| Author | Phil Knight |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster[1] |
| April 26, 2016; 4 years ago | |
| Pages | 386 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4711-4672-5 |
Shoe Dog[2] is a memoir by Nike co-founder Phil Knight.[3] The memoir chronicles the history of Nike from its early struggles to its evolution into one of the world's most recognized and profitable companies. It also highlights certain parts of Phil Knight's life.
Shoe Dog Phil Knight
Shoe Dog, Phil Knight’s memoir about creating Nike, is a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. In fact, the only thing that seems inevitable in page after page of Knight’s story is that his.
Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of 2016 and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do.”[4]
In July 2018, Netflix announced a biopic adaptation, written by Ed Wood writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski and produced by Knight and 5-time Oscar nominee Frank Marshall.[5]
- Young, searching, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: high-quality, low-cost running shoes. In this age of start-ups, Knight’s Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is more than a logo.
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight. Share It should really be called ‘The Founding of Nike’ or something grandiose like that. But ‘Shoe Dog’ not only sounds better, it is the first, subtle indication that this is not the book you’re expecting. If you’re looking for strategic.
- Their shoes and apparel are known the world over. The only thing crazier than how big Nike is, is the story of how the shoe brand was founded. Shoe Dog is the story of Phil Knight, Nike’s founder, and a man who lives Nike’s famous tagline, just do it. The three main lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Knight’s story are.
Response[edit]
- Released on April 26, 2016 by Simon & Schuster, Shoe Dog reached fifth on The New York Times Best Seller List for business books in July 2018.[6]
- Warren Buffett wrote that 'The best book I read last year was Shoe Dog by Nike's Phil Knight... a very wise, intelligent and competitive fellow who is also a gifted storyteller.'[7]
References[edit]
- ^'Shoe Dog A Memoir by the creator of Nike'. Simon & Schuster.
- ^'Words to work by: Tradespeople building the new Central Library choose their favourite book'. Calgary Herald.
- ^Knight, Phil (2016). Shoe Dog A memoir by the creator of Nike. Simon & Schuster. ISBN978-1-4711-4672-5.
- ^Bill Gates. 'An Honest Tale of What It Takes to Succeed in Business'.
- ^'Netflix plans to turn Phil Knight's 'Shoe Dog' into a movie'. Inventiva.
- ^'Books Best Sellers - Business'. nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'WARREN BUFFETT: This is the best book I read last year...' Business Insider.
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