Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business
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The inspiring true story of Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran--and her best advice for anyone starting a business. After failing at twenty-two jobs, Barbara Corcoran borrowed 1,000 from a boyfriend, quit her job as a diner waitress, and started a tiny real estate office in New York City. Using the unconventional lessons she learned from her homemaker mom, she gradually built it into a 6 billion dollar business. Now Barbaras even more famous for the no-nonsense wisdom she offers to entrepreneurs on Shark Tank, ABCs hit reality TV show.Shark Tales is down-to-earth, frank, and as heartwarming as it is smart. After reading it dont be surprised if you find yourself thinking, If she can do it, so can I. Nothing would make Barbara happier.
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After failing at twenty-two jobs, Barbara Corcoran borrowed $1,000 from a boyfriend, quit her job as a diner waitress, and opened a tiny real estate office in New York City. Using unconventional lessons from her homemaker mom, she built it into a six-billion-dollar business. The inspiring, honest story of how one of America's most beloved entrepreneurs built a real estate empire from essentially nothing.
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