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HOW TO MAKE A FEW BILLION DOLLARS



       Brad Jacobs




                                                                   ISBN 979-88-86451-74-0




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                                                                 Publication:   28  MARCH 2024
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                                                                 ISBN:           9798886451740
                                                                 Price:          £22.75
                                                                 Binding:        Hardback

                                                                 Format:         229 x 152 mm
                                                                 Extent:         272 pp
                                                                 Thema:          KJ Business


                                                                  Comparative title: 9781732510289Exit Rich

                                                                  Do you have a burning passion to make a lot of money in
                                                                  business?  Are  you  ready  to  turbocharge  your  chances  of
                                                                  professional and personal success?

                                                                  During  his  more  than  four  decades  as  a  CEO  and  serial
                                                                  entrepreneur,  Brad  Jacobs  has  created  seven  flagship
                                                                  companies  across  different  industries,  delivering  tens  of
                                                                  billionsof dollars of value to shareholders. In How to Make a
                                                                  Few Billion Dollars, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his
                                                                  remarkable  success  in  corporate  America—and  distills  a
                                                                  lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

        During more than  four  decades  as  a CEO  and  serial  entrepreneur,   From  provocative  recommendations  for  “rearranging  your
        Brad  Jacobs  has  created  flagship  companies  across  multiple   brain”—an essential prerequisite to accomplishing enormous
        industries, delivering tens of billions of dollars of value to shareholders.   goals—to practical advice for dealing with colleagues, Jacobs
        Jacobs has founded seven companies-all billion-dollar or multibillion-  will have you rethinking what it means to win big. He explains
        dollar  corporations-completed  approximately  500  M&A  transactions,   why  it’s  critical to  spot  key  trends  and  capitalize  on  them,
        and raised $30 billion of debt and equity capital through private and   including  the  biggest  trend  of  all—the  rapid  evolution  of
                                                                  technology relative to human development. And, he shares
        public offerings, including three IPOs. He began his career at age 23   his techniques for
        when  he  founded  Amerex  Oil  Associates,  followed  by  Hamilton
        Resources, both privately held. He subsequently created five publicly   • turning a healthy fear of failure to your advantage,
        traded companies-United Waste Systems, United Rentals, XPO, and   • achieving lots of high-quality M&A without imploding,
        XPO's two spin-offs, GXO Logistics and RXO. Jacobs has shown a   • building an outrageously talented team,
        Midas touch with value creation.                          • catalyzing electric meetings, and
                                                                  • transforming a company into a superorganism that kills the
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