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#50 Bo Burlingham: Small Giants & the roots of great businesses

Best known for his books Small Giants and The Great Game of Business, Bo is an editor-at-large of Inc. magazine and the author of five books which have profoundly impacted values-led business creation. I don't know of anyone that has explored more deeply, through real-world examples, what it means to build a *meaningful* business. 

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Links & resources mentioned

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  • Bo Burlingham - website, Twitter
  • Related episodes
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    • #43 Courtney Bigony: Life above neutral with Positive Product Design
  • People & orgs
    • Tugboat Institute & Evergreen Companies
    • Dave Whorton
    • Adam Smith
    • Harriet Rubin
    • Jack Stack
    • Jim Collins
    • Kleiner Perkins
    • John Doerr
    • Clay Christensen
    • Norm Brodsky
    • Gary Erickson & CLIF Bar
  • Books
    • Bo's books
      • Small Giants
      • The Great Game of Business (GGOB)
      • A Stake in the Outcome
      • Finish Big
    • The Fifth Discipline
    • Good to Great
    • The New New Thing
    • The Innovator's Dilemma
    • How Will You Measure Your Life?
    • Battle Cry of Freedom
    • The Lessons of History
  • Other resources mentioned
    • Small Giants Community
    • Great Game of Business Community
    • Life After Pi
    • Open Book Management
    • How to Build a Company That Will Last for 100 Years | Inc.com
    • Inc Magazine
    • Something Ventured
    • Springfield ReManufacturing
    • Transcendental Meditation (TM)


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