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February 23, 2009
Sam Wyly, MBA'57
1,000 Dollars and an Idea: Entrepreneur to Billionaire, New Market Press, 2008.
The book: This memoir reveals the creative process, relationships, struggles and financial strategies that allowed the author to become one of Forbes magazine's 1,000 wealthiest people in the world. From the hardships his parents faced trying to hold onto the family cotton farm during the Depression to the coaching he received on the high school football field, this self-made billionaire describes how his early days in Louisiana prepared him for what lay ahead. He recounts how he risked $1,000 of his savings to found University Computing and then took it public in 1965, making him a millionaire at age 30.
The author: Sam Wyly founded and grew companies on the leading edge of advancements in technology, energy, retail and investments over a career spanning 45 years. He is an active proponent of clean air through clean energy.
Posted by tobiaslw at February 23, 2009 05:38 PM