Bill gates s top 5 books of 2019 heres the microsoft cofounders yearend list of books to read and gift, spanning from a onevolume u. This includes ten ways bill gates succeeded, and how you could apply it towards your own success. Every december, bill gates likes to take stock of the past years accomplishmentsincluding all the books hes read. These books apparently played an instrumental role in shaping the thoughts and lives of these billionaires. Well never post to your facebook account without your permission. Gates stresses the need for managers to view technology not as overhead but as a strategic asset, and offers detailed examples from microsoft, gm, dell, and many other successful companies. Bill gates quotes author of surely youre joking, mr. In it, he interviews warren buffet and other highprofile business leaders. Education, inspiration, mens lifestyle, people, womens lifestyle emil anton sunday, 30 september 2018, 03.
Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it. Favobooks contains book recommendations of famous people. Bill gates reveals his 5 favourite books he read in the past year in typical gates fashion, the list features nonfiction titles about artificial intelligence and global inequality. Dec 10, 2019 here, the five books bill gates wants you to read this winter. Dec 10, 2019 bill gates spends a lot of time reading. The 31 most influential books about business business insider. They are all avid readers, using books to stay mentally sharp and in the know. When the two billionaires first met back in 1991, gates asked buffett to recommend his favorite business book. Today, more than two decades after warren lent it to meand more than four decades after it was first published business adventures remains the best business book ive ever read. Warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the best business book ever written. Top 9 books recommended by bill gates you must read.
Gates says that the book serves as a reminder that the principles for building a winning business stay constant. Recently i bought the biographys of what i think are the big thinker in the new world or people who just made it. During his career at microsoft, gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer ceo, president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until may 2014. Bill gates reads about 50 books every year, mark cuban reads three hours every day, mark zuckerberg resolved to read 24 books in a year, and warren. Whats more, all of these traits are transferable into everyones everyday lives, and incorporating them into ourselves will make you a more successful person. From striving to cure diseases like polio, to his journey to becoming a business. The best business book bill gates ever read, and other. This book challenges standard advertising methods and introduces a bold new approach.
Learn about the major challenges faced by the health community in disease eradication and what public health is. Bill gates reads about 50 books every year, mark cuban reads three hours every day, mark zuckerberg resolved to read 24 books in a year, and warren buffett spends 80 percent of his day reading. Book suggestion from outstanding entrepreneurs, great politicians, people you admire. Mar 15, 2018 gates wrote in a blog post on gates notes that it was the best business book hed ever read. When new technologies cause great firms to fail by clayton m. Warren buffett and bill gates say this is the best business book ever. Gates was still thinking ahead when he retired from microsoft. Today, more than two decades after warren lent it to meand more than four decades after it was first publishedbusiness adventures remains the best business book ive ever read. Bill gates, who is one of the worlds richest men, doesnt shy away from reading. Dec 06, 2018 bill gates reveals his 5 favourite books he read in the past year in typical gates fashion, the list features nonfiction titles about artificial intelligence and global inequality. The best business book ive ever read bill gates gates notes. Which might move business adventures to the top of your.
Here are the books he read in 2019 that stood out as favorites. Today, more than two decades after warren lent it to meand more than four decades after it was first publishedbusiness adventures remains the best business. Bill gates was born on october 28, 1955, in seattle, where he grew up with his two sisters and where he still lives with his wife and children. This includes ten ways bill gates succeeded, and how you could apply it. Bill gates career has been marked by his incredible vision. The best business book ive ever read published on july 12, 2014 july 12, 2014 7,315 likes 842 comments. Bill gates biography start, run and grow your business. Bill gates was particularly drawn to fiction titles this year. Bill gates s most popular book is how to avoid a climate disaster. In fact, the billionaire consumes about 50 books per year. Bill gates wrote in his blog, gatesnotes, that warren buffett not only recommended this as his favorite book about business, but actually sent. Top 10 books recommended by bill gates to must read in may 2020. Oct 11, 2017 bill gates reads about 50 books every year, mark cuban reads three hours every day, mark zuckerberg resolved to read 24 books in a year, and warren buffett spends 80 percent of his day reading.
Dive into these captivating reads ranging from shoe dog to barbarians at. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates both agree business adventures by john brooks is best business book ever written. There are three ways you can create a gates notes account. Succeeding in the digital economy, and the road ahead, and more on.
