Bloomberg by Bloomberg
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.98 (925 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0471155454 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-04-23 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In Bloomberg by Bloomberg, he reveals (with help from colleague Matthew Winkler) how it all came to be. . Members of the world's financial communities are increasingly securing the information that drives them from Michael Bloomberg. Along the way, he's made a substantial fortune and a significant name for himself. His specialized media--including manipulable online data feeds, a global newswire, and extensive magazine and broadcast outlets--have turned the business of business news upside dow
very boring, should have hired a ghostwriter Amazon Customer Boring and dreary book, reads like a lecture, there is no drama, no struggle, no panachestill havent even finished it.. A Power Player. Fascinating ego trip.. "Sold!!!" according to cak81Sold!!! I did not know much about Michael Bloomberg before he became the mayor of NYC and for this reason, I bought and read this book. I came away being impressed, amazed, and intrigued by this multi-layered character who is now inhabiting City Hall. Is the book a tad self-serving and guilty of just a bit of hyperbole? Yes, but, he's the first to admit that he's an egomaniac (at least he's honest about it!!) and I found that entirely refreshing. It's a great tale of the American dream told with unabashed enthusiasm and dry wit. I, for one, think we have exactl. . I did not know much about Michael Bloomberg before he became the mayor of NYC and for this reason, I bought and read this book. I came away being impressed, amazed, and intrigued by this multi-layered character who is now inhabiting City Hall. Is the book a tad self-serving and guilty of just a bit of hyperbole? Yes, but, he's the first to admit that he's an egomaniac (at least he's honest about it!!) and I found that entirely refreshing. It's a great tale of the American dream told with unabashed enthusiasm and dry wit. I, for one, think we have exactl
Robertson, Jr., Chairman, Tiger Management L.L.C. "This is the best insight yet on how one man shook up the entire financial information industry."-Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group of Companies All author's royalties from Bloomberg by Bloomberg are donated to the Committee to Protect Journalists.. "Entertaining, engaging, and informative, Bloomberg by Bloomberg is packed with great advice about how to start a lean, hungry company-and how to keep it that way."-Bryan Burrough, coauthor, Barbarians at the Gate. "A classic tale of a nimble, customer-focused, entrepreneurial David outsmarting bureaucratic, ossified, corporate Goliaths."-Business Week "Michael Bloomberg is the most creative media entrepreneur of our time and, with Bill Gates, perhaps the most successful."-Rupert Murdoch, Chairman & Chief Executive, News Corporation. The book is full of wonderful insights about Wall Street and about starting and growing a new business."-Julian H. "The man with Wall Street's best known generic name has written an autobiography that keeps you up late to finish. A provocative autobiography by the visionary leader of the world's fastest-growing media empire