Building companies
Fuqua
The autobiography of a self-taught entrepreneur who built a conglomerate from a Georgia farm.
Key concepts
- Self-education through reading
- Using leverage and acquisitions to grow
- Philanthropy as a lifelong goal
How I use it
A total jewel, and I read it in two nights. Fuqua taught himself almost everything by post, with lectures and books arriving in the mail, and became a hugely successful entrepreneur largely by reading.
I lived a version of that. Growing up in the Dominican Republic, books opened my mind to ideas, mental models and worlds I had no other way to reach. Books are a big part of why I had the nerve to study abroad and build a career in tech.
The way he found opportunities and acquired businesses fascinates me. He’s one of the people I’d love to spend a weekend with, just talking.
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