Aiming High, Atsuo Inoue
Aiming High, Atsuo Inoue
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Aiming High
Masayoshi Son, SoftBank, and Disrupting Silicon Valley

Author: Atsuo Inoue

Narrator: David Tse

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/18/2021


Synopsis

The first ever biography of Silicon Valley's legendary investor and SoftBank's founder, chairman and CEO.

'I have no intention of making small bets' - Masayoshi Son

In order to understand what's happening in Silicon Valley, you just need to look at Masayoshi Son.
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There is no one in the world right now who is in a better position to influence the next wave of technology than Masayoshi Son. Not Jeff Bezos, not Mark Zuckerberg, not Elon Musk. They might have the money, but they lack Masa's combination of ambition, imagination, and nerve.

Masayoshi Son is the most powerful person in Silicon Valley. As CEO and founder of the Japanese investment firm, SoftBank, 'Masa' has invested in some of the most exciting and influential tech companies in recent memory - Uber, WeWork, ByteDance, Slack, and many others. Prior to that, he was known as one of the first investors in Alibaba and Yahoo!

He has an audacious vision for the future and one that is unmatched in the tech industry. Aiming High provides insight into this charismatic and visionary leader.

Originally published in Japan, this book charts Son's rise from a Korean immigrant who dropped out of high school to becoming one of the wealthiest people in the world. With unprecedented access to Son, including exclusive interviews, this book creates an authoritative account of how SoftBank and it's visionary and charismatic CEO is shaping the future of tech.
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(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

About Atsuo Inoue

Atsuo Inoue is a writer and translator from Japan. He is the author of mny books, including Recollections of Mariyln Monroe. In 2012, he published Aiming High, the biography of Masayoshi Son, which became a bestseller in Japan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ramon

The story of Masa Son is amazing, but I think this English translation has some areas of improvement. The plot is entertaining as it depicts the life of one of the greatest businessmen in human history and there are some important lessons to be learned. Specifically, I liked how there is an essence......more

Goodreads review by Adam

Pri úplne hlbokej úcte k tomu, čo Masayoshi Son dosiahol, a že toho teda nie je málo, toto je katastrofálna zlátanina, nepodarený pokus o krízové PR, zle napísaný prúser. O podstate jeho biznisu sa nedozviete prakticky nič, krucinálne problémy typu Vision Fund s PIFom vybaví autor jedným odstavcom,......more

Goodreads review by Udhara

Reads like an authorised, official biography, but the book helped me understand his unbelievable work ethic, vision and insight into what will shape the future, and I have more respect for his Vision Fund investments in the likes of Uber and WeWork than I did before.......more

a great piece I have enjoyed reading it. It would have been better if there was a critical view of Son. He is a genius but critical perspectives would benefit readers more.......more