Lets be honest I didn’t hold out much hope for this book. The golden, rather tacky cover and the title “How To Be A Billionaire” made me think it was going to be a Get Rich Quick type book. It’s not, which just goes to prove you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover.
It’s obvious that self-made billionaires all have one thing in common: they excel at making money. Much as hard work, thrift, and focus were crucial to their success there’s more to their stories. How to Be a Billionaire is a study of the real strategies and tactics used by the billionaires. It is based on a study of self made billionaire entrepreneurs including:
- Ross Perot,
- Richard Branson,
- Phil Anschutz,
- John D. Rockefeller,
- Wayne Huizenga,
- Bill Gates,
- John Paul Getty,
- Sam Walton,
- Kirk Kerkorian.
How to Be a Billionaire describes the strategies and tactics that these self made billionaires used, it doesn’t glorify them or vilify them, just tells it like it is.
The strategies identified are:
- Take monumental risks
- Do business in a new way
- Dominate your market
- Consolidate an industry
- Buy low
- Thrive on deals
- Out manage the competition
- Invest in political influence
- Resist the unions
It’s a compelling read, even if you’ve no aspirations of becoming a billionaire and just want to build a successful business. It’ll give you plenty of new ideas for your business.
You can buy it from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
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Nice. A bit of an insight into the minds of some of the most powerful people in the world. Am going to start by getting myself a politician in my pocket
Sounds like a good start.