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The Passion Economy

The Passion Economy Book Review

Award-winning New Yorker staff writer and co-founder of NPR’s Planet Money podcast, Adam Davidson is a leading voice on issues related to 21st-century business and the economic landscape.

"The identification of your unique passion is the single most crucial and often the hardest part of embracing the passion economy " -Adam Davidson

Davidson’s new book The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century, is a glass-half-full exploration of how average people are combining their unique passion and their entrepreneurial spirit to challenge longstanding economic rules and trends and carve out their own pathways to 21st-century business success.

Davidson presents several case studies that demonstrate how the last century’s focus on economies of scale has shifted to a 21st century economy of passion. For those interested in launching passionate business ventures, Davidson offers a four-step strategy in which he details the must-haves for 21st-century business success:

In addition to detailed case studies and research-backed advice, the author presents his list of eight ground rules for operating in the new economy where intimacy, creativity, automation, and passion are indispensable:

The Passion Economy is REQUIRED reading for anyone who is interested in starting their own business, as well as all of us who are currently running businesses. Filled with real-life examples as well as overriding principles (do’s and don’ts) this book serves as a road map to success in today’s evolved market.

Steve Pollack

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