Taylor, Brent D.
The outsider's edge : the making of self-made billionaires / Brent D. Taylor. - Milton, Qld. : John Wiley and Sons, c2007. - viii, 336 p. : ; ill. ;. 23 cm. :
Includes index.
Self-made billionaires have achieved extraordinary wealth in their own lifetime. The lives of 17 international self-made billionaires have been researched and analysed by the author over the last three years - among them, Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey,Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Frank Lowy. Some extraordinary and unexpected factors have been revealed explaining why they are billionaires. Despite the fact that they come from disparate backgrounds, work in different industries, have very different personalities, and superficially appear to have different upbringings, a set of common development factors has been discovered. This fascinating book identifies several key developmental factors that are common in people developing the personality it takes to become a self-made billionaire.
9780731407316
Billionaires--Case studies.
Billionaires--Biography.
Wealth.
Success in business.
Finance, Personal.
332.02401 TA OU
The outsider's edge : the making of self-made billionaires / Brent D. Taylor. - Milton, Qld. : John Wiley and Sons, c2007. - viii, 336 p. : ; ill. ;. 23 cm. :
Includes index.
Self-made billionaires have achieved extraordinary wealth in their own lifetime. The lives of 17 international self-made billionaires have been researched and analysed by the author over the last three years - among them, Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey,Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Frank Lowy. Some extraordinary and unexpected factors have been revealed explaining why they are billionaires. Despite the fact that they come from disparate backgrounds, work in different industries, have very different personalities, and superficially appear to have different upbringings, a set of common development factors has been discovered. This fascinating book identifies several key developmental factors that are common in people developing the personality it takes to become a self-made billionaire.
9780731407316
Billionaires--Case studies.
Billionaires--Biography.
Wealth.
Success in business.
Finance, Personal.
332.02401 TA OU