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<h1>Escape from cubicle nation :</h1>
<p>from corporate prisoner to thriving entrepreneur </p>
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<div id="syndetics_summary">Inspired by reader submissions to her blog Escape from Cubicle Nation, Slim provides everything one needs to consider before making the decision to become self-employed, from the nuts and bolts of starting a business to a full discussion of the emotional issues involved.</div>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Foreword by Guy Kawasaki</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">vii</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Introduction</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">1</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Section I
Opening Up to the Opportunities</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">5</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">1
I Have a Fancy Title, Steady Paycheck, and Good Benefits. Why Am I So Miserable?</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">7</td>
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If It Is So Bad, Then Why Am I Afraid to Leave?</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">24</td>
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Detox from Corporate Life</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">39</td>
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What's Really Involved in Moving from Employee to Entrepreneur?</div>
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The Reality of Entrepreneurship</div>
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What Are All the Ways to Be Self-employed?</div>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">6
How Do I Choose a Good Business Idea?</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">103</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">7
Recruit Your Tribe</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">125</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">8
Rethink Your Life: Options for Scaling Back, Downshifting, and Relocating</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">152</td>
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Do I Really Have to Do a Business Plan?</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">165</td>
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Define the Spirit of Your Brand</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">191</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">11
Test Often and Fail Fast: The Art of Prototypes and Samples</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">210</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Section III
Make the Money Work</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">227</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">12
Look Your Finances in the Eye</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">229</td>
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How to Shop for Benefits</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">253</td>
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Making the Leap</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">269</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">14
Dealing with Your Friends and Family</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">271</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">15
Line Your Ducks in a Row</div>
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<td> </td>
<td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">290</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">16
When Is It Time to Leave?</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">309</td>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">323</td>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">325</td>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">329</td>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">333</td>
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