Shoe Dog A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
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Erscheinungsdatum
26.04.2016
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Simon + Schuster LLCSeitenzahl
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Englisch
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9781501135934
In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight "offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh" (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of the year and called it "an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It's a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do."
Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike's annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight's Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world.
But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. In Shoe Dog, he tells his story at last. At twenty-four, Knight decides that rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, new, dynamic, different. He details the many risks he encountered, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors and hostile bankersas well as his many thrilling triumphs. Above all, he recalls the relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers.
Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the transformative power of sports, they created a brandand a culturethat changed everything.
Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of the year and called it "an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It's a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do."
Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike's annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight's Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world.
But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. In Shoe Dog, he tells his story at last. At twenty-four, Knight decides that rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, new, dynamic, different. He details the many risks he encountered, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors and hostile bankersas well as his many thrilling triumphs. Above all, he recalls the relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers.
Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the transformative power of sports, they created a brandand a culturethat changed everything.
Kundinnen und Kunden meinen
Bewegend, inspirierend und fesselnd
Bewertung am 20.09.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2601846
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)
Das mit Abstand beste Buch, welches ich in den letzten 10 Jahren gelesen habe. Obwohl es eine biografische Darstellung zur Entstehung des Labels Nike, sowie des Werdegangs Phil Knights sein soll, lässt sich das Buch in der Maniere eine Rick Riordan Buches lesen. Phänomenal!
Nette Lektüre
Bewertung aus Hilden am 09.02.2021
Bewertungsnummer: 1432725
Bewertet: eBook (ePUB)
Ich habe das Buch von einem Dozenten empfohlen bekommen und es hat meinen Erwartungen nach einer netten Lektüre entsprochen. Es ist interessant die Geschichte hinter Nike zu erfahren und insbesondere wie alles begonnen hat. Wie in vielen solcher Bücher geht es um Durchsetzungsvermögen und einen Traum den man erfüllen möchte. Es ist einfach zu lesen und unterhaltsam.