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In the traditions of both The Lean Startup and Lean In, a manifesto about taking smart dangers in search of big dreams. Linda Rottenberg has spent her career assisting innovators think big. "If people aren't calling you crazy, you are not considering big enough," she says. Nowadays taking chances is not only for young college or university dropouts in hoodies. Whether you work at a lot of money 500 company, a non-profit, or a mom-and pop store, every person needs to think and act like a changemaker. Most of us have to be nimble, adaptive, daring, and perhaps even a little crazy, or risk being left behind. But how will you take smart dangers and still achieve big success? That's Rottenberg's skills as the CEO and cofounder of Endeavor, the world's leading company specialized in identifying, mentoring, and investing in fast-growing businesses. Since 1997, Endeavor has screened 40,000 candidates and handpicked 1,000 entrepreneurs in 20 countries - then helped them take the crucial steps to grow their organizations and convert their areas. In 2012, Endeavor entrepreneurs made six billion in profits and provided 225,000 jobs. Now Rottenberg attracts on her behalf unique experience showing how we can all take controllable steps to achieve our dreams. Crazy Is often a Compliment offers a mixture of inspiring tales and practical tools so you can get started, heading bigger, and integrating work and family. As she writes, "Since everybody has to take risks these days, we all have to be able to derisk risk." Written with knowledge, wit, and interest, Crazy is a Compliment is a rallying cry for a new approach to business and a blueprint for personal change. The good news is that anyone can start those changes. "You can find no admission criteria. There is absolutely no wardrobe requirement. There is absolutely no hidden knowledge vote. Entrepreneurship is for everybody."
