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Silicon Valley meets Indiana Jones.
Chasing Black Unicorns is an autobiography written by Marek Zmyslowski, one of Poland’s most respected internet entrepreneurs. Witty and humorous, the book covers many dramatic and often dangerous events.
Before moving to Nigeria to set up the "Amazon of Africa", Zmyslowski worked for one of Poland’s biggest financial services companies and is the founder of many online ventures in Central Europe.
While establishing the first online network of funeral services in Poland, he had to overcome challenges from criminal gangs running the market sector. His businesses in Nigeria have also made him enemies - powerful individuals who have corrupted police and government officials to stand against him.
Overnight, Marek became an international fugitive and was put on the most wanted list by Interpol, an organization with a history of being manipulated by corrupt regimes. Zmyslowski describes this and many other events, putting them in the context of African history and cultures, a continent he is now deeply in love with.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-11-20
A captivating read on business in Africa
For anyone building a business, this fascinating book ‘Chasing Black Unicorns’ offers a true reflection on business in Africa and more particularly the eye-opening way business was conducted in Nigeria building Jumia Travel. Following his journey from running an online funeral service in Poland to building Africa’s equivalent of Amazon.com, Marek details his extraordinary journey building his life as an internet entrepreneur. I was captivated from the first page and it was well worth the read!
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-15-20
Jason Bourne meets Steve Jobs
The biography was more of an adventure with truths and insights thrown in. I enjoyed it and the narration was pleasant to listen to.
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- Ann Bernard
- 08-13-20
Not Your Typical Entrepreneurial Journey
If you are looking for a book on the adventures of being an entrepreneur that's going to take you on a wild ride beyond your imagination and provide you tons of insights into the world of doing business and living in Nigeria, entering emerging markets, and navigating the African Continent - this is the book for you or get the audiobook version which is how I heard Marek's insane story.
This is absolutely not your typical book about the entrepreneurial journey.
I didn't expect to learn so much from the book or find myself at the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. Marek is absolutely raw and honest about who he is or was at the start of his endeavors and he is a character you find yourself having mixed emotions about!! This book highlights his personal growth through the challenges, hardships, and insanity of being an entrepreneur while providing a lot of wisdom.
This isn't a Silicon startup story. It's SO MUCH MORE!
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-06-20
Honest
I loved the honesty and straight forwardness of the author. I appreciate the non apologist approach to describing Nigeria. I hope you book inspire good well Nigerian to keep fighting for what is right.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-17-20
Great stuff!
Having started my career in Eastern Europe and also having co- founded a startup in Africa I could relate to a number of the stories told and I loved the brutal honesty at which the story is told! Looking forward to hear more about Mareks adventures and its inspired me to share more of my own! / Joar
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- Fred
- 09-02-22
Amazing story. Brilliantly written.
The story is gripping from start to end. Marek can really write too. An engaging and entertaining writing style. Really recommend this book.
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- Vic
- 07-12-20
A gripping memoir
Once I started I struggled to stop listening, Marek's story is very compelling. Highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-15-20
Just a white boy story of discovering Africa
i struggled to finish. stopped at chapter 10. maybe there would have been more substance later on but the first 10 chapters gave nothin in terms of the business environmemt im Nigeria, the characters anf mindset of the people in the ecosystem or even an inclination of lessons. its a typical Osuofia comes to London story. in Marek's case. he came to nigeria. He encounters traffic, women and poor electricity
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- Azeez Emmanuel
- 06-01-20
What a Book!
This was a really fantastic listen. Marek basically outlined some of the many issues hindering Nigeria from becoming the better country which it ought to be.
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At the start of this riveting memoir, Dan Conway is a brash young executive in a vast corporation, slogging his way up the ladder while struggling with depression and an addiction he thought he had defeated long ago. As he begins to realize that the mix of nightmarish bureaucracy and his unruly “flip side” have doomed any chance of success, Dan stumbles upon cryptocurrency, tumbling down the rabbit hole to discover a strange, anarchic, but captivating world. He decides to wager everything - his savings, his marriage, his family, his future - on the fledgling crypto, Ether.
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Personal story mixed with 1 lucky investment
- By D. Arsenault on 12-07-20
By: Dan Conway
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The Real Deal
- My Story from Brick Lane to Dragons' Den
- By: James Caan
- Narrated by: James Caan
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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James Caan is one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs. Dropping out of school at just sixteen, he started his business life with no qualifications and two pieces of advice: 'Observe the masses and do the opposite' and 'Always look for opportunities where both parties benefit'. Armed with just his father's wisdom, his own unique charm and the Yellow Pages, James Caan built a market-leading business with a turnover of more than #130 million from a broom cupboard.
