Bloomberg by Bloomberg

Michael R Bloomberg

ISBN 10: 0471155454 / ISBN 13: 9780471155454

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1997

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Advance Praise for Bloomberg by Bloomberg "Michael Bloomberg is the most creative media entrepreneur of our time and, with Bill Gates, perhaps the most successful. " Rupert Murdoch, Chairman Chief Executive, News Corporation "Entertaining, engaging, and informative, Bloomberg by Bloomberg is packed with great advice about how to start a lean, hungry companyand how to keep it that way. " Bryan Burrough, coauthor, Barbarians at the Gate "Michael Bloomberg is a fascinating man who has written a fascinating book. He talks fast, you read fast; hes funny, hes serious. Its a great roller coaster ride. " Beverly Sills, Chairman, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. "How an entrepreneur like Mike survived fifteen years at a respectable firm like Salomon Brothers is beyond me! But he eventually straightened out and went on to shake up one industryfinanceand help consolidate two othersonline services and journalism. His account of how he did so is fascinating and instructive. " Esther Dyson, President, EDventure Holdings Inc. "The man with Wall Streets best known generic name has written an autobiography that keeps you up late to finish. The book is full of wonderful insights about Wall Street and about starting and growing a new business. " Julian H. Robertson, Jr. , Chairman, Tiger Management L. L. C. "This is the best insight yet on how one man shook up the entire financial information industry. " Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group of Companies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bloomberg by Bloomberg
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471155454
• ISBN 13: 9780471155454
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A provocative autobiography by the visionary leader of the world's fastest-growing media empire.

"A classic tale of a nimble, customer-focused, entrepreneurial David outsmarting bureaucratic, ossified, corporate Goliaths."-Business Week

"Michael Bloomberg is the most creative media entrepreneur of our time and, with Bill Gates, perhaps the most successful."-Rupert Murdoch, Chairman & Chief Executive, News Corporation.

"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.

"The man with Wall Street's best known generic name has written an autobiography that keeps you up late to finish. The book is full of wonderful insights about Wall Street and about starting and growing a new business."-Julian H. Robertson, Jr., Chairman, Tiger Management L.L.C.

"This is the best insight yet on how one man shook up the entire financial information industry."-Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group of Companies

All author's royalties from Bloomberg by Bloomberg are donated to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

About the Author

MICHAEL BLOOMBERG is founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P., a rapidly growing multimedia empire that encompasses Bloomberg Financial Markets, the top provider of online financial information; Bloomberg News, a wire service providing news stories to leading newspapers worldwide; Bloomberg News Radio, 24-hour, nationally distributed news radio; Bloomberg Business News, a public television program for the investment community; and Bloomberg Information Television, a 24-hour direct satellite television network. MATTHEW WINKLER, a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, is founder and Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg News.