Lessons from bill gates favorite book business adventures. Nov 03, 2016 billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on the best business book ever written. Weve rounded up all the books he recommended in 2019. Jul 24, 2014 how we tracked down the book everyone wants but no one can find bill gates names a favorite business book. Warren buffett and bill gates agree this 1969 classic is still the best business book of all timeheres why. Jul 14, 2014 bill gates creates instant book hit by revealing favourite business reading. The best business book ive ever read bill gates just. Bill gates creates instant book hit by revealing favourite business reading. Bill gates was particularly drawn to fiction titles this year. Bill gates told fortune, my years with general motors is probably the best book to read if you want to read only one book about business.
Start reading chapter one, which covers the stock market crash of 1962, below. Even bill gates recognizes the boxes of knowledge preserved in ink in these books. Bill gates favorite business book business insider. Books bill gates thinks you should read business insider. Book suggestion from outstanding entrepreneurs, great politicians, people you admire. Bill gates favorite book recommendations offer quite an eclectic mix. Warren buffett recommended it to his friend back in 1991. Bill gates favorite business book of all time is nearly half a century old, was out of print until this week, and is entirely different from the howto.
More than two decades after warren lent it to me and more than four decades after it was first published business adventures. The next in the series is bill gates, who shares his list exclusively with t. Bill gatess favorite business tales, in the new yorker. How bill gates started infographic biography adioma.
Business adventures by john brooks drew all sorts of attention earlier this year after gates described it as his favorite business book. Top 10 business lessons from bill gates how to make. Bill gates called business adventures the best business book hed ever read. A week ago, a client, still in her mid30s, and half way to building her company into a billiondollar business, raved about the book. He is best known as the cofounder of microsoft corporation. Warren buffett and bill gates say this is the best.
Books by bill gates author of surely youre joking, mr. In it, he interviews warren buffet and other highprofile business leaders. These are bill gates favorite 5 books of 2017 forbes. Bill gates shares his thoughts on john brooks, author of his favorite business book business adventures, a collection of twelve stories that originally appeared in the new yorker. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on the best business book ever written. Gates was particularly drawn to fiction titles this year. We know that from early childhood bill gates has been reading an extraordinary number of books, a.
The best business book ive ever read bill gates gates notes. Warren buffett and bill gates say this is the best business book ever. She has made it a habit to talk business and discuss other crucial facts of the foundation not in a concrete office but during long walks on the beach. These business reads are recommended by the likes of elon musk, sheryl sandberg. I read a lot, but i dont always choose whats on the bestseller list, according to. Do you want to know what made bill gates the richest man in the world. For insights into these and other timeless fundamentals of business, gates continues to recommend. It may be tempting to just let them work and trust that theyre doing a good job. Todays most successful leaders, from bill gates to richard branson, have one thing in common. Warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the best business book ever written. Bill gates creates instant book hit by revealing favourite. Jul 11, 2014 bill gates shares his thoughts on john brooks, author of his favorite business book business adventures, a collection of twelve stories that originally appeared in the new yorker. Melinda gates shares a great bond with her husband. It is not a text book nor a biography, but more of a cheat sheet for reading on the bus or in the bathroom, so that you can pick out the most significant points without having to carry around a.
Bill gates, who reads an average of about one book per week, says reading is his favorite way to learn about a new topic, according to one of. Bill gates, the worlds richest man, is an avid reader. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on. Today, more than two decades after warren lent it to meand more than four decades after it was first publishedbusiness adventures remains. Bill gates recommended a number of books in 2018, including trevor noahs memoir and two books on meditation. Bill gates on books and blogging the new york times. Here are ten bill gates suggested books that he thinks everyone must read. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on the best. Today, more than two decades after warren lent it to meand more than four decades after it was first publishedbusiness adventures remains the best business. Its possible to save millions of childrens lives just by applying the technology thats here today. Id like to receive the forbes daily dozen newsletter to get the top 12 headlines every morning.
Bill gates s favorite business book john brookss 1960s collection business adventures still offers many insights into running a strong business. Bill gatess favorite business book john brookss 1960s collection business adventures still offers many insights into running a strong business. Bill gates and warren buffetts favorite business book. The road ahead cheung yin fan 50266271, city university of hong kong, department of marketing description of the book the road ahead. The richest couple of the world obviously discusses and pond over every minute detail of their business as well as charity grants. Dec, 2011 as your business grows, youll likely have to hire a team of employees. I read it more than two decades ago, and its still my pick for the best business book ever. Business adventures, by john brooks, is the best business book ive ever read. Heres a chapter from my favorite business book bill gates. Entrepreneur bill gates founded the worlds largest software business, microsoft, with paul allen, and subsequently became one of the richest men in the world. Oct 20, 2015 17 books bill gates thinks everyone should read.
