❤️ loved this book because...
I started my own business a year ago, and that has opened up a new genre of books for me to devour: founder stories. This is one of the best out there, I believe. I had no idea that Nike was born from one man's passion for shoes. I never even thought about how Nike began.
Learning about Phil Knight's love of running and shoes and how tiny Nike was when he first started it was inspiring. I loved how his team stayed with him over the years and were a collection of eccentric shoe dogs. It also taught me a lot about the foundations of a great business. It has given me confidence just to get out there and tell people about my own company, Hembury Books, and why I am passionate about self-publishing. It's that simple, and that hard.
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9 authors picked Shoe Dog as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
'A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like ... It's an amazing tale' Bill Gates
'The best book I read last year was Shoe Dog, by Nike's Phil Knight. Phil is a very wise, intelligent and competitive fellow who is also a gifted storyteller' Warren Buffett
In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the boot of his Plymouth, Knight grossed $8000 in his first year. Today, Nike's annual…