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self promotion
- By Denis on 11-05-09
By: James Caan
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The Money Tree
- A Story About Finding the Fortune in Your Own Backyard
- By: Chris Guillebeau
- Narrated by: Chris Guillebeau
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Like financial classics The Latte Factor and The Richest Man in Babylon, The Money Tree uses a compelling story with captivating characters to share its core insight: You are never at the mercy of fortune as long as you have an appetite for hard work and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone.
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Horrible Narrator
- By Jorge A. Quinteros on 06-09-20
By: Chris Guillebeau
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No Domain
- The John McAfee Tapes
- By: Mark Eglinton
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Delete everything you think you know about tech pioneer John McAfee, whose antivirus software operates on millions of computers around the world. Drawn from hours of conversations between Mark Eglinton and John McAfee in 2019, No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes provides startling insight into the extraordinary life of one of America's genuine renegades.
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john would have been proud of this book
- By INITIAL anDy on 12-24-22
By: Mark Eglinton
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The Russian Affair
- The True Story of the Couple Who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal
- By: David Walsh
- Narrated by: Michael Fenner
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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Vitaly Stepanov worked for the Russian anti-doping squad, committed to his job; Yuliya Rusanova was one of the country's most promising 800m athletes. When they met, he fell in love with her; she revealed she was taking performance-enhancing drugs. It could have been the end of their relationship, but instead they decided they would reveal the scale and the scope of the corruption in Russian athletics - the bribes, the drugs, the abuse.
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A new classic for runners and athletes. SO GOOD!
- By Carol H. Campbell on 10-20-20
By: David Walsh
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Monkey Business
- Swinging Through the Wall Street Jungle
- By: John Rolfe, Peter Troob
- Narrated by: John Rolfe, Peter Troob
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Forget what you've read, forget what you've heard, forget what you've been taught. Monkey Business pulls off Wall Street's suspenders and gives the listener the inside skinny on real life at an investment bank, where the promised land is always one more 20-hour workday and another lap dance away. Fresh out of Wharton and Harvard business schools, John Rolfe and Peter Troob ran willingly into the open arms of investment bank giant Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. They escaped with the remnants of their sanity - and, ultimately, this book.
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What a mess!
- By Mark on 11-27-18
By: John Rolfe, and others
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The Real Deal
- My Decade Fighting Battles and Winning Wars with Trump
- By: George A. Sorial, Damian Bates
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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George Sorial, a top Trump Organization executive, shares behind-the-scenes stories of Trump’s leadership, problem solving, and success.
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Great book to understand Trump
- By Truth & Freedom on 06-13-19
By: George A. Sorial, and others
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How Money Became Dangerous
- The Inside Story of Our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance
- By: Christopher Varelas, Dan Stone
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
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From a veteran of the trade, a provocative and entertaining voyage into the turbulent heart of modern money that sheds new light on the rise of our threatening and complicated financial system, how money became our adversary, and why finding a new course is crucial to a healthy society.
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Must read
- By Craig M. Stratton on 02-08-20
By: Christopher Varelas, and others
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Flip the Script
- Getting People to Think Your Idea Is Their Idea
- By: Oren Klaff
- Narrated by: Oren Klaff
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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If there's one lesson Oren Klaff has learned over decades of pitching, presenting, and closing long-shot, high-stakes deals, it's that people are sick of being marketed and sold to. Most of all, they hate being told what to think. The more you push them, the more they resist. What people love, however, is coming up with a great idea on their own, even if it's the idea you were guiding them to have all along. Often, the only way to get someone to sign is to make them feel like they're smarter than you.
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Riveting. BLEW, MY, MIND
- By Justin on 09-19-19
By: Oren Klaff
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The Missing Cryptoqueen
- The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away with It
- By: Jamie Bartlett
- Narrated by: Jamie Bartlett
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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In 2016, on stage at Wembley Arena, Dr. Ruja Ignatova promised her followers a financial revolution. The future, she said, belonged to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. And the Oxford-educated, self-styled cryptoqueen vowed that she had invented the Bitcoin Killer. OneCoin would not only earn its investors untold fortunes; it would change the world. By March 2017, more than $4 billion had been invested in OneCoin in countries all around the world. But by October 2017, Ruja Ignatova had disappeared, and it slowly became clear that her revolutionary cryptocurrency was not all it seemed.
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Excellent glimpse into money madness gone awry
- By Dennis on 11-27-22
By: Jamie Bartlett
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Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?
- How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire
- By: Reginald F. Lewis, Blair S. Walker
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Christina Lewis
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
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When six-year-old Reginald Lewis overheard his grandparents discussing employment discrimination against African Americans, he asked, “Why should white guys have all the fun?" This self-assured child would grow up to become the CEO of Beatrice International and one of the most successful entrepreneurs ever. At the time of his death in 1993, his personal fortune was estimated in excess of $400 million and his vast commercial empire spanned four continents.
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Outstanding- inspiring and instructional
- By Gavin S on 09-15-20
By: Reginald F. Lewis, and others