Book Review – Elon Musk – How the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is shaping our future by Ashlee Vance Barely a week goes by without Elon Musk saying, doing or ‘smoking something!’ that then goes viral around the world. The latest is his on-off...
This is a book by Guy Hands, the well-known financier and investor. Hands is the founder and chairman of Terra Firma, the private equity firm, which he founded in 2002 as a spinout from Numura. It was once one of the largest Private Equity firms in Europe. The...
The first book review of the year is one excellent book and sets the bar high for the rest of the year. The book is ‘Fall’ by John Preston. The book is about the life and lies and the rise and fall of Robert Maxwell. Prior to reading this book I knew all about Maxwell...
This month’s book review is the award winning ‘Start With Why’ by Simon Sinek. A book that came out of a TED talk Sinek gave in 2009 called ‘How Great Leaders Inspire Action’ The premise behind the book is looking at why some people and organisations are more...
This month’s book review is Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, the founder of Nike. I can’t believe I haven’t written a review of this book before. I’ve recommended it many times so it certainly deserves a belated write-up. I should say this is not a sports book, so if you are...
This month’s book review is ‘They Ask. You Answer’ by Marcus Sheridan. Not only have I read the book, but I also had the pleasure of hearing Marcus speak for more than an hour at an Entrepreneurs Conference a few weeks back. If you ever get the chance to see Marcus...
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