Sam Wyly has placed a contest for a 1.000$ prize via answering a question for the USA citizens. Books prizes only for Canadians. Deadline is the 31st of Ocotber
“To celebrate the release of his new memoir, 1000 Dollars and an Idea , American entrepreneur Sam Wyly is giving one winner a chance to kickstart an entrepreneurial dream. Entrants of this contest will have a chance of winning a grand prize of $1,000. The winner and twenty runners-up will also receive a signed copy of his new book, 1000 Dollars and an Idea.”
The book advertising site quotes “Sam Wyly created best-of-breed companies on the leading edge of advancements in technology, energy, retail, and investments over a career spanning 45 years. Now this fast-paced, fascinating, and candid memoir reveals the creative process, relationships, and financial strategies behind his amazing entrepreneurial success. Here’s the story of how, after his first job in which he broke sales records at IBM, he risked $1,000 of his savings to found the first “computer utility” and became a millionaire before he was thirty, and how he succeeded in:
- Waging an anti-monopoly battle against AT&T while building the first telephone company for computers
- Growing the modest Bonanza Steakhouse chain to 600 restaurants
- Creating software companies Sterling Software and Sterling Commerce (sold for $8 billion)
- Growing a small arts-and-crafts company into more than 900 Michaeslstores
- Creating Green Mountain Energy, arguably the most profitable green business in America
Ross Perot wrote
“His book is an inspirational journey through the early years of on-line computing, the creation and growth of the software products industry and the many and diverse achievements of one of the most important entrepreneurs of the 2oth century. ”
“A joy to read… Sam Wyly is a wonderful American character: a natural entrepreneur and builder with an otsized personality and humor to match his success. From selling rings at Louisiana Tech to creating businesses from steakhouses to software, he has a Midas touch and a gleam in his eye. This book is both a how-to guide as well as an inspirational autobiography. It captures the magic of the American dream.”
To celebrate the publication of 1,000 DOLLARS AND AN IDEA, you have a chance to win $1,000 to kick start your own business idea! In addition, the grand prize winner and 20 runners-up will receive a copy of 1,000 DOLLARS AND AN IDEA signed by Sam Wyly. And the question is
According to Green Mountain’s research at the time, what percentage of U.S. consumers were willing to pay a small premium for environmentally friendly electricity?
