Praise for Zero Time(TM) "Zero Time provides valuable insight into the critical success factors of the digital age: total customer experience, velocity, and operational efficiency-all components of Dell's direct model." -Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Corporation "Zero Time will become a secular 'bible' for the twenty-first century-speed in 'closing the gaps' is essential, not only for success but for survival."-Herbert D. Kelleher, Chairman, President, and CEO, Southwest Airlines Co. "With this publication, the authors continue to make significant contributions to the world of business, and we are deeply grateful for their remarkable insight and vision."-William H. Cunningham, Chancellor, The University of Texas System "Zero Time contains some of the most powerful and creative ways of thinking about learning systems, customer focus and delight, trusting corporate cultures, and organizational agility that I have ever seen."-David M. Darst, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter "Zero Time boldly identifies the point at which the much-noticed innovations of companies as different as FedEx, Dell Computer, General Electric, and Cisco will converge as a dramatic new model for American business . . . From the pile of new volumes on corporate change, this is the one to select for your strongest essential insight." -Barry Munitz, President and CEO The J. Paul Getty Trust "The business issues associated in moving at Internet speed to serve a customer base that desires instant gratification are clearly stated [in Zero Time] . . . The corporations that put these recommendations in place will be the winners in the electronic business age."-Ralph J. Szygenda, Group Vice President and CIO, General Motors Corporation "Zero Time is the executive's guide to the new millennium! Yeh, Pearlson, and Kozmetsky have distilled the essence of the chaotic dynamics of today's paradigm-busting business world into a coherent set of principles and guidelines for success."-Alan B. Salisbury, PhD, Past President Learning Tree International

Fifteen-year-old Mina Clark lives in a future Manhattan that is ruled by extremists. Girls aren’t allowed to get an education, they need permission to speak to boys, and all marriages are negotiated by contract. But Mina’s grandmother has secretly been teaching her to read, leading Mina down a path of rebellion, romance, and danger that not only threatens to destroy her family’s reputation, it could get Mina killed. Suspenseful and empowering, Time Zero is about what it’s like to be powerless, underestimated, and manipulated and what it takes to go against society to assert who you actually want to be.

A comprehensive guide to consistent sales success and effective customer relations. The amount of time customers have to invest in sellers is limited. They want the information they need now. Don’t dress it up. Don’t overdo it. Don’t waste their time. Zero-Time Selling gives every sales professional, sales manager, entrepreneur and CEO the tools to be completely responsive to that customer request. And win more orders in less time. Zero-Time Selling describes the ten essential sales practices that will enable you to: 1. Sell more, faster, without adding headcount 2. Create value for customers and differentiate yourself from competitors by how you sell 3. Convert a greater percentage of your sales leads into orders 4. Build a loyal customer base and increase repeat business 5. Increase the productivity of all your sales channels Refreshingly free of the usual conceptual sales jargon, Zero-Time Selling presents an accessible, straightforward path to consistent sales success. It is incredibly easy to learn and compatible with any selling system or sales methods a company currently uses. Based on his more than thirty years of sales, sales management, and sales consulting experience across every type of sales channel and sales environment, Andy Paul knows how products are bought and sold. Zero-Time Selling reflects his knowledge that in today’s hypercompetitive sales environment “how” a company sells its products and services is as important as “what” they sell in creating value for the customer and effectively differentiating their company and offerings. Praise for Zero-Time Selling “Any sales professional or sales team will quickly see tangible results once they start Zero-Time Selling!” —Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There “Reading this book empowers you to dramatically improve your sales. . . . I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t benefit immensely from implementing Andy Paul’s strategies for sales success!” —Ivan Misner, New York Times–bestselling author and founder of BNI® and Referral Institute® “Andy Paul . . . is one of those guys who just gets it. He understands how products are bought and sold. He knows what customers really need and want. This book leverages that savvy to show you how to sell and manage customer relationships in a manner that truly differentiates you.” —Keith Ferrazzi, bestselling author of Never Eat Alone and Who’s Got Your Back

In today’s fast-paced information-driven economy, customers want to make informed buying decision about new products in the least time possible. Your customers will acquire approximately 70% of the information they need to make an informed buying decision about your product or service from the Internet before they ever contact your company. Thus, when the customer finally contacts you, it means that their need for information is time-sensitive and urgent. The sales team that is the first to respond with the complete answers to the customer’s questions dramatically improves their chances to win the order. Zero-Time Selling shows you, the CEO, business owner, sales manager and sales professional, in 10 simple steps, how to always be first.

"A ... new philosophy and ... guide to getting the most out of your money--and out of life--for those who value memorable experiences as much as their earnings"--

Written and pencilled by Dan Jurgens (CONVERGENCE, THE NEW 52: FUTURES END) and inked by Jerry Ordway (THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN), ZERO HOUR chronicles the discovery by DC's greatest heroes of a tidal wave of temporal disruption, as they band togheter to combat chronal chaos. When all of his family and friends were killed by the attack of a super-villain, the once heroic Green Lantern went insane and became the immensely powerful Parallax. Hoping to save his loved ones, the mad Hal Jordan decided to recreate the universe by unraveling time. Now as realities and time lines converge, dinosaurs walk the Earth again, deceased heroes are resurrected, and half the population has suddenly vanished. With Parallax on the verge of success, Superman, Batman, Robin, Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the rest of the world's heroes must find a way to stop their former comrade or cease to be as all existence ends. This volume collects stories from SHOWCASE '94 #8-9 and ZERO HOUR: CRISIS IN TIME #4-0.

Uncover profitable trading opportunities by exploiting the multiple time frames traded by different market participants In virtually all traded markets there are traders working on short-term, medium-term, and long-term perspectives. Each class of trader has different keys for entering and exiting the market. By identifying those keys and understanding where these traders intersect, a trader can spot profitable trading opportunities. In Time Compression in Trading, author Jason Jankovsky explains the structure of the market through the prism of the time frames of different trader groups. In practical terms, he shows how to identify the probable entry and exit points of short term, medium term, and long term traders. He also explains why traders should pay particular attention to the weakest and strongest hands in a market in order to trade in concert with the stronger market players. Breaks new ground in its analysis of market structure and at the same time, provides practical, actionable ideas for better trading Reveals how to profit from the actions of market participants operating in different time frames Discusses why traders should pay close attention to the time frames of other traders when analyzing markets If you want to learn how to trade more effectively by understanding market structure and what other traders are doing, Time Compression in Trading is a must read.