Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends

Good advice for business and life

I enjoyed this book. It was given to me by a co-worker a couple years ago. I did not read it until recently. The business side of it talks about the early 2000s, but the thoughts in the book can be applied beyond business. I really enjoyed the chapter on 'Knowledge'. I put into practice some of the suggestions for note taking while reading.

Excellent Book! Buy it!

I enjoyed this book very much. I even bought one for a friend (I really wanted to keep my copy for reference). It brings forth concepts that make sense but are radical in the sense that they are very different from the way we normally do business. It is my dream to see this concept become REAL in the workplace.

LOVE IT!!!

This book is presented in an easy to digest fashion and I thoroughly enjoyed the read. Several ideas can be used directly from the book in real-life situations. I noticed a complete change in my outlook as I applied a few of Tim's principles in my daily life. This is a must read for everyone.

Tim Sander's Kicks Butt!

Sanders does an excellent job getting across the fact that NICE PEOPLE RULE! He takes you into an in-depth look at implementing 'lovecat' methods to influence bizfolk. His three ingredients for success include sharing knowledge, sharing your network of people, and sharing compassion for all, at a price free of charge! Sanders hits home with an inspiring easy to read book that will motivate you to become a leader of the pack!

Cute, but...

I like the book, but I did feel that it was pretty repetitive. I felt that he was trying to convinced me to 'be nice', rather than introducing new ideas. The main idea of the book? Be nice, introduce people to others with no strings, read books and recommend books to others. All of which, I did before the book.

Everybody's Hugging!

Anyone with clients (isn't that all of us?) can learn a thing or two from Tim Sanders. In "Killer APP" he digs into his experience with high-profile clients to show how the "art" of building client and business relationships is actually a science that anyone can master. Truly a great read for anyone who is looking to expand who they know and what they can offer.

A Book That Can Truly Change Your Life

When you go to business school you always hear your professors lecture about fairness and goodness in business, but when you read the newspapers you hardly believe that those words could ever really apply to the 9-5 world. This book takes you from the abstract idea that you can be both a good person and a good businessperson and shows you exactly how to do it. Be a lovecat, the book explains, by sharing your intangible values--knowledge, network, and compassion. Be a lovecat, and your career will rocket up to the stars. In other words, as the book's conclusion explains, nice smart people really do succeed. This book shows you exactly how. Read this book and profit.

This book is terrible

It's like falling down stairs in slow motion. It is just a disorganized recitation of Tim's limited experiences in the dot-com business world, quotes and references from other, more established charlatans, and half-cooked pabulum. This is just awful.

Nice Smart People Succeed

Tim Sanders has given business people a gift in this book: a wake-up call (or for some of us, a reminder) that Nice Smart People Succeed. His 'Lovecat Rules' emphasize sharing your Knowledge, Network and Compassion in a non-expectant way (that is, without requiring anything in return) -- in doing so, you create a personal brand identity as a trustworthy source of wisdom, connections and goodwill. Each of these commodities is in short supply in business, and so you inevitably gain a competitive advantage over people who are stingy with their ideas, their contacts and/or their emotions. Tim also emphasizes the practical aspects of these rules. Gain knowledge to share, he advises, by becoming an avid reader of business books, leavened with some spirituality and human potential titles. Be smart in your sharing by setting ground rules, especially if you're sharing with someone who may be a competitor. Don't force more 'bizlove' on anyone than that person is capable of assimilating, but do test their comfort zone. Tim is a marvelous presenter of these ideas in person, and it's a joy to find that he expresses them equally well in writing. I recommend that you buy this book for yourself -- and maybe even send a copy to someone who needs reminding that business is conducted between and among human beings who respond better in the long run to love and compassion that to cutthroat competition.

Spread the Love

Tim hits the mark, dead center! Since listening to his book on CD, I have been living the principles daily, and reaping the rewards. The principles and concepts are so simple it is incredible. And, yes: Nice, smart people do win!

Its nice to be nice!

I think Tim really brought back common values that should be included anywhere, anytime. Being a supervisor, I had a older employee that had been with the company 30 + years go around me to the chief, when I inquired why he just didn't work with me. He stated because in the past he never had a boss that he could trust. I stated it's not a matter of being friends, but a matter of me caring. Well, needless to say, this won him over and enlighten him that it's ok to be human at work. I think he could use a copy of this book.

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