100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them Use Their Secrets to Boost Your Business and Investment Success

Name: 100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them Use Their Secrets to Boost Your Business and Investment Success
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ISBN: 9781402206313

ISBN-10: 1402206313

ISBN-13: 9781402206313

Edition: 2005

Authors: Emily Ross, Angus Holland

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Inside the success of 100 Business Geniuses Risk-loving entrepreneurs. Innovative geniuses. Self-starters and mavericks. The world's greatest businesses were built by unique people, each bringing their own style and savvy to the marketplace. 100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them is a diverse and inspiring collections of great business stories. Covering a variety of success paths, brilliant strategies and engaging entrepreneurs, each profile explores the genius behind the greatest business minds: o A mother's inspiration that launched Baby Einstein o Aveda's journey from hippie to hip o How Guinness overcame a centuries-old problem to conquer new markets o TiVo's long fight to…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.99" tall
Weight: 0.990



Acknowledgments


A Note on the Text


Introduction



The Crowd-Pleasers


Pixar


Julie Aigner-Clark and Bill Clark, Baby Einstein


Callaway


Barbie


Hallmark Cards



Thanks for the Idea


Red Bull


Sony Walkman



The Long and Winding Road


Liquid Paper


Dyson


The Kellogg Company


3M and the Post-it Note



Do What You Love


Weight Watchers


Quiksilver


Kate and Andy Spade


Nobu


Wolfgang Puck



Thanks for Nothing: The Founders Who Missed out on the Billions


Chanel No 5


The Coca-Cola Company


Clarence Birdseye



Extreme Makeovers


Nokia


Avon


LVMH


Gap


Samsung


Guinness


Adidas



The Revolutionaries


IKEA


Re/Max


JD Power


Mark Burnett


Howard Schultz, Starbucks



It Didn't Happen Overnight, BUT It Did Happen


Amazon


Columbia Sportswear


Nutrimetics



That's What I Wanted, I Just Didn't Know It


Cirque du Soleil


Rollerblade


Websense


Craigslist


MTV


TiVo


Hooters


Liz Lange Maternity



Survival of the Fittest


Microsoft


Mars Inc


XM Satellite Radio



Born to Sell


Ray Kroc, McDonald's


Dell


Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot


Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay Cosmetics


Simon Fuller



Me, Myself, and I


Oprah Winfrey


Sean Combs


Richard Branson


Taschen


Danni Ashe



I Want to Be Alone: the Greta Garbos of Business


Oakley


Revlon


Luxottica



Ah, That's How You Do It


eBay


Limited Brands


L'Oreal


BlackBerry


Wal-Mart


Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway


NetJets



Image Is Everything


Nike


Tiffany & Co


Levi's



The Business Daredevils


FedEx


Esprit


Playboy



The Lennon & McCartney Duos


Tupperware


Apple


id Software


Google


Seinfeld



Funky, Inc.


Juicy Couture


Jamie Oliver


CollegeHumor.com


MAC Cosmetics (Makeup Artists Cosmetics)



From Hippy to Hip


Aveda


Ben & Jerry's



Beware of Cheap Imitations


Steinway


Lego


Harley-Davidson


Four Seasons Hotels


Manolo Blahnik


Porsche


Prada


Alessi



No Experience Necessary


Subway


Mrs. Fields Cookies


Diners Club


Jani-King



And Now for Something Completely Different


Play-Doh


Dippin Dots


Build-A-Bear Workshop


Disposable Diapers


Neopets


Super Soaker


Index


About the Authors