In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the 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.
In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his lime green Plymouth Valiant, Knight grossed $8,000 his first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In an age of startups, Nike is the ne plus ultra of all startups, and the swoosh has become a revolutionary, globe-spanning icon, one of the most ubiquitous and recognizable symbols in the world today.
But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, in a memoir that is candid, humble, gutsy, and wry, he tells his story, beginning with his crossroads moment. At 24, after backpacking around the world, he decided to take the unconventional path, to start his own business—a business that would be dynamic, different.
Knight details the many risks and daunting setbacks that stood between him and his dream—along with his early triumphs. Above all, he recalls the formative relationships with his first partners and employees, a ragtag group of misfits and seekers who became a tight-knit band of brothers. Together, harnessing the transcendent power of a shared mission, and a deep belief in the spirit of sport, they built a brand that changed everything.
##謙遜平和 坦誠真切 “It’s never just business. It never will be. If it ever does become just business, that will mean that business is very bad.”
评分##This book has everything! This book is everything! Gosh, I laughed and cried.
评分##謙遜平和 坦誠真切 “It’s never just business. It never will be. If it ever does become just business, that will mean that business is very bad.”
评分##酣畅淋漓!不只是鞋,更是奋力拼搏、永不止步的精神——这种mission driven的文化,把团队每个人的才华和个性发挥到极致的用人智慧,一次次危机中的坚守和突破——作为一个几十年后听故事的人,数次热泪盈眶,激动不已。"...not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling... If you're following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you've ever felt."
评分##This book has everything! This book is everything! Gosh, I laughed and cried.
评分##看标题就觉得很美式 如果是中国的企业自传 那标题都很 …… 什么 九死一生 九败一胜 从绝望中寻找希望 = =
评分##“Because I honestly wished I could do it all over again.”
评分##It's such a riveting read. After all the drama, Buck has shown what a true businessman should be - humble, genuine, enduring and tenacious. "You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you." It made me laugh, it made me cry and it made me realize that no matter what happens in life, they all shall pass.
评分##This book has everything! This book is everything! Gosh, I laughed and cried.
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