The Self-made Billionaire Effect: How Extreme Producers Create

The Self-made Billionaire Effect: How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value

Imagine what Atari might have achieved if Steve Jobs had stayed there to develop the first massmarket personal computer. Or what Steve Case might have done for PepsiCo if he hadnâ€™t left for a gaming start-up that eventually became AOL. What if Salomon Brothers had kept Michael Bloomberg, or Bear Stearns had exploited the inventive ideas of Stephen Ross?

Scores of top-tier entrepreneurs worked for established corporations before they struck out on their own and became self-made billionaires. People like Mark Cuban, John Paul DeJoria, Sara Blakely, and T. Boone Pickens all built businessesâ€”in some cases, multiple businessesâ€”that are among todayâ€™s most iconic brands. This fact raises two profound questions: Why couldnâ€™t their former employers hang on to to these extraordinarily talented people? And why are most big companies unable to create as much new value as the worldâ€™s roughly 800 self-made billionaires?

John Sviokla and Mitch Cohen decided to look more closely at self-made billionaires because creating $1 billion or more in value is an incredible feat. Drawing on extensive research and interviews, the authors concluded that many of the myths perpetuated about billionaires are simply not true. These billionaires arenâ€™t necessarily smarter, harder working, or luckier than their peers. They arenâ€™t all prodigies, crossing the billionaire finish line in their twenties. Nor, most of the time, do they create something brand-new: More than 80 percent of the billionaires in the research sample earned their billions in highly competitive industries.

The key difference is what the authors call the â€œProducerâ€ mind-set, in contrast with the far more pervasive â€œPerformerâ€ mind-set. Performers strive to excel in well-defined areas, and are important. But Producers are critical to any company looking to create massive value because they redefine whatâ€™s possible, rather than simply meeting preexisting goals and standards. Combining sound judgment with imaginative vision, Producers think up entirely new products, services, strategies, and business models.

Big companies tend to reward Performers and discourage the unconventional ways of Producers. But itâ€™s the latter who integrate multiple ideas, perspectives, and actions, and who trust their insights enough to make game-changing bets.

This book breaks down the five critical habits of mind of massive value-creators, so you can learn how to identify, encourage, and retain such individualsâ€”and maybe even become one yourself.Â The Self-made Billionaire EffectÂ will forever change the way you think about talent and business value.

In honor ofÂ The Self-Made Billionaire EffectÂ purchases, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is making a significant contribution to DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that connects public school teachers in need of classroom materials and experiences with individual donors who want to help. PwC's gift will support financial literacy projects around the country. Â
Country USA
Manufacturer Portfolio
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-12-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Portfolio
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-12-30
Format	Kindle eBook

The Self-made Billionaire Effect: How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value

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