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Business at the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy Paperback – 1 May 2000

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The CEO and chairman of Microsoft shows how technology has become key factor in effectively operating businesses; discusses how the creation of a world-class digital nervous system will provide constant learning and promote success; and provides in-depth examples of companies that used technology to turn failure into victory. Reprint.

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BILL GATES is the chairman and chief executive officer at Microsoft Corporation. His vision and commitment regarding personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and in the advancement of software technology. He lives with his wife, Melinda, and daughter, Jennifer, in the Seattle area.

COLLINS HEMINGWAY is director of executive communications at Microsoft Corporation. He had been involved with Microsoft's systems products since 1987 and from 1994 to 1996 was director of international and partner marketing for the Personal and Business Systems Division.

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English
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Business Plus
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1 May 2000
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14.29 x 3.18 x 22.24 cm
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0446675962
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978-0446675963
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Business Plus (1 May 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0446675962
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446675963
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.29 x 3.18 x 22.24 cm

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Bill Gates is a technologist, business leader, and philanthropist. In 1975, he cofounded Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen; today he is cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He also launched Breakthrough Energy, an effort to commercialize clean energy and other climate-related technologies.

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Harry Smalls

Great book and a great man

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2016

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Great book and a great man, there's so much you can learn not only as a businessman but also as a person from reading his books.

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Jonathan Kettleborough

OK, let's be honest . . .

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2009

Having read his previous book 'The Way Ahead' which was backed up by an excellent CD, I found 'Business @ the Speed of Thought' to be a little on the 'mild' side.

If you work for a small organisation then Intranets, online billing and ERP may seem the terminology of the truly enlightened. However, should you work for a larger organisation then these issues should be second nature to you - and if they're not, then you may not survive.

And perhaps that's what Bill is telling us most - that standing still is not an option, that we must move forward and embrace future technologies etc., etc.

Personally, the issue that we should ALL take from this book is the fact that sharing information is the KEY to success. The more we keep information to ourselves, the more we inhibit the ability of our organisation to succeed.

Well worth thinking about. . .

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2018

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 December 2015

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Was a Gift, my husband enjoyed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 September 2014

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Just a really fun and quick read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2012

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I found this book hard work and lost interest. Tried to give it to a friend and he didn't seem to be impressed either.

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raj_kt2@yahoo.com

This book is a must to get the grey matter working

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 1999

For the budding entrepreneur or business man this is a must. All CEOs,directors should have it as a bible.

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achin kansal

Perfect read from a perfect Man

Reviewed in India on 14 May 2021

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I have read this book in physical form about 15 yrs back and was totally amazed by the content and now I have switched to kindle books so purchased this as a part of my collection

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zdravko

for every entrepreneurs and those who wants to became one

Reviewed in Germany on 10 January 2021

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if you wanted to know from a first hand how to manage company in new modern times, when speed and quick action means or success or failure, get that book and learn great techniques, for example how to be competitive, how to investigate your new and existing marketplace, how to organize your company with fast information flow and much much more...
big thanks to Bill and his team for sharing this with us :)

Sir CF

Essential business building book

Reviewed in Singapore on 22 November 2022

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Though it's written in 1999, explaining about rise of Internet but the concepts and advice are timeless. Must read and apply!

Richard Jansen

This is a blueprint for how to build a billion-dollar company

Reviewed in the United States on 9 May 2013

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This is a business strategy book, for business leaders. Bill Gates' value-per-hour is too high for idle commentary on tech trends; rather, he focuses on WHY those trends matter from the business leader's perspective, and HOW to get dominance in your industry with information flow as your competitive edge.

Bill Gates' focus in Business @ The Speed of Thought is teaching us how to build a "digital nervous system" -- a real-time and complete information flow. Gates is famous for valuing "information smarts," where the only statements allowed in a discussion are based on actionable facts; going-nowhere drivel has no place in Microsoft meetings, and now, at his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Here are Bill Gates' steps to building a digital nervous system, which is at the heart of the success of Microsoft and the Foundation:

1) Think hard and write down, What facts are actionable for my company?
2) What are questions to which the answers change my company's actions?
3) Build an information system that answers these questions.
4) If my current business information system does not answer these questions, build one that does.

The book in detail, always with data and examples to back each statement, goes into how to build this information system, and why. Each chapter ends with "Business Lessons" -- a summary of chapter key points -- and "Diagnosing Your Digital Nervous System" -- a set of questions for improving your information system. The "Diagnosing Your Digital Nervous System" questions alone are worth picking up the book.

I found the book dense with facts and examples (relevant at least as much now in 2013, if not more so, than when the book was written in 1998). I recommend you listen to the audiobook of Business @ The Speed of Thought to get through the content, and buy the hard copy, which is useful for referencing certain points, especially the diagnostic sections ending each chapter, and the appendix.

Don't pass up an opportunity to learn from someone who has achieved so much.

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村上　武文

なぜか。

Reviewed in Japan on 22 November 2013

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英文の書体もとても美しく、最初の辺りにBILL GATESの配偶者に対してBILL GATESからコメントが在り、 BILL GATESの思いの詰まった本だと感じた為です。まだ途中ですが、最後まで読んでみたい本です。

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