Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion
2019
Autobiography
by
Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, and Bob Andelman
How the founders grew The Home Depot from an idea to a $30 billion retail giant. Details decisions and strategies around focusing on customers, empowering employees, and challenging conventional wisdom that led to outsized success. Home Depot story is one of risk taking and relentless hard work.
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Complementary foundering team. Copied Sol Price's model (Costco). Read 2019 paperback.
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