Today – six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room– over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just aboutevery country on earth. That a company this powerful andinfluential was started as a lark by a couple of 19-year-olds makesit a fascinating and surprising tale. That one of them, thevisionary Mark Zuckerberg, had the maturity, strategic smarts andluck to keep his company ahead of its rivals anchors thetale. With exclusive inside access to all the company’s leaders DavidKirkpatrick tells of the vision, the tenacity, the refusal tocompromise, and the vision Zuckerberg has to remake the internet. Abrilliant and fascinating cast of characters created Facebook andKirkpatrick has interviewed all of them. Never before haveZuckerberg and his closest colleagues told what really happened asthey built their dynamo while eating fast food, staying up allnight, and thumbing their noses at how things are usually done.
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In 2008, HowardSchultz, the president and chairman of Starbucks, made theunprecedented decision to return as the CEO eight years after hestepped down from daily oversight of the company and becamechairman. Concerned that Starbucks had lost its way, Schultz wasdetermined to help it return to its core values and restore notonly its financial health, but also its soul. In Onward, he sharesthe remarkable story of his return and the company's ongoingtransformation under his leadership, revealing how, during one ofthe most tumultuous economic times in history, Starbucks againachieved profitability and sustainability without sacrificinghumanity. Offering readers a snapshot of a moment in history thatleft no company unscathed, the book zooms in to show, in rivetingdetail, how one company struggled and recreated itself in the midstof it all. The fast paced narrative is driven by day-to-day tensionas conflicts arise and lets readers into Schultz's psyche as hecomes to terms with his limitations and evolving l
The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. To do so, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that's never been cracked. Until now. Brad Stone enjoyed unprecedented access to current and former Amazon employees and Bezos family members, giving readers the first in-depth, fly-on-the-wall account of life at Amazon. Compared to tech's other elite innovators--Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg--Bezos is a private man. But he stands out for his restless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way Henry Ford revolutionized manufactur
In this landmark work, NEW YORKER columnist James Surowieckiexplores a seemingly counter-intuitive idea that has profoundimplications. Decisions taken by a large group, even if theindividuals within the group aren't smart, are always better thandecisions made by small numbers of "experts". This seemingly simplynotion has endless and major ramifications for how businessesoperate, how knowledge is advanced, how economies are (or shouldbe) organised and how nation-states fare. With great erudition,Surowiecki ranges across the disciplines of psychology, economics,statistics and history to show just how this principle operates inthe real world. Along the way Surowiecki asks a number ofintriguing questions about a subject few of us actually understand- economics. What are prices? How does money work? Why do we havecorporations? Does advertising work? His answers, rendered in adelightfully clear prose, demystify daunting prospects. AsSurowiecki writes: "The hero of this book is, in a curious sense,an idea, a
Do you think it's possible to truly enjoy your job? No matterwhat it is or where you are? Timothy Gallwey does, and in thisgroundbreaking book he tells you how to overcome the innerobstacles that sabotage your efforts to be your best on thejob. Timothy Gallwey burst upon the scene twenty years ago with hisrevolutionary approach to excellence in sports. His bestsellingbooks The Inner Game of Tennis and The Inner Game ofGolf , with over one million copies in print, changed the way wethink about learning and coaching. But the Inner Game that Gallweydiscovered on the tennis court is about more than learning a betterbackhand; it is about learning how to learn, a critical skill that,in this case, separates the productive, satisfied employee from therest of the pack. For the past twenty years Gallwey has taken hisInner Game expertise to many of America's top companies, includingAT T, Coca-Cola, Apple, and IBM, to teach their managers andemployees how to gain better access to their own internalresourc
From one of America's foremost economic and political thinkerscomes a vital analysis of our new hypercompetitive andturbo-charged global economy and the effect it is having onAmerican democracy. With his customary wit and insight, Reich showshow widening inequality of income and wealth, heightened jobinsecurity, and corporate corruption are merely the logical resultsof a system in which politicians are more beholden to the influenceof business lobbyists than to the voters who elected them. Powerful andthought-provoking, Supercapitalism argues that a clearseparation of politics and capitalism will foster an enviroment inwhich both business and government thrive, by putting capitalism inthe service of democracy, and not the other way around.
