The Upstarts
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The Upstarts is the definitive account of a dawning age of tenacity, creativity, conflict and wealth. In Brad Stone's highly anticipated and riveting book, we find out how it all started, and how the world has been changed beyond all recognition.
Best Friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg have spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University's elite, competitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard's computers, crashed the computer network, almost got himself expelled, and was inspired to create Facebook, the social networking site that has since revolutionized ..
Since it was founded in 2003, Good African Coffee has helped thousand of farmers earn a decent living, send their children to school and escape a spiral of debt and dependence. Africa has received over $1 trillion in aid over the last fifty years and yet despite these huge inflows, the continent remains mired in poverty, disease and systemic corruption. In A Good African Story, Andrew Rugasira arg..
The book traces the humble beginnings of Kakanfo Inn and traces the story of how it metamorphosed from a local restaurant known as Saba Saba to a national hospitality brand known today as the Kakanfo Inn and Conference Centre. ..
Celebrating DHL’s fiftieth anniversary as a world-leading delivery company, global CEO Ken Allen tells the unique story of his journey to the top of the industry. In this business memoir, he shares the strategies and skills he has developed throughout his career, drawing on both his core values and extensive experience.This book is an inimitable guide to succeeding in any business, focusing on str..
The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time. Jobs wasn't merely Apple's iconic founder and CEO; he was the living embodiment of a global megabrand. It was hard to imagine that anyone could fill his shoes--especially not Tim Cook, the intensely private executive who many thought of as Apple's "operations drone."But seven years later, as journalist ..
