Jithin
4 aug. 2020
I am an entrepreneur in my twenties struggling to survive. Now I believe I can build my own empire as Phil Night has built
4.6
Biografier
In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of 2016 and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do.” Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight’s Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. In Shoe Dog, he tells his story at last. At twenty-four, Knight decides that rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, new, dynamic, different. He details the many risks he encountered, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors and hostile bankers—as well as his many thrilling triumphs. Above all, he recalls the relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers. Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the transformative power of sports, they created a brand—and a culture—that changed everything.
© 2016 Simon & Schuster Audio (Ljudbok): 9781508211815
© 2016 Simon & Schuster Audio (E-bok): 9781501135934
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 26 april 2016
E-bok: 26 oktober 2016
4.6
Biografier
In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of 2016 and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do.” Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight’s Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. In Shoe Dog, he tells his story at last. At twenty-four, Knight decides that rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, new, dynamic, different. He details the many risks he encountered, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors and hostile bankers—as well as his many thrilling triumphs. Above all, he recalls the relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers. Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the transformative power of sports, they created a brand—and a culture—that changed everything.
© 2016 Simon & Schuster Audio (Ljudbok): 9781508211815
© 2016 Simon & Schuster Audio (E-bok): 9781501135934
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 26 april 2016
E-bok: 26 oktober 2016
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Jithin
4 aug. 2020
I am an entrepreneur in my twenties struggling to survive. Now I believe I can build my own empire as Phil Night has built
Hanz
24 juni 2020
One of the most inspiring and motivating stories out there. The emotion is captured so well that you just can't stop listening to this. The ups and downs, the wins and losses everything is so perfectly written. Loved it to the core
Björn
17 mars 2022
För att vara en självbiografi, utmanar jag dig att hitta ett exempel på någon annan biografi vars struktur är lika dramaturgiskt välexekverad som Knights. Många, många sammanhang som han beskriver hade för många andra varit jobbiga att exponera så där i rampljuset av sin egen memoar. Språket, flödet och hans observationer och teorier sprinklade sparsamt öger bokens sidor, de ger mig en förvånansvärt bradejerad bild av hur mannen tänker, resonerar och vad som var viktigt — där och då liksom nu när han skriver om det i en bok. Jag relommenderar — likt Bill Gates (som faktiskt är med i en scen i slutet av boken tillsammans med en annan tämligen likvid amerikan en eller nästan två generatione äldre…)Tillbaka till verkligheten — slutsats: en sv mina topp-tre-biografier någonsin (och bland de absolut bästa bland mer generellt företagande/entreprenörsskap — här hittar du varken klichétips eller korkade system att följa för att uppnå samma sak — inte den typen av bok).
Max
7 apr. 2021
A great one.
Александър
24 dec. 2021
I’ve read a lot of business books, dozens of autobiographies, but this, this seems to be the most personal and welcoming among them. And it feels like a mix of shame and luck to read it just now. I prefer feeling lucky, though :)
Fabian
4 juni 2022
Best book I ever listened too!
Arcopol
29 dec. 2020
Inspiring without being preachy. Highly recommended.
Lucy
25 feb. 2020
Heel inspirerend voor alle ondernemers, groot en en klein !
Jimmy
17 sep. 2021
An absolute gem of a story. It’s a must listen!
S
13 aug. 2022
Todella viihdyttävä tarina Niken alkuajoista! Lukija on todella hyvä myös.
Helhetsbetyg baserat på 2747 betyg
Inspirerande
Motiverande
Informativ
Ladda ner appen för att vara med i snacket och lämna recensioner.
Visar 10 av 2747
Jithin
4 aug. 2020
I am an entrepreneur in my twenties struggling to survive. Now I believe I can build my own empire as Phil Night has built
Hanz
24 juni 2020
One of the most inspiring and motivating stories out there. The emotion is captured so well that you just can't stop listening to this. The ups and downs, the wins and losses everything is so perfectly written. Loved it to the core
Björn
17 mars 2022
För att vara en självbiografi, utmanar jag dig att hitta ett exempel på någon annan biografi vars struktur är lika dramaturgiskt välexekverad som Knights. Många, många sammanhang som han beskriver hade för många andra varit jobbiga att exponera så där i rampljuset av sin egen memoar. Språket, flödet och hans observationer och teorier sprinklade sparsamt öger bokens sidor, de ger mig en förvånansvärt bradejerad bild av hur mannen tänker, resonerar och vad som var viktigt — där och då liksom nu när han skriver om det i en bok. Jag relommenderar — likt Bill Gates (som faktiskt är med i en scen i slutet av boken tillsammans med en annan tämligen likvid amerikan en eller nästan två generatione äldre…)Tillbaka till verkligheten — slutsats: en sv mina topp-tre-biografier någonsin (och bland de absolut bästa bland mer generellt företagande/entreprenörsskap — här hittar du varken klichétips eller korkade system att följa för att uppnå samma sak — inte den typen av bok).
Max
7 apr. 2021
A great one.
Александър
24 dec. 2021
I’ve read a lot of business books, dozens of autobiographies, but this, this seems to be the most personal and welcoming among them. And it feels like a mix of shame and luck to read it just now. I prefer feeling lucky, though :)
Fabian
4 juni 2022
Best book I ever listened too!
Arcopol
29 dec. 2020
Inspiring without being preachy. Highly recommended.
Lucy
25 feb. 2020
Heel inspirerend voor alle ondernemers, groot en en klein !
Jimmy
17 sep. 2021
An absolute gem of a story. It’s a must listen!
S
13 aug. 2022
Todella viihdyttävä tarina Niken alkuajoista! Lukija on todella hyvä myös.
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