Start Up: The Life and Lessons of a Serial Entrepreneur

By David H. Gilmour
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Published: Sep. 19, 2011
Words: 71389 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Start Up is the compelling first-person account of David H. Gilmour’s life as a “serial entrepreneur”. It chronicles the experiences, risks, triumphs, and tragedies that led one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs to endeavors, such as the founding of the iconic Fiji Water brand, that have brought him and others so much success, happiness and personal fulfillment.

Extended description

David Harrison Gilmour, one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, has enjoyed extraordinary success throughout his career. His successes have been built upon a rich and complex combination of experiences revealed for the first time in this compelling first-person account of life as a “serial entrepreneur.” The expansive Southern Pacific Hotel chain, the very profitable Barrick Gold mining, the iconic FIJI Water brand, the serene Wakaya Club resort, the innovative Dansk Design, and the new Wakaya Perfection line of products - Start Up offers a very personal story of business, risk, family, friends, triumph and tragedy that went with the founding and creation of these groundbreaking businesses. His story will be of interest to every person who believes or hopes in the power and potential of the human spirit. Start Up chronicles the experiences, relationships and conversations that led David Gilmour to the endeavors that have brought him and others so much success, happiness... (Read more) David Harrison Gilmour, one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, has enjoyed extraordinary success throughout his career. His successes have been built upon a rich and complex combination of experiences revealed for the first time in this compelling first-person account of life as a “serial entrepreneur.” The expansive Southern Pacific Hotel chain