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A memoir by the creator of nike describes in great detail how he built nike, with his cofounder bill bowerman. Nike, founded in 1964, was a company run like a fraternity where the key players ate and breathed nike. The 5 most powerful quotes from phil knights nike memoir. With enough relish to cover a footlong hot dog, phil knight, cofounder of nike, recalled an item that appeared in fortune magazine in 1984. His confidence and counsel helped the companys original. Nike founder phil knight reveals the secrets to starting a.
Many books ive read about entrepreneurs follow a common, and i. Phil knight, founder of shoe giant nike, retired as chairman in june 2016 after 52 years at the company. The book tells a brilliant, absolutely amazing, story of the nike company blue ribbon sports, its founder phil knight, and its execom members who were also called buttfaces. Strasser and laurie becklund back in 1991, much of the specifics of knights book will be familiar. Phil knights memoir emphasizes family, glosses over.