1,000 Dollars and an Idea: What I Learned Creating and Building University Computing, Sterling Software, Maverick Capital, Bonanza Steakhouse, Micheals Stores, and Green Mountain Energy

Author:   Sam Wyly ,  Phil Gigante
Publisher:   Brilliance Audio
Edition:   Unabridged
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9781423366508


Pages:   7
Publication Date:   01 September 2008
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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1,000 Dollars and an Idea: What I Learned Creating and Building University Computing, Sterling Software, Maverick Capital, Bonanza Steakhouse, Micheals Stores, and Green Mountain Energy


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Traces the rags-to-riches story of a Louisiana self-made billionaire, from his efforts to put himself through school and his entry into the millionaire leagues after investing in a computer utility company to his creations of highly profitable companies and his dedication to green energy.

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Author:   Sam Wyly ,  Phil Gigante
Publisher:   Brilliance Audio
Imprint:   Brilliance Audio
Edition:   Unabridged
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 17.10cm
Weight:   0.181kg
ISBN:  

9781423366508


ISBN 10:   1423366506
Pages:   7
Publication Date:   01 September 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Sam Wyly, a self-made billionaire of Scottish and Irish descent, grew up in Louisiana and attended Louisiana Tech to study journalism and accounting. He won a scholarship to the University of Michigan Business School, where he earned an MBA. With his brother, Charles, his partner in many of his businesses, Sam funded the Charles Wyly Sr. Tower of Learning at Louisiana Tech, in memory of their father. Always an avid reader and student of history, he recently purchased the independent bookstore Explore Booksellers and Bistro in Aspen, Colorado, with his wife, Cheryl. Sam is also an active proponent of clean air through clean energy. He has lived most of his adult life in Dallas, and also spends time in Aspen and New York's Greenwich Village.

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