Great insight from a person still running a business. He does not hold back in his advice or opinions as well not holding back in his failings and what he learned from them, which is the sign of a great person.The opening chapter as he retells his meeting with the Stones is a gold mine for anyone considering starting a business. Brodsky asks great questions many of us would never consider. This is one I will listen to again taking copious notes.The only negative I have is the narrator. While he does an excellent job, I would have prefered someone with a slight Brooklyn accent. The book seems that it is written as Brodsky would talk; I would have like to have heard that voice. Street Smarts is a worthwhile business book, and I DO recommend this book to anyone interested in entrepreneurial material, however the author played a bit of a deception in the reader. In the beginning he emphasizes that his knowledge of business comes from street smarts, beginning with the lessons he learned on the street from his father. Later on in the book you will learn that the author is a law school graduate, and that he built a $100 million company. Great credentials - but not consistent with the scrappy small business image that begins this work. I believe he offers excellent advice for anyone building a small business in the first five years of activity.
Biographical style. Probably best for people with traditional (bricks & mortar) business ambitions.
—Germanch73
This is probably a must read for anyone without anything less than advanced business experience.
—mycolor
Same book as "the knack" ... Still a great book but they should have made that clear!
—GOTAM
Am listening to the audio version.
—Lis
