Company Portraits

How does a company come into being, how does it grow, how does it succeed or fail? Turn here for in-depth answers from insiders. Each company biography is a business world in microcosm; each one is an object lesson.
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The Inside Story of Instagram

Sarah Frier

Simon & Schuster, 2020

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Wild Ride
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Inside Uber’s Quest for World Domination

Adam Lashinsky

Portfolio, 2017

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Built from Scratch
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How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion

Bob Andelman et al.

Currency, 2001

R 9
Winning Now, Winning Later
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How Companies Can Succeed in the Short Term While Investing for the Long Term

David Cote

HarperCollins Leadership, 2020

8
Janesville
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An American Story

Amy Goldstein

Simon & Schuster, 2017

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Radical Simplicity
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How Ken Allen turned DHL from a failing company into a global success story

Ken Allen

Ebury Press, 2019

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Let My People Go Surfing
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The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

Yvon Chouinard

Penguin Press, 2016

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When Genius Failed
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The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

Roger Lowenstein

Random House, 2000

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Only the Paranoid Survive
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How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company

Andrew S. Grove

Currency, 1999

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How The Mighty Fall
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And Why Some Companies Never Give In

Jim Collins

HarperCollins, 2009

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