Portland Public Library

1,000 dollars and an idea, entrepreneur to billionaire, Sam Wyly

Label
1,000 dollars and an idea, entrepreneur to billionaire, Sam Wyly
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
1,000 dollars and an idea
Oclc number
455328873
Responsibility statement
Sam Wyly
Sub title
entrepreneur to billionaire
Summary
Traces the rags-to-riches story of a Louisiana self-made billionaire, from his efforts to put himself through school and his entry into the millionaire leagues after investing in a computer utility company to his creations of highly profitable companies and his dedication to green energy
Table Of Contents
"Beat Tallulah" -- Flora's boys -- Big blue -- Peter Drucker wrote the bible -- Reach for a star, not a handful of mud -- Me and Ross Perot -- The birth of a company -- A thousand dollars and an idea -- Multinational entrepreneur -- If you can't join 'em, beat 'em -- Monopoly buster: Datran, or die trying -- Before there was software, there was Don Thomson -- Earth resources -- Bonanza -- Taking my losses -- Sterling software -- Money's not scarce -- Never let your pocketbook tell you what you can do -- The crafty woman -- Maverick investor -- The good earth -- Surprise! -- The great crash of 2008 -- No money down -- Growth
resource.variantTitle
One thousand dollars and an idea1,000 dollars & an idea
Creator
Mapped to

Incoming Resources