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Starting with nothing more than a home brewing kit, Sam Calagione turned his entrepreneurial dream into a foamy reality in the form of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of America's best and fastest growing craft breweries.
In this newly updated Second Edition, Calagione offers a deeper real-world look at entrepreneurship and what it takes to operate and grow a successful business. In several new chapters, he discusses Dogfish's most innovative marketing ideas, including how social media has become an integral part of the business model and how other small businesses can use it to catch up with bigger competitors. Calagione also presents a compelling argument for choosing to keep his business small and artisanal, despite growing demand for his products.
- Updated to offer a more complete look at what it takes to keep a small business booming
- An inspiring story of renegade entrepreneurialism and the rewards of dreaming big, working hard, and thinking unconventionally
- Shows how to use social media to reach new customers and grow a business
For any entrepreneur with a dream, Brewing Up a Business, Second Edition presents an enlightening, in-depth look at what it takes to succeed on their own terms.
From the Back Cover
"Rarely is a book as good as a beer, but this one is. It's written with humor, humility, and passion, essential ingredients for any entrepreneur."
—BOB GUCCIONE JR., founder of Spin magazine and Gear magazine
"Brewing Up a Business will inspire both entrepreneurs and aspiring small business owners to have the confidence to follow their dreams."
—JIM DAVIS, Chairman and CEO of New Balance
"Sam Calagione embodies the spirit of a true Delaware entrepreneur. Starting out as the smallest brewery in the nation, Sam's ambition, acute business sense, and vision have allowed Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to successfully enter an extremely competitive market as Dogfish Head continues to leave an indelible mark on the beer industry."
—RUTH ANN MINNER, former Governor of Delaware
"Everything you want to know about succeeding in business you can learn from beer. At least, you can if it's the remarkable story of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Brewing Up a Business is like a how-to manual for entrepreneurs. With humor, creativity, and wisdom, Sam Calagione has crafted a new kind of business book that's as unique as his great beer!"
—JOE CALLOWAY, author of Becoming a Category of One and Indispensable
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great book to read if you're starting your own business.,
By Joel Baxter (Ancaster, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Revised and Updated (Paperback)
I originally purchased this book as I was toying around with the idea of opening my own brew-pub. While there is plenty of information within to help me, this book is more about the entrepreneurial spirit. Sam recalls his many successes and failures, and reiterates all the lessons he's learned from building his business from the ground up. As the topic involves beer, it's far more interesting than other entrepreneurial success stories, making it great for any business student out there. Even if you've never wanted to open your own brewery, but love beer, it's a fine read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A lot of common sense business strategy~,
By Christopher Barrett "Evil Corgi" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Revised and Updated (Paperback)
In this reviewers humble opinion, this book is a rather fun overview of the founding and growing of Dogfish Head brewery. Though I did somewhat enjoy Sam's writing style and some of the witty stories, the book never really leans completely towards being either a true recipe for building a successful business or a fun and lighthearted read about the good and bad times of opening his own business. Instead this book lands somewhere in between.I would say that those individuals with experience in opening a business, or having a college background in business or management would find the contents rather uninformative. It reads like a very beginner book for those who have thought about opening a business but have never really studied up on the subject. Unfortunately those individuals to whom this book is targeted, are the most likely to fail in opening a business. Reading this might open their eyes to much of the unseen costs and time put in to start up. The book mainly centers around Sam's personal beliefs. It never really delves deeply into subjects such as licensing, raising startup capital, insurance, liabilities, theft, and planning. Instead he briefly touches on these subjects and then discusses his own personal beliefs and opinions on the subjects. "I think I did great because I had great people" or "Make sure to take some time off, I find that it really helps me creatively". Good words of advice, but not what I am looking for as a major source of information for opening a business. I do love the craft brewery market, and this does contain some fun stories (though not enough in my opinion) so that is why it gets 3 stars. Though I did find some anecdotes interesting, I think there are much better business texts out there that one should use as a guideline for opening a business, this is just one book that can be added to a collection of the many books you can and SHOULD read before starting a business.
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By tiggersmommy - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Revised and Updated (Paperback)
Super fast delivery on my Brewig is Business. I ordered 3 as gifts and they all arrived on time. We are all enjoying the book as we admire Sam and love Dogfish Head Beers.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy reading, great story!,
By RickK - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Revised and Updated (Paperback)
This book gave me so much more respect for Sam, the Dogfish Company and the way they run their business. Great story!
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