How They Did It is a book of quotes, thoughts, ideas, and inspiration from 45 of the most successful living company founders ever to come out of the heart of America. Follow our blog at www.howtheydiditbook.com

Author Robert J...
See More ordan spent four years interviewing a very private, and in some cases reclusive, group of champions, who now reveal how they did it in a series of interviews and quotes. They describe their failures, the eureka! moments when things finally clicked, and the key insights and ingredients that made their companies extraordinarily successful.

Each founder started from scratch, grew, and sold a company for approximately $100 million or more, or took their company public for $300 million or more in market valuation. In total these founders created $41 billion in value from scratch.

You’ll gain insights and winning ideas to expand your success when you read how:

•Bonnie Baskin discovered a series of new and untapped markets that helped launch ViroMed and AppTec Labs, companies that later sold for $203 million (page 6).
•With a few props and a little creativity, Mike Domek made TicketsNow look larger than it was when he first started the company out of his one-bedroom apartment. He eventually sold to Ticketmaster for $282 million (page 38).
•Rock Mackie had to lay off all his employees at the birth of his company, TomoTherapy, but went on to build a team and create a billion dollar IPO (page 78).
•Competitors scoffed, but Dane Miller proved to the world dramatically and personally that titanium was the best material for implants. Learn how he created $11.9 billion in value (page 93).

"How They Did It" is packed with practical advice and encouragement straight from the founders themselves. Whether reading just the quotes or the full Q & A, you’ll find inspiration to charge up your efforts today.