Summary of Suneel Gupta's Backable

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Get the Summary of Suneel Gupta's Backable in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Drawing lessons from hundreds of the world’s biggest thinkers, Gupta discovered how to pitch new ideas in a way that has raised millions of dollars, influenced large-scale change inside massive corporations, and even convinced his eight-year-old daughter to clean her room. Inside Backable are long-held secrets from producers of Oscar-winning films, members of Congress, military leaders, culinary stars, venture capitalists, founders of unicorn-status startups, and executives at iconic companies like Lego, Method, and Pixar.

Backable reveals how the key to success is not charisma, connections, or even your résumé, but rather your ability to persuade others to take a chance on you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669344322

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Conviction, not charisma, moves people. If you want to convince others, you must convince yourself first.

#2

Peter Chernin, a legendary media executive who has produced Oscar-nominated films like Hidden Figures, The Greatest Showman, and Ford v Ferrari, explained to the author that when he’s undecided on whether to back an idea, he’ll sometimes say the idea is the stupidest he’s ever heard. Then he’ll wait to see if the person backing down or showing conviction.

#3

One-year anniversary of the fire, Aduriz closed Mugaritz again for several months to rethink