Bargaining for Advantage
Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People
Negotiate from your own strengths, not someone else's playbook.
Shell lays out an information-based approach to negotiation grounded in your personal bargaining style rather than rigid tactics. He walks through a six-step framework covering preparation, relationships, standards, leverage, and closing. The book blends academic research with practical guidance for everyday and high-stakes deals.
Founders negotiate constantly, with investors, cofounders, hires, and customers, often outmatched by more experienced counterparts. This book teaches a repeatable, self-aware process so you can prepare well and trade from real leverage instead of bluster.
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What is Bargaining for Advantage about?
Founders negotiate constantly, with investors, cofounders, hires, and customers, often outmatched by more experienced counterparts. This book teaches a repeatable, self-aware process so you can prepare well and trade from real leverage instead of bluster.
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