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The Paper Millionaire, by some Arab-turned-Englishman named Roger Shashoua. He sat
Tom Wolfe • A Man in Full: A Novel
the Byzantine management atmosphere at first Rexall and then Hughes Aircraft had convinced me that the only real security lies in having your own business, and this left-hander was well ahead of the curve on that one. Also, I was convinced that I was on a holy mission in preserving a company owned significantly by its employees. My
Patty Civalleri • Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys
Diller's IAC acquired, grew, and spun off multiple subsidiaries in the past two decades, including Match Group, Expedia, and Vimeo. Many are known for creating influential executives, many of whom become industry leaders. A number of these leaders include Michael Eisner (Disney), Dara Khosrowshahi (Uber), Dawn Steel (Columbia Pictures), Jeffrey Kat... See more
Cedric Chin • Exec Development is a Different Game
That would make the founders’ combined 20% stake worth in excess of $400 million—not bad for two middle-aged guys who until 2015 knew almost nothing about the insurance business.
Jeff Kauflin • First, Fire All The Brokers: How Lemonade, A Millennial-Loved Fintech Unicorn, Is Disrupting The Insurance Business
Film producer Mynette Louie
Will Tavlin • Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin
he worked as Netscape's product manager to pivot the server product line. Microsoft's IIS had all the features they had, was five times faster, and was free. Mike Homer and he worked furiously to acquire and partner. they beat Microsoft and grew the server line to $400M.
Andreessen Horowitz (AZ) • Lead Bullets | Andreessen Horowitz
how we built a successful business on high wages.
Patty Civalleri • Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys
throughout the South. He went on to invest in a professional football team in Memphis, which he named the Clarence Saunders Sole Owner of My Name Tigers. Really. They played