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How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America

Chicago, Illinois, United States • 2 Employees
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How They Did It is a book of inspiration, ideas, and advice from 45 of the most successful company founders ever to come out of the heart of America. Even more compelling is that these founders started companies around technology and innovation – not industries traditionally associated with the region.Robert Jordan spent four years assembling and interviewing a very private, and in some cases reclusive, group of champions, who now reveal how they did it in a series of interviews and quotes. They describe their failures, the eureka! moments when things finally clicked, and the key insights and ingredients that made their companies extraordinarily successful.Each founder started, grew, and sold a company for approximately $100 million or more, or took their company public for $300 million or more in market valuation. In total these founders created $41 billion in value from scratch. How They Did It is packed with practical advice and encouragement straight from the founders themselves. Whether reading just the quotes or the full Q & A, you'll find inspiration to charge up your efforts today.