{"product_id":"9781101565643","title":"World Changers: 25 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business as We Knew It","description":"\u003cb\u003e What if you could sit down with some of the world's most  influential entrepreneurs and gain their knowledge and insights on how to  create a game changing business? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine having the chance to listen to a John Mackey (Whole Foods) or  a Fred Smith (FedEx) on the most important things they've learned from  their experiences. Or having the benefit of the self-reflection of Howard  Schultz of Starbucks, who had to come back to the company he originally  built to reinvent it and himself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course it's not possible to deliver these rock star entrepreneurs  to your dinner table. But John A. Byrne offers the next best thing: he  spoke with many who have changed the face of business. In World Changers  he captures the most important lessons they've learned, the biggest  challenges they've tackled, and the most valuable advice they can offer  others who have an entrepreneurial dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn the inspiring stories of how these world changers  discovered their disruptive ideas, then made them a reality; overcame a  variety of obstacles; and created sustainable enterprises. You'll get the  firsthand accounts of how: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003eBernie Marcus and Arthur Blank got the confidence to start The Home  Depot after being fired from their jobs.\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eReed Hastings turned a forty-dollar video late fee into a disruptive  upstart called Netflix.\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eHerb Kohler, the \"reluctant prince of porcelain,\" came back to the  family business and made it number one in its industry again.\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eNarayana Murthy, after one fateful train ride and wrongful  incarceration, converted from communist to capitalist and cofounded one  of the most successful entrepreneurial ventures in India.    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e World Changers\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiration for those who want to create  something meaningful on their own. It serves as both a celebration of  entrepreneurial achievement as well as a practical handbook for everyone  who dreams of starting his or her own world-changing business.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106500133104,"sku":"9781101565643","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101565643_p0.jpg?v=1763687998","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101565643","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}