Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur |
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| Author:
| Blair, Ryan |
| Contribution by:
| Yaeger, Don |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59184-599-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Portfolio |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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Like many entrepreneurs, Ryan Blair had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a nothing to lose mindset. His middle-class childhood ended abruptly when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. Blair and his mother moved to a rough neighborhood, and soon he was in and out of juvenile detention, joining a gang just to survive. Then his mother fell in love with a successful entrepreneur who took Ryan...
More DescriptionLike many entrepreneurs, Ryan Blair had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a nothing to lose mindset. His middle-class childhood ended abruptly when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. Blair and his mother moved to a rough neighborhood, and soon he was in and out of juvenile detention, joining a gang just to survive. Then his mother fell in love with a successful entrepreneur who took Ryan under his wing. With his mentor's guidance, Blair started his first company, 24/7 Tech, at age twenty-one. He has since created and sold several companies for hundreds of millions of dollars. This is an inspirational guide full of powerful stories and lessons and a road map for entrepreneurial success.