The 31 most influential books about business business. For other people of the same name, see bill gates disambiguation. Top 10 business lessons from bill gates how to make. In this post, i have compiled a list of 22 business books recommended by billionaires like elon musk, bill gates, vinod khosla, jeff bezos and more. The best books, recommended by bill gates are considered bill gatess favorite books of all times. How focus on a single passion helped steve aoki become a global phenomenon browse full collection. Jan 15, 2020 bill gatess reading list is a list of the most recent recommended books that the microsoft cofounder says he loved reading during his summer vacation in bill gates blog. An american marriage, tayari jones the only work of fiction on gates list delves into a very real issue. Dec 04, 2018 bill gates s top 5 books to read and gift this year.
Business adventures isnt new, but its beloved by business tycoons, like gates and warren buffet. Well never post to your twitter account without your permission. It discusses how business and technology are integrated, and explains how digital infrastructures and information networks can help someone get an edge on the competition gates asserts cyberspace and industry can no longer be separate entities, and that businesses must change to succeed in the. The best business book according to bill gates and warren.
In his new book, microsoft chairman and ceo bill gates discusses how technology can help run businesses better today and how it will transform the nature of business in the near future. The five books on my endofyear list will help you start 2020 on a good note. Books by bill gates author of surely youre joking, mr. Well never post to your facebook account without your. Bill gates wrote in his blog, gatesnotes, that warren buffett not only recommended this as his favorite book about business, but actually sent gates his own personal copy to read. Now, this biography is here to peer into the life and career of this incredible entrepreneur. He is best known as the cofounder of microsoft corporation.
Read these 5 books to get 2020 off to a good start inc. Bill gates s favorite business book john brookss 1960s collection business adventures still offers many insights into running a strong business. While not everyone may have as much time as bill gates to read up on as. The book centers around boosting profits while sustaining a customer base that is hooked to your advertising messages. Access to these highquality textbooks is gamechanging for our students. The ultimate bill gates book recommendation list quartz. One of the most popular messages we receive concerns book recommendations, and despite us doing quite a few of those, you guys just seem to want more. The gates foundation focuses primarily on progressing healthcare, so it comes as no surprise that one of bill gates favorite books is about how to eradicate disease. Bill gates, who reads an average of about one book per week, says reading is his favorite way to learn about a new topic, according to one of. Buy the best business book bill gates has ever read. Books bill gates thinks you should read business insider. A full list of bill gates book recommendations from 2012 to 2019. If youre with a campus bookstore or school and looking for print copies of openstax textbooks, we offer several print options to meet your needs. The richest man today, microsoft chairman bill gates bill gates has also taken the time to write a couple of books, the road ahead viking.
The best books, recommended by bill gates are considered bill gates s favorite books of all times. William henry gates iii born october 28, 1955 is an american business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. By bill gates may 20, 2016 for his bookshop and website one grand books, the editor aaron hicklin asked people to name the 10 books theyd take with them if. Jun 08, 2018 business books bill gates reads 50 books per year. While you might think this book is already obsolete, especially for millennials, you would not regret reading business adventures because it comes with timeless lessons and principles applicable to todays life. Under these names i count bill gates, jeff bezos, steve jobs, arnold schwarzeneggerwas a personal suggestion from a yt channel and elon musk. Entrepreneur insider is your allaccess pass to the skills, experts, and network you need to get your business off. Dec 24, 2019 bill gates s top 5 books of 2019 heres the microsoft cofounders yearend list of books to read and gift, spanning from a onevolume u. Bill gates my years with general motors was published in 1963 and straight after that it became a bestseller and one of the books to read for every businessman. Entrepreneur bill gates founded the worlds largest software business, microsoft, with paul allen, and subsequently became one of the richest men in the world. Todays most successful leaders, from bill gates to richard branson, have one thing in common. In this article, we will talk about the books list you can read which bill gates personally. Regardless of the era, theres always new stories or anecdotes about.
