Business  the Speed of Thought, Bill Gates
Business  the Speed of Thought, Bill Gates
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Business @ the Speed of Thought
Succeeding in the Digital Economy

Author: Bill Gates

Narrator: Jonathan Mayrose

Unabridged: 12 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Business Plus

Published: 04/01/2006


Synopsis

In his new book, Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates discusses how technology can help run businesses better today and how it will transform the nature of business in the near future. Gates stresses the need for managers to view technology not as overhead but as a strategic asset, and offers detailed examples from Microsoft, GM, Dell, and many other successful companies. Companion Web site.

About Bill Gates

Bill Gates is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft. He and his wife founded The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds global health, education and public library projects.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Liong on October 02, 2024

"Business @ the Speed of Thought" by Bill Gates is a valuable read for anyone looking to understand how technology can improve business efficiency and growth. I read this book around 2003, and even though it was written in 1999, I found its ideas still relevant and applicable in today's digital land......more

Goodreads review by Fahim on May 21, 2013

If you are a business person and would like to know how technology, specially computer and internet, can change and improve your business, you definitely need to read this book. Please don't think that this book will teach you stuff about computers because Bill Gates wrote it. This is not the case.......more

Goodreads review by Sneha on June 21, 2019

It was little boring for me, but if you are a business person and if you are interested about how technology improved then the book is really good.......more

Goodreads review by Shitiz on January 06, 2019

Coming from Bill Gates, I didn’t find this book an interesting read. I tried picking it several times but it always bored me until one day I decided to pick it up and finish it. There are two problems with the book. First instead of instances, there is more of the philosophy of Bill Gates and second......more

Goodreads review by Peter on June 21, 2008

I bought this book back when it came out around 99-00, but completely forgot about it. I found it while cleaning part of my house. The book is aimed at business managers and high-level executives and tries to push the idea of a digital office environment. What's funny is reading the author's (Bill G......more