Winner, 2019 Independent Press Book Awards | Winner, Kirkus Top 100 Indie Books of 2019 | Finalist, 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards | Finalist, 2019 National Indie Excellence Awards | Finalist, 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards | Finalist, Book Excellence Awards
A Step-by-Step Master Class on Starting & Completing Dream Projects, from a 3-Time Inc. 500™ CEO with Three Decades of Experience in Silicon Valley
5 OUT OF 5 STARS -- "Daglow writes with the authority that derives from a personal success story and in prose that is both elegant and enjoyable... Packed with wisdom and a lot of what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. It is devoid of industry jargon, fluff-free, and entertaining while being exceptionally useful. A highly recommended read for anyone who wants to see their dream come true. Your achievement of your dream — and I mean any dream — starts within these pages." -- Readers Favorite, August, 2018
5 out of 5 Stars – “Despite his status as a 3-time Inc.™ 500 CEO and Technical Emmy® Award recipient, author Don Daglow delivers no-nonsense knowledge like some favorite uncle who made it big, but remains warm and generous… From Dream to Delivery radically differs from the “Buy My Book, Make Millions In One Year!” mindset… Daglow teaches organization of thought and sequencing of specific goals, including the micro-steps often conveniently ignored in similar books.” – IndieReader, February, 2019
”Daglow touches on many essential startup challenges. His prose shows a clarity of thought and authority borne of experience. Those who combine introspection with his seasoned counsel will gain not only a tutorial on business realities, but also insight into themselves.” – Kirkus Reviews, July, 2019
"As a CEO I've read numerous how-to books on entrepreneurship. But now that I have two daughters who dream of their own 'dream projects,' this is the book I will suggest they read." -- G Rollie Adams, CEO Emeritus, The Strong National Museum of PlayYour idea could be anything from a part-time business to a Silicon Valley startup, from a small-town storefront to an internal corporate initiative.
• Six sets of questions help you review and refine your vision• Over 400 pages of tips, guidance and “lessons learned” from a 3-time Inc. 500™ CEO who's also been honored with a 2008 Technical Emmy®. (Sources: Inc. Magazine Inc. 500™ lists; National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Technology & Engineering Awards)
The only person who can define your Dream Project is you. From Dream to Delivery will help you do just that, by leading you through a guided conversation with yourself.
Section by section, you’ll record your answers to these carefully chosen questions. Then we’ll turn your unique personal responses into the customized roadmap you need to go out and turn your Dream Project into Reality.
Techniques to use, traps to avoid, terminology to understand. And how to fit it all into your life without damaging your family or your future.
Never started a business or a big project? We’ll give you a “crash course” introduction. Skip past what you already know, dig deeper on things you want to learn.
It’s the one book you need to go from Dream to Delivery.
3-time Inc. 500(TM) CEO Don Daglow has held multiple startup CEO and leadership positions in a career that covers much of the life-span of Silicon Valley. Teams under his leadership have shipped games with an aggregate of over $1 billion in retail sales, and his work has been honored with a Technical Emmy(R) and recognized by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Don advises a wide range of startups and established international companies, coaching both new and experienced CEO's, executives and teams facing the challenges of team-building, management, product development, industry growth and competition. He is also Senior Director for Strategic Partnerships at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY; serves as an advisor and mentor at the Founders Space accelerator in San Francisco; and is the volunteer President of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Foundation, the charitable wing of the Academy. Daglow has delivered keynotes and speeches at The Smithsonian Art Museum in Washington D.C., BAFTA in London, the Biennale in Frankfurt, Medientage in Munich and many international games conferences. Originally trained as a playwright, Don began his career as a teacher and writer. Starting in 1971, he wrote mainframe computer games as a hobby before the introduction of Pong and home computers, and entered the games industry early in the first cycle of home video games. Starting as one of the original five Intellivision engineers at Mattel Electronics in 1980, he became Director of Applications Software for what grew to be a billion-dollar business. In 1983 he joined a small Silicon Valley startup called Electronic Arts, which went public and became a major international corporation. After working as an executive for Broderbund, which was sold to The Learning Company for $416 million, he founded Stormfront Studios, which he led for 20 years. In 2008 Don accepted a Technical and Engineering Emmy(R) Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his creation of Neverwinter Nights, the first graphical MMORPG, which paved the way for the multi-billion-dollar World of Warcraft. He lives in Marin County, California with his wife Marta. His professional website is www.daglowslaws.com.