I hope that youll join the conversation here and on my blog. For one thing, theres an essential human factor in every business. Reading books is one of my favorite ways to learn new things and better understand the world. When gates was 16, he and allen went into business together. A full list of bill gates favorite books in 2019and from. His mother was a teacher and his father was an attorney. In keeping with this holiday tradition, the worlds. May 26, 2018 gates reads little fiction, as he readily admits, but will dabble in ya, comedic memoir, and graphic novels on occasion. Jul 11, 2014 bill gates shares his thoughts on john brooks, author of his favorite business book business adventures, a collection of twelve stories that originally appeared in the new yorker. As always, heres the video version of this article.
This book provides a short and succinct snapshot of bill gates life, and more importantly it provides an insight into the key attributes that made him so successful. Bill gates shares favorite books he read in 2019 time. Microsoft beat out the competition largely because they were always looking one step ahead, to the next revolutionary idea. Business books recommended by bill gates, barack obama and. Since bill gates blogged about his admiration for the john brooks book business adventures, it has been reshelved at the top of the amazon and nyt bestseller lists. Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street, john brooks. As the cochair of the bill and melinda gates foundation, he is wont to. Well let you know when we make updates or release new textbooks. It is an impressive list, consisting largely of nonfiction.
Learn about the major challenges faced by the health community in disease eradication and what public health is predicted to look like in the future. Bill gates books list of books by author bill gates. Bill gates loves to read the billionaire cofounder of microsoft and chair of the bill and melinda gates foundation reportedly reads around 50 books a year, and he chronicles his literary. But very few books reach to the top list bill gates recommends at the end of the year. Learn about the business success secrets that made bill gates rich with this book from des dearlove. Sep 30, 2018 this time were taking a look at the books, multibillionaire bill gates thinks everyone should read, because they had such an incredible impact on his own journey. Top 10 authorized and unauthorized books on bill gates. The endorsement of bill gates and warren buffett for the book, business adventures, should be enough to convince you to read it. Achieving a career you love without becoming a person you hate. If you want to learn where bills great ideas come from, just start picking up some of these books. John brookss 1960s collection business adventures still offers many insights into running a strong business, writes bill gates. Business books recommended by bill gates, barack obama and other successful people leadership and selfdeception.
Jul 19, 2019 so far, between summer 2012 and winter 2019, there are over a 100 bill gates book recommendations. Regardless of the era, theres always new stories or anecdotes about successes and failures across a range of industries that. Oct 20, 2015 gates says that the book serves as a reminder that the principles for building a winning business stay constant. Im excited to share with you what im reading, the people i meet, and what im learning. They are all avid readers, using books to stay mentally sharp.
I had never heard of business adventures or john brooks. Dec 17, 2018 todays most successful leaders, from bill gates to richard branson, have one thing in common. Since bill gates blogged about his admiration for the john brooks book business adventures, it has been reshelved at the top of the amazon and nyt bestseller lists business adventures isnt new, but its beloved by business tycoons, like gates and warren buffet. Bill gates introduction of surely youre joking, mr. A list of business books every entrepreneur should read before they start a company, including shoe dog and titan. Brookss deeper insights about business are just as relevant today as they were back then. The book describes how gates went from being a harvard dropout to becoming one of the richest men in the world. Apr 08, 2020 entrepreneur bill gates founded the worlds largest software business, microsoft, with paul allen, and subsequently became one of the richest men in the world. But only these 6 leadership books made his list of recommendations of all 186 books bill gates has ever recommended on his personal blog, six. While bill gates has a schedule thats planned down to the minute, the entrepreneurturnedbillionairehumanitarian still gobbles up about a book a week. Bill glazer uses reallife examples to show how independent and ingenious thinking can transform a business.
Gates wrote in a blog post on gates notes that it was the best business book hed ever read. Bill gates shares his thoughts on john brooks, author of his favorite business book business adventures, a collection of twelve stories that originally appeared in. Warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the best business. I try to read every day, even when im busy and traveling. Here, the five books bill gates wants you to read this winter. Actually, this book was so important to bill gates that he made a short video about it. Science and technology, medicine, business, economics, education, international development, sociology, history, biography, memoirname it, and chances are there is at least one book. Buy the paperback version of this book and get the kindle ebook version included for free bill gates is one of the worlds richest men, and an undeniable legend in both software and business. Bill gates s reading list is a list of the most recent recommended books that the microsoft cofounder says he loved reading during his summer vacation in bill gates blog. Book lists from barack obama, steve jobs, mark cuban, bill gates and others.