How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs Hardcover – September 15, 2020

Finally got around to reading the book and must say it’s easily the most concise and comprehensive in its category. I was honestly rather hesitant to purchase it initially as I listen to the HIBT podcast every Monday, so I was worried that the book would just be a written recount of Guy’s interviews. I took the plunge primarily to support Guy, since the HIBT podcast continues to motivate me in my own endeavors each week. While it does contain many summaries of founder stories heard on the podcast, Guy does so merely to provide anecdotal evidence to support a particular concept (e.g. funding, pivotal moments, etc.).If you’re someone interested in, or currently in the midst of, starting your own business this book will provide immense value. Guy concisely buckets many considerations/milestones to starting and growing an effective business based on the common experiences heard across many founders along with his own. Even if you’re just someone interested in memoirs, you’ll enjoy this. The chapters discussing iterations, perfection paralysis, and generating buzz were huge personal takeaways. Do note, however, this isn’t a book guaranteeing success - it’s merely a tool to equip you with the proper mindset. I’m sure if you’re here to buy the book you know that a guaranteed success manual doesn’t exist, otherwise you’d be spending money on a “get rich quick” guru eCourse from a Youtube ad.For anyone that loves business memoirs, I’d also recommend Creativity Inc (Ed Catmull co-founder of Pixar) if you haven’t read it yet. I think it pairs really well with the HIBT book especially to the points of iterative processes and what to do when you feel like you’ve achieved your goal.

My grandson is always looking for ways to go into business. This was a gift! He liked, we’ll see what happens!

I've been a fan of Guy Raz's How I Built This from NPR for quite some time. Guy has a real talent for interviewing entrepreneurs and engaging his listeners, which is what made his book intriguing. This book compiles Guy Raz's greatest hits into one volume, complete with his insights and guidance on how certain situations may (or may not) apply to you. The selection of stories are from some of the best and most entertaining episodes, from Away bags and AirBnB (and their Obama Os) to FUBU and Allbirds. These are some of the most inspiring stories of people overcoming challenges, making almost every mistake along the way, and still coming out on top. If you've got an idea, a plan, a willingness to iterate, and a lot of grit, this book will definitely help you in your journey.

A really great book but once I hit off 45 a large section of the book was bound upside down. Not a huge deal and you can just rotate the book to read but be aware when buying.

A lot of entrepreneurship books over the last decade have felt like they were aimed at the tech space or they presumed that you would raise hundreds of millions from silicon valley. It was refreshing to hear stories about successful companies that make normal every day stuff that real people use--like chips and protein bars and lotion and those thingies you plug into your iphone so you can use headphones. The stories were really inspiring and I felt like I got a ton of info I could actually use if I ever had an idea I wanted to pursue. Great read. Couldn't recommend more.

The podcast is great, but i have also loved this book. After the first page, you can't put it down. There is so much in this book that you can learn from other entrepreneurs who have gone through hard times and resiliently made it to the other side (even when they didn't think they could). After recently surviving a big downturn in my own business I find so many common threads with each inspirational short story. The challenges of starting and owning a business are great, but these challenges (past, current or future challenges) have been experienced by other people and Guy seems to find the best of the best and shares their stories in this book.

Best book I have read in years. I love Guy Raz and this composition. Vast amount of knowledge and wisdom compiled into one fun to read book. Reading this completely changed my approach to business. I hope you can read this and experience the same impact!

Really great book!

If you've ever thought that business is just a matter of luck, think again. Here you will find inspiring true stories of challenges, efforts and hard work that produced thriving, successful and prosperous businesses.

Este libro es distinto a lo ya existente en el medio,no te habla de cómo ser millonario te habla de las dificultades dentro de cada persona(en este caso CEO) y como lograron sortearlo para salir adelante,más allá de cuestiones de negocios son problemas de la vida cotidiana y cómo es que estos líderes los afrontaron, nos pone a reflexionar que para llegar a ser como ellos no es más que prestar atención a los pequeños detalles.

The content is interesting ,more live facts and solutions , gripping experience ,

Bello, ma pensavo meglio. A tratti autoreferenziale e in altri generico. Comunque utile per alcune storie che mi interessavano (Headspace ad esempio).

I loved it. Very inspiring with a lot of great examples how to be successful. For a Native German (me) with very good English skills it was easy to read.