive chairman of Alteryx, a multi-billion dollar data analytics company. But his path to that success was not linear or logical or without its deep swamps of despair. Dean had many entrepreneurial false starts before he finally found his path.
In this candid, engaging book, he describes the emotional journey that inevitably accompanies any success in life. We all want to create something great—a great marriage, a great friendship, a great career, a great family, and if you’re as fortunate as Dean, a great business.
But building any masterpiece is as difficult as it is rewarding. People give up. They lose confidence. They can’t get through the tough parts. But, as Dean’s own story shows, most failures are not failures of vision or talent, but of belief and will. In fact, they’re not even failures at all. If you can learn to navigate the often overwhelming obstacles and dark moments, your efforts will be rewarded.
Based on Stoecker’s years of hard-earned wisdom, Masterpiece is much more than a window onto the founding of a tech giant. It offers universal and timeless lessons for any journey you might be on.
In this candid, engaging book, he describes the emotional journey that inevitably accompanies any success in life. We all want to create something great—a great marriage, a great friendship, a great career, a great family, and if you’re as fortunate as Dean, a great business.
But building any masterpiece is as difficult as it is rewarding. People give up. They lose confidence. They can’t get through the tough parts. But, as Dean’s own story shows, most failures are not failures of vision or talent, but of belief and will. In fact, they’re not even failures at all. If you can learn to navigate the often overwhelming obstacles and dark moments, your efforts will be rewarded.
Based on Stoecker’s years of hard-earned wisdom, Masterpiece is much more than a window onto the founding of a tech giant. It offers universal and timeless lessons for any journey you might be on.
196 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 22, 2022
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May 16, 2022
I was an employee at Alteryx when Dean was still the CEO. I heard some of these stories in this book first hand and have seen these strategies implemented.
I just want to say that this man walks the talk. Seeing him up close in real life is much more inspirational than what was able to be captured in this book.
In this autobiography, Dean distilled his success down to emotional strength and management.
His key idea here is about getting through the 'swamp' which is an analogy for low points in life and how to recognize that.
He shared how he navigated his big swamps in life and the lessons learnt along the way.
It is a refreshing look at what success means to a man who seems to have it all.
This book is easy to read and I will recommend it to people interested in entrepreneurship and self mastery.
I just want to say that this man walks the talk. Seeing him up close in real life is much more inspirational than what was able to be captured in this book.
In this autobiography, Dean distilled his success down to emotional strength and management.
His key idea here is about getting through the 'swamp' which is an analogy for low points in life and how to recognize that.
He shared how he navigated his big swamps in life and the lessons learnt along the way.
It is a refreshing look at what success means to a man who seems to have it all.
This book is easy to read and I will recommend it to people interested in entrepreneurship and self mastery.
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July 8, 2023
Loved Dean’s stories and inspirational message.
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