Billion or Bust!
Growing a Tech Company in Texas

It’s been a while since I read a book about someone’s personal success, but Lanham Napier’s “Billion or Bust!” about his years at Rackspace intrigued me. I always enjoyed learning how someone would take a great idea or opportunity and turn it into something monumental. A book like this can be inspir......more

Napier's lifelong passion to create jobs and grow Rackspace ($1 billion+ revenues) is fascinating! Billion or Bust! was a read unlike what I anticipated. After reading the first few lines, I realized it would be an entertaining narrative memoir as opposed to a purely technical account of a start-up c......more

Lantham Napier's colloquial writing style gives a good feel of the community spirit of Rackspace, Inc. and the customer support heart of the business known as Fanatical Support. This book shows how location, in this case San Antonio, influenced company culture and contributed to its ultimate success......more

Starting a tech company in TX This is a very interesting memoir of a native Texans adventures in the tech industry. He narrates how he started his tech business and how the industry changed once the giants entered en masse. He goes on to detail how he had to change his way of thinking and operating t......more

Billion or Bust is a great read ! Lanham writes about the development of his business Rackspace in a conversational style from the failure of the business to its eventual success. Lanham uses a very personal tone to convey his struggle about how the success of a good business takes time and dedicati......more