How I Built This

The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs

By: Guy Raz

Narrated by: Guy Raz

Based on the highly acclaimed NPR podcast How I Built This with Guy Raz, this book offers priceless insights and inspiration from the world's top entrepreneurs on how to start, launch, and build a successful venture.

Great ideas often come from a simple spark: A soccer player on the New Zealand national team notices all the unused wool his country produces and figures out a way to turn them into shoes (Allbirds). A former Buddhist monk decides the very best way to spread his mindfulness teachings is by launching an app (Headspace). A sandwich cart vendor finds a way to reuse leftover pita bread and turns it into a multimillion-dollar business (Stacy’s Pita Chips).

Award-winning journalist and NPR host Guy Raz has interviewed more than 200 highly successful entrepreneurs to uncover amazing true stories like these. In How I Built This, he shares tips for every entrepreneur's journey: from the early days of formulating your idea, to raising money and recruiting employees, to fending off competitors, to finally paying yourself a real salary. This is a must-listen for anyone who has ever dreamed of starting their own business or wondered how trailblazing entrepreneurs made their own dreams a reality.

©2020 Guy Raz (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

The many facets of starting and running a business

This moved to one of my all time favorite books!
It had everything. I really enjoyed the background of companies that started with an idea and growing it.

Great stories!

I thoroughly enjoyed this audio book. Just hearing the various stories was exciting. Some were familiar while others kept you hanging on how they turned out. Just fascinating to listen to.

Great listen!

Love the podcast and love this book! Guy is an amazing story teller and the is fill with just that along with relevant nuggets of wisdom. I highly recommend this book!

Excellent

Great insight to do many great success stories. He does a really good job presenting the content.

So good I’m about to listen to it again!

This book has inspired me to continue blazing my path toward entrepreneurial success. This book has helped me to feel more sane about my journey and provides valuable and relatable stories that will help any business grow. I highly recommend this book.