The Value Equation: A Business Guide to Wealth Creation for Entrepreneurs, Leaders & Investors
- 3h 55m
- Christopher H. Volk
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2022
Discover one of the surest means to create personal wealth by building a profitable business
Every now and then, a business book comes along that offers original insights and a fresh perspective. In The Value Equation: A Business Guide to Creating Wealth for Entrepreneurs and Investors, veteran executive, entrepreneur, and investor Chris Volk delivers an engaging, straightforward explanation about how businesses work and provide wealth for entrepreneurs and investors. The author’s signature approach is centered on his award-winning wealth creation formula in a book designed to simplify complex subjects with math no more complicated than what you learned in middle school.
Readers will become acquainted with the characteristics of successful business models, together with insights into how leaders can improve their own models in ways that generate personal and collective wealth. The author’s framework presented in The Value Equation is the foundation upon which most of the largest personal fortunes were built.
Chris Volk also provides supplemental materials including interactive Excel spreadsheets, illustrations, and sample corporate financial models on a companion website. There is even a link to an award-winning video series created by Volk that served as his inspiration for the book. Full of illustrative case studies that highlight crucial business and finance concepts The Value Equation includes:
- Explorations of the true value of using OPM (Other People’s Money) and capital stack variations to build and grow your company.
- Advice on business assembly, growth, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate reengineering, including discussions of valuation multiples, common risks, and capital options.
- Guidance on how to valuate business models, delivered with help from a variety of stories and case studies. Uniquely, the author also draws on his own background, including the introduction of three successful companies to the public markets, two of which he was instrumental in founding.
The Value Equation is an indispensable addition to the libraries of anyone interested in growing wealth and capital through business, whether as a business leader, entrepreneur or investor.
About the Author
Chris Volk (Paradise Valley, Arizona and Huntsville, Alabama) is co-founder, former CEO, and Chairman of the Board of STORE Capital Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange listed company that invests in profit center real estate leased to middle market and larger companies throughout the U.S.. Prior to STORE, Chris led the public listing of two predecessor companies. The business models of all three companies delivered outperforming shareholder returns and benefitted a wide array of stakeholders. Chris is the author of numerous articles in the areas of finance, credit analysis, and real estate investing. He is a frequent lecturer to college and graduate students and serves on multiple charity boards.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Free Enterprise and Wealth Creation
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Daymond John and the First Variable
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The Capital Stack and Two More Variables
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Three More Variables and Voilà!
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The Value Equation
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Business Model Evaluation
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Pulling the Corporate Efficiency Levers
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Choosing from Your OPM Options
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Opportunity Cost
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The Final Form of OPM
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A Look at Public Companies
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Animal Spirits
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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The Essential Ingredient
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The Art of the Possible
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Glossary of Terms
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The Value Equation Framework
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Notes