This is a modern classic revised and updated: How the age-oldart of storytelling can transform the way we communicate - and theway we do business? In "The Story Factor", Annette Simmons remindsus that the oldest tool of influence is also the most powerful.Over one hundred stories drawn from the front lines of business andgovernment, as well as myths, fables and parables from around theworld, illustrate how story can be used to persuade, motivate andinspire in ways that cold facts, bullet points and directivescan't. These stories combined with practical storytellingtechniques show anyone how to become a more effective communicator.From 'who I am' to 'I-know-what-you're-thinking', Simmonsidentifies the six stories you need to know how to tell anddemonstrates how they can be applied. Through the words, gestures,tone and rhythm of story you can captivate any audiencesimultaneously construct a believable picture for your ideas andgoals. In this hyper-competitive, techno-centric andresults-oriented environme
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A cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. Aninternational conglomerate. All are networks, and all are a part of a surprisingscientific revolution. Albert-László Barabási, the nation'sforemost expert in the new science of networks, takes us on anintellectual adventure to prove that social networks, corporations,and living organisms are more similar than previously thought.Grasping a full understanding of network science will someday allowus to design blue-chip businesses, stop the outbreak of deadlydiseases, and influence the exchange of ideas and information. Justas James Gleick brought the discovery of chaos theory to thegeneral public, Linked tells the story of the true science of thefuture.
Free Lunch answers the great mystery of our time: How did ourstrong and growing economy give way to job uncertainty, debt,bankruptcy, and fear for millions of Americans? Acclaimed reporterDavid Cay Johnston reveals how government policies and spendinghave reached deep into the wallets of the many to benefit the top1% of the wealthiest. He shows exactly who has been getting free lunches from thegovernment—from $100 million to Warren Buffett, to $1.3 billion tothe owners of the Yankees and Mets. But of course there’s really nosuch thing as a free lunch. The taxpayer always picks up the bill.With his in depth reporting, vivid stories, and sharp analysis,Johnston reveals the forces that shape our everyday economiclives—and shows us how we can finally make things better.
Real estate titan, bestselling author, and TV impresario Donald J. Trump reveals the secrets of his success in this candid and unprecedented book of business wisdom and advice. Over the years, everyone has urged Trump to write on this subject, but it wasn’t until NBC and executive producer Mark Burnett asked him to star in The Apprentice that he realized just how hungry people are to learn how great personal wealth is created and first-class businesses are run. Thousands applied to be Trump’s apprentice, and millions have been watching the program, making it the highest rated debut of the season. In Trump: How To Get Rich, Trump tells all–about the lessons learned from The Apprentice, his real estate empire, his position as head of the 20,000-member Trump Organization, and his most important role, as a father who has successfully taught his children the value of money and hard work.
In this updated paperback edition of a "rich, readable, andauthoritative" Fortune) book, Wall Street Journal reporterPetzinger tells the dramatic story of how a dozen men, includingRobert Crandall of American Airlines, Frank Borman of Eastern, andRichard Ferris of United, battled for control of the world'sairlines Radio drive-time pubilcity.
MAKE RICK PITINO YOUR PERSONAL COACH AND ACHIEVE MORE THAN YOUEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. For Rick Pitino, the first coach to bring teams from threedifferent schools to the Final Four, success isn’t aboutshortcuts. Pitino’s secret–and the reason he has become botha great coach and one of the most sought-after motivationalspeakers in the nation–is his strategy of overachievement. Now, in Success Is a Choice, he takes the same proven methods thathave earned him and his teams legendary status and gives you aten-step plan of attack that will help you become a winner atanything you set your mind to:
"Few books really are 'a joy to read.' This one, full of charmand wisdom, truly is." ( New Scientist ) A Nobel Prize-winningphysicist, a loving husband and father, an enthusiastic teacher, asurprisingly accomplished bongo player, and a genius of the highestcaliber---Richard P. Feynman was all these and more. PerfectlyReasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track --collecting overforty years' worth of Feynman's letters--offers an unprecedentedlook at the writer and thinker whose scientific mind and lust forlife made him a legend in his own time. Containing missives to andfrom such scientific luminaries as Victor Weisskopf, StephenWolfram, James Watson, and Edward Teller, as well as a remarkableselection of letters to and from fans, students, family, and peoplefrom around the world eager for Feynman's advice and counsel, Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track notonly illuminates the personal relationships that underwrote the keydevelopments in modern science, but also forms the most intimatelook
