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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Jerry Kaplan had a dream: he would redefine the known universe (and get very rich) by creating a new kind of computer. All he needed was sixty million dollars, a few hundred employees, a maniacal belief in his ability to win the Silicon Valley startup game. Kaplan, a well-known figure in the computer industry, founded GO Corporation in 1987, and for several years it was one of the hottest new ventures in the Valley. Startup tells the story of Kaplan's...
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Seven business innovators and the empires they built. The pre-eminent business historian of our time, Richard S. Tedlow, examines seven great CEOs who successfully managed cutting-edge technology and formed enduring corporate empires. With the depth and clarity of a master, Tedlow illuminates the minds, lives and strategies behind the legendary successes of our times: George Eastman and his invention of the Kodak camera; Thomas Watson of IBM; Henry...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering a book online. Uber and Airbnb have ushered in a new era: redefining neighborhoods, challenging the way governments regulate business, and changing the way we travel. In the spirit of iconic Silicon Valley renegades like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, another generation of entrepreneurs...
7) Ben Franklin: America's original entrepreneur : Franklin's autobiography adapted for modern times
Author
Publisher
Entrepreneur Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents inspiring and empowering stories of women who have reinvented themselves in extraordinary ways, proving to women of all ages that the best is yet to come.
Meet sixty amazing women who are proving that it's never too late to live out a dream-- to launch a business, travel the world, get a PhD, find love, or fill a void in life with a challenging new experience. Brimming with anecdotes that will inspire smiles, tears, and most of all hope,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Over the last five years, the number of women-owned businesses has grown at twice the rate of all U.S. firms; in the next few years, the number is expected to surpass the six million mark. Kitchen Table Entrepreneurs tells the inspirational stories of eleven low-income women who have marshaled the creative energy, confidence, and capital necessary to start their own small businesses. These women, who have used their entrepreneurial skills as...
Author
Publisher
J. Wiley
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
The author features women of different ages, ethnic backgrounds, and educational levels and shows "how they are working hard to reach their goals, balance their lives, and make a positive contribution to society ... through their own unique management style, values, vision, and determination."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
The story of how Home Depot grew through "carefully planned--and ruthless--expansion and by giving today's do-it-yourself customers exactly what they want--warehouse-sized stores that carry absolutely everything they need for their homes, cut-rate prices, and a staff of zealous employees who are experts in their particular departments."--Jacket.