How to castrate a bull : unexpected lessons on risk, growth, and success in business
Dave Hitz likes to solve fun problems. He didn`t set out to be a Silicon Valley icon, a business visionary, or even a billionaire. But he became all three. It turns out that business is a mosaic of interesting puzzles like managing risk, developing and reversing strategies, and looking into the future by deconstructing the past.As a founder of NetApp, a data storage firm that began as an idea scribbled on a placemat and now takes in $4 billion a year, Hitz has seen his company go through every
major cycle in business--from the Jack-of-All-Trades mentality of a start-up, through the tumultuous period of the IPO and the dot-com bust, and finally to a mature enterprise company. NetApp is one of the fastest-growing computer companies ever, and for six years in a row it has been on "Fortune" magazine`s list of Best Companies to Work For. Not bad for a high school dropout who began his business career selling his blood for money and typing the names of diseases onto index cards.With colorful examples and anecdotes, "How to Castrate a Bull" is a story for everyone interested in understanding business, the reasons why companies succeed and fail, and how powerful lessons often come from strange and unexpected places.Dave Hitz co-founded NetApp in 1992 with James Lau and Michael Malcolm. He served as a programmer, marketing evangelist, technical architect, and vice president of engineering. Presently, he is responsible for future strategy and direction for the company. Before his career in Silicon Valley, Dave worked as a cowboy, where he got valuable management experience by herding, branding, and castrating cattle.
Zobacz pełny opisOdpowiedzialność: | Dave Hitz with Pat Walsh. |
Hasła: | Przedsiębiorstwo - 21 w. |
Adres wydawniczy: | San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; 2009. |
Wydanie: | 1st ed. |
Opis fizyczny: | VI, 202 s. ; 24 cm. |
Uwagi: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 194) and index. Tekst w jęz. ang. |
Powiązane zestawienia: | Książki w języku angielskim |
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