Proven lessons to make meetings worth it from Kayak.com co-founder Paul M. English   We’ve all experienced them. Meetings with no clear agenda, too many attendees with no clear role, unprepared presenters, chaotic social dynamics, and no resulting decisions. These kinds of meetings are a millstone around your company’s neck.  In The Meeting Book , serial entrepreneur and Kayak.com co-founder Paul M. English shares a bold new vision for transforming meetings from timewasters into engines of innovation. Drawing from decades of experience building and scaling startups, the book combines engaging, first-person stories and hands-on best practices you can apply to your meetings immediately.  You’ll learn how companies like Amazon, Intuit, and OpenTable revolutionized the way they run meetings. You’ll also discover how to set an agenda that works, inspire your team members, accommodate cultural differences in international settings, and take and analyze informative notes.  The book reveals:  The habits, formats, and cultural shifts that make meetings energizing and productive  How intentional gatherings can drive clarity, creativity, and connection, illustrated through stories from his ventures and nonprofits  Lessons from his six successful startups: Kayak, Lola, Moonbeam, GetHuman, Boston Light, and Intermute  The Meeting Book is a must-read practical guide for leaders who want to build better teams―one meeting at a time. It shows you how to present information-rich roadmaps, set lofty and realistic goals, make high-stakes decisions, energize people, and grow your company. You’ll never look at meetings in the same way again. “ The Meeting Book is a rare blend of storytelling and actionable wisdom, showing how companies like Amazon, Airbnb, Intuit, and LinkedIn transformed meetings from dreaded time-sinks into engines of trust, strategy, innovation, and performance.” ―Youngme Moon, Harvard Business School Professor “For managers, nothing is more vital for success than building a strong and effective meeting culture, and Paul English shows through engaging narratives and takeaways how it’s done. What’s more, this book proves that meetings can be full of purpose and even, dare we say, fun.” ―Dave Dodson, Stanford Business School, Author of The Manager’s Handbook “The Meeting Book mixes vivid stores and practical tools to turn mindless, mundane meetings into magic. Highly recommended if you are looking for ways to make innovation flourish.” ―Scott D. Anthony, Clinical Professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, and author of Epic Disruptions “Entrepreneurs who create successful companies are rare, yet Paul English has done it again and again. What Paul reveals in The Meeting Book is that building a strong meeting culture can make all the difference. Anyone who spends hours in meetings needs to read this book.” ―Bill Aulet, Professor of the Practice of Entrepreneurship & Managing Director, The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship Meetings without clear agendas, unprepared presenters, and no resulting decisions drain productivity and morale. In The Meeting Book , serial entrepreneur Paul M. English draws from decades of experience building and scaling six successful startups to share a bold vision for transforming meetings from time-wasters into engines of innovation. English combines engaging first-person stories with hands-on best practices you can apply immediately. The Meeting Book reveals how companies like Amazon, Intuit, and OpenTable revolutionized the way they run meetings. You will discover the habits, formats, and cultural shifts that make meetings energizing and productive. English shows you how to set agendas that work, inspire team members, accommodate cultural differences in international settings, and take informative notes that drive action. He also explains how to avoid the millstone meetings that exhaust your team members, waste time, lead employees down blind alleys, and result only in more unproductive meetings. Through stories from English’s ventures and nonprofits, the book illustrates how intentional gatherings drive clarity, creativity, and connection. You will learn to present information-rich roadmaps, set goals that are both lofty and realistic, make high-stakes decisions with confidence, and energize your people. Each chapter delivers practical lessons drawn from real startup experience. The Meeting Book is a practical guide for leaders who want to build better teams one meeting at a time. Whether you lead a growing startup or manage teams within a larger organization, this book provides the frameworks and strategies to transform your meetings into opportunities that grow your company and strengthen your culture. PRAISE FOR THE MEETING BOOK “ The Meeting Book is a rare blend of storytelling and actionable wisdom, showing how companies like Amazon, Airbnb, Intuit, and LinkedIn transformed meetings from dreaded time-sinks into engines of trust, strategy, in