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The Accidental Pornographer: A Story About Having a Go - And Succeeding... in Failing
Gavin Griffiths
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Description for The Accidental Pornographer: A Story About Having a Go - And Succeeding... in Failing
Paperback. Gavin Griffiths was a fairly straight-laced, newlywed shipping executive when he bought a magazine called The Erotic Review for GBP1 - not just one copy, the whole business! Little did he know it would soon become the darling of the chattering classes, and a case study in heroic failure. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Gavin Griffiths was a fairly straight-laced, newlywed shipping executive when he bought a magazine called The Erotic Review for #1 - not just one copy, the whole business! Little did he know it would soon become the darling of the chattering classes, and a case study in heroic failure. More in the tradition of Tony Young (How to Lose Friends & Alienate People) than Felix Dennis (How to be Rich), in this highly entertaining memoir readers discover just why only one in ten new businesses make it, and what happens to the other nine.
Gavin Griffiths was a fairly straight-laced, newlywed shipping executive when he bought a magazine called The Erotic Review for #1 - not just one copy, the whole business! Little did he know it would soon become the darling of the chattering classes, and a case study in heroic failure. More in the tradition of Tony Young (How to Lose Friends & Alienate People) than Felix Dennis (How to be Rich), in this highly entertaining memoir readers discover just why only one in ten new businesses make it, and what happens to the other nine.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Capstone
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906465254
SKU
KRF0024469
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Gavin Griffiths
With a haphazard career meandering through international shipping, contemporary art, dotcom start-ups and fruity periodicals Gavin Griffiths is now CEO of Helix Media Ltd, the London-based consumer magazine publisher he founded in 2004. He lives in Stratford-upon-Avon and is married with two children. Gavin has a firm conviction that life should be an adventure and his motto is 'have a ... Read more
Reviews for The Accidental Pornographer: A Story About Having a Go - And Succeeding... in Failing
"Hilarious, Heart-warming foray into porn." (Scarlet, October 2008) "...excellent book for business beginners...written in a fresh, breezy style" (Erotic Review, September 2008) "With its saucy matter, colourful cast and cheeky tone, it's easy to forget that his is a business book. What makes it genuinely interesting is that it's a business book all about failure." ... Read more