How to Make a Few Billion Dollars

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars | 635 ratings

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Last update: 12-23-2024


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Do you have a burning passion to make a lot of money in business? Are you ready to turbocharge your chances of professional and personal success?

During his more than four decades as a CEO and serial entrepreneur, Brad Jacobs has created seven flagship companies across different industries, delivering tens of billions of dollars of value to shareholders. In How to Make a Few Billion Dollars, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America—and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

From provocative recommendations for “rearranging your brain”—an essential prerequisite to accomplishing enormous goals—to practical advice for dealing with colleagues, Jacobs will have you rethinking what it means to win big. He explains why it’s critical to spot key trends and capitalize on them, including the biggest trend of all—the rapid evolution of technology relative to human development.

And, he shares his techniques for:

Turning a healthy fear of failure to your advantage.

Achieving lots of high-quality M&A without imploding.

Building an outrageously talented team.

Catalyzing electric meetings.

Transforming a company into a superorganism that kills the competition.

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars is an inside look at how this entrepreneurial titan leads with humility, compassion, and accountability, while running hard toward the American Dream. If your personal dream is to create wealth through free markets or to triumph in sports, the arts, politics, philanthropy, or any other part of your life, this book will help you make that a reality.


Top reviews from the United States

Timbowtn
5.0 out of 5 stars In the Biz Book hall of fame
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2024
I’ve probably read well over a hundred books on businesss over the years. Add in thousands of WSJ and Barron’s articles and this book was probably the one that had the most meaningful insights I’ve seen in one place. Brad Jacobs knows how to create strong organizations that value their people while rewarding shareholders, too. Get your pencils out…mine is filled with notes and underlining throughout.
JH
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good.
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2024
Very good, inspiring, and great advice on building great businesses - but kind of depressing when he talks about tech and ai and the future
Gary Oberoi
5.0 out of 5 stars When a wise man shares his wisdom, set aside everything and pay attention.
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2024
Brad, is the Real Deal. 30 years of wisdom condensed in a beautifully drafted and crafted book. I'm going to read it dozens of times, till everything permeates my thick skull.
LBC
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2024
Super interesting story
Mak
3.0 out of 5 stars Some good points!
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
Ofc the writer is a good businessman but the book is not as good. But it sure does have some good points. The writing style is simple and easy to understand but it isn't that much engaging. There are some genuine guidelines that are worth it. So yeah good insights, would recommend!
Paul Sanchez
5.0 out of 5 stars On my way to make millions... sorry BILLIONS!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
Very informative and eye opening books. I'm a business book nerd and have read a lot of them. In "How to make a Few Billion Dollars, Brad Jacobs wrote it in a way where you can really consume the information while being a fun read overall. I don't know if you will make a billion dollars after reading but you will definitely be able to apply many of the philosophy's in this book to your current or future business. Highly recommend.
Jonathan Tate
4.0 out of 5 stars great process and discipline but. it fully accessible for 0-1
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2024
Super thoughtful insights on managing people and business at scale. Harder to replicate at smaller enterprises, but still helpful for direction and principles.
Mark Rodriguez
5.0 out of 5 stars happy
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2024
Looking forward to the read.

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