This 60s wonder is a fridge of wisdom as it preserves tactical approaches to modern day business circumstance drawing examples from similar. The list of gatesisms is legendary within the tech industry. Regardless of what his supporters and detractors may think, few can argue that bill gates is one of, if not the most successful entrepreneur of the 20th century. The 31 most influential books about business business. From microsofts redmond, washington, campus to gates relationships with women and with other business people, like fellow billionaire warren buffett, here is a compelling portrait of a unique american citizen at the dawn of the twentyfirst century. Actually, this book was so important to bill gates that he made a short video about it. This is bill gates favorite business book of all time quartz. Gates is sharing one of the books chapters, xerox xerox xerox xerox, on his web. Which might move business adventures to the top of your. Below, youll find 10 business lessons from the life of bill gates. Top 10 authorized and unauthorized books on bill gates. Bill gates has not written a book laying out exactly how he built microsoft. Bill gates reads about 50 books every year, mark cuban reads three hours every day, mark zuckerberg resolved to read 24 books in a year, and warren buffett spends 80 percent of his day reading.
Two years ago, gates had his favorite business book, 1969s business adventures by john brooks, pulled out of obscurity and put back into print. Business adventures went out of print in the seventies, but its coming back into print this year. Buy the best business book bill gates has ever read. Jul 11, 2014 bill gates favorite business book of all time is nearly half a century old, was out of print until this week, and is entirely different from the howtomanage guides that top many other lists. Genius of the software revolution and master of the information age 2000 is a short book about microsoft chairman and worlds richest person william henry gates iii or bill gates by robert heller. It is not a text book nor a biography, but more of a cheat sheet for reading on the bus or in the bathroom. Billionaires bill gates and warren buffett speak with journalist charlie rose at an event organized by columbia business school on jan. Bill gates has 17 books on goodreads with 31892 ratings. Favobooks contains book recommendations of famous people. Business adventureswhich warren buffett recommended to me in 1991has been out of print since the 1970s. A full list of bill gates favorite books in 2019and from. Gates says he likes the book for its deep insights into the fundamentals of business.
The best business book ive ever read bill gates just naira. Heres the microsoft cofounders yearend list of books to read and gift, spanning from a onevolume u. May 23, 2017 28 books bill gates thinks everyone should read. His favorite business book being john brooks business adventures prescribed for him by warren buffet back in 1991. Gates had never heard of it, but it became his favorite business book, too. It is not a text book nor a biography, but more of a cheat sheet for reading on the bus or in the bathroom, so that you can pick out the most significant points without having to carry around a bag of weighty tomes. Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street by john brooks.
How we tracked down bill gates favorite business book. William henry gates iii born october 28, 1955 is an american business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. Bill gates recently shared on his blog that once, when he asked warren buffett what his favorite business book was, buffett instantly replied that it was business adventures. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on the. He gave no easily applicable recipes in the books that he did write. Jul 11, 2014 business adventures went out of print in the seventies, but its coming back into print this year. This book is part of the business masterminds series of books. Join the gates notes community to get regular updates from bill on key topics like global health and climate change, to access exclusive content, comment on stories, participate in giveaways, and more. Bill gates my years with general motors was published in 1963 and straight after that it became a bestseller and one of the books to read for every businessman. When the two billionaires first met back in 1991, gates asked buffett to recommend his favorite business book.
But his family kindly agreed to provide one chapter as a free ebook, which you can download below. I would have to say the innovator by walter isaacson. Bill gatess most popular book is surely youre joking, mr. Nov 03, 2016 more than two decades after warren lent it to me and more than four decades after it was first published business adventures remains the best business book ive ever read, gates wrote. Gates writes that more than four decades after it was first published, business adventures remains the best business book hes ever read. What is the best book on bill gates business or biography. But your company has a reputation to protect, so take a page from gates book and keep a close watch on your teams output.
This is bill gates favorite business book of all time. This new york times bestseller was an immediate hit when it was first published. I read a lot, but i dont always choose whats on the bestseller list, according to the billionaire and microsoft cofounder. Dec 10, 2019 bill gates favorite book recommendations offer quite an eclectic mix. How we tracked down the book everyone wants but no one can find bill gates names a favorite business book. Book lists from barack obama, steve jobs, mark cuban, bill gates and others.
Bill gates in this book, robert heller analyzes the key skills behind the genius of bill gates and presents the experience of one of the worlds top business gurus in an accessible format. Its not about bill gates but the book do have in depth story about how bill gates start microsoft. Brookss deeper insights about business are just as relevant today as they were back then. This book offers an introduction to gates, his business success and the lessons that we can learn from him. Gates read carters book in preparation for meeting with him and his wife. Your summer 2017 reading list, provided by bill gates. The 1 business book both bill gates and warren buffett.
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