So You Think You Want to Be an Entrepreneur
The Skin in the Game: Real Lessons on Risk, Capital and Leadership Nobody TeachesBy Darryl “Cajun” Centanni
Length2h 53m
About this audiobook
What does it really take to build a business when your own money, reputation, and livelihood are on the line?
So You Think You Want to Be an Entrepreneur challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding entrepreneurship and leadership. Drawing from Darryl “Cajun” Centanni’s journey from Naval Officer and aviator to founder of a government contracting and aviation company, the book explores the realities rarely taught in business school: risk, capital, leadership, failure, faith, resilience, and the responsibility that comes with having real skin in the game. Through hard-earned lessons, successes, setbacks, and rebuilding, Centanni offers a practical and candid perspective for aspiring entrepreneurs, veterans, young professionals, and anyone considering starting a business. This is not a formula for getting rich. It is a field guide to understanding the sacrifices, decisions, and leadership required to build something of your own.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (4)
GenreBusiness and Economics
Length2 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 7, 2011
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title
2Copyright
3Dedication
4Epigraph
5Preface
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6Introduction
7Why This Book Exists
8Prologue
9Part I: Foundations
10Chapter 1: The Idea
11Chapter 2: Write Your Strategy to Win
12Chapter 3: No Risk, No Reward
13Chapter 4: Know Your Numbers
14Part II: Capital and Failure
15Chapter 5: It Takes Capital (or Access to It)
16Chapter 6: Risk Is Never Eliminated, Only Transferred
17Chapter 7: Character and Integrity
18Chapter 8: Cashflow
19Chapter 9: Failure Is Required to Succeed
20Part III: Leadership and People
21Chapter 10: Product, Process, and Leadership
22Chapter 11: Leadership Is a Contact Sport
23Chapter 12: Leadership Through Crisis
24Chapter 13: Your HR Team Is Your Gatekeeper
25Chapter 14: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
26Part IV: Scale and Endurance
27Chapter 15: Circle of Advisors
28Chapter 16: Why Hiring Veterans Is a Smart Business Bet
29Chapter 17: Strategic Communications
30Chapter 18: Risk, Compliance, and Knowing When to Say No
31Chapter 19: Sales
32Chapter 20: The Journey of Sacrifice, Failure, and Rebirth
33Chapter 21: The 10 Rules I’d Give My 30-Year-Old Self
34Final Word to My 30-Year-Old Self
35D2 Growth Evolution 2010 – 2025
36Glossary of Terms
37About the Author
38A Final Prayer of Thanks!
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