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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 338
EAN: 9780471208884
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0471208884
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: August 10, 2001
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Editorial Review:
Members of the world's financial communities are increasingly securing the information that drives them from Michael Bloomberg. His specialized media--including manipulable online data feeds, a global newswire, and extensive magazine and broadcast outlets--have turned the business of business news upside down. Along the way, he's made a substantial fortune and a significant name for himself. In Bloomberg by Bloomberg, he reveals (with help from colleague Matthew Winkler) how it all came to be.
The remarkable story of how Michael Bloomberg created a media empire
"Lots of entrepreneurs make money. Lots of entrepreneurs who make money write books. Few of those books make you glad they did. This one does."-The New York Times Book Review
"A classic tale of a nimble, customer-focused, entrepreneurial David outsmarting bureaucratic, ossified, corporate Goliaths."-Business Week
"Entertaining, engaging, and informative, Bloomberg by Bloomberg is packed with great advice about how to start a lean, hungry company-and how to keep it that way."-Bryan Burrough, coauthor, Barbarians at the Gate
Brash, aggressive, and supremely self-confident, Michael Bloomberg, the visionary leader of the world's fastest-growing media empire, has been hailed as the new standard for what it takes to win in the Information Age. Dismissed from Salomon Brothers in 1981, Bloomberg immediately took his money and acerbic personality and started Bloomberg L.P. Bolstered by a $30 million investment from Merrill Lynch, the company and the man have been sprinting ahead of the pack ever since. Only twenty years after founding, he's at the top of his industry. And on June 5, 2001, he added mayoral candidate for New York City to his list of accomplishments and aspirations. If elected, powerhouse Michael Bloomberg will bring his own brand of leadership-and personal style-to the city that never sleeps.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - An inspiration for all entrepreneurs
This is the book that motivated me to finally take my GMAT and apply to b-school. I find the Bloomberg story to be uplifting, from his darkest days of being out of a job to his shoestring budget method of value creation, I highly recommend this book if you are struggling with management or motivation issues. Plus, let's face it, the guy is brilliant. Bloomberg lays a foundation in this book for the reader to put the him/herself into a mindset conducive to success.
Rating: - Superb, self-effacing, common sense, deeper insights into the company
I bought this book on 1 January when news first came out of the University of Oklahoma "bipartisan" gathering, but I did not have a chance to read it until this week. I went to Oklahoma, only to see this good man embarrassed by a truly rotten press conference that invited mockery. My three page trip report is at Earth Intelligence Network.
I'm going to summarize what I learned from this book,and then conclude with an observation on how Bloomberg could go to the next level while simultaneously ... Read More
Rating:  - I love Mayor Mike
I'm a huge Mike Bloomberg fan, and really enjoyed the autobiographical parts of this novel and the story of his company's genesis. The generic computer stuff I could have done without, also the story didn't really flow and was a bit choppy. Overall a good, quick easy read. But I definitely could've used some more Bloomberg, Mike that is.
Unfortunately there is surprisingly very little written about this great man.
Rating: - Bloomberg Could Change the Course of U.S. History
My confidence in Mike Bloomberg's courage, judgment, and self-discipline is confirmed. This update to my review posted last August is written a day after he decided finally not to run for president. The decision, which I am sure was an extremely difficult one for him, confirms my view that he has the capacity to be a truly great man in American history.
Bloomberg has stated publicly that there are many ways to exert a positive influence on society without holding high political office. The degree ... Read More
Rating:  - A Serial Disruptor of trading, of newswires, of politics
This book serves as a close-up case study of market disruption by a new entrant. In the early 1980s, Bloomberg's company, Bloomberg LLP, was a nobody, attempting to crack the financial news wire market, a mature business dominated by Reuters and Dow Jones.
Bloomberg had three big advantages (plus a strong confidence in his own gut instincts) that fit with the theory of market disruption that has emerged since:
1. He knew the customers and their evolving needs better than anyone because he had ... Read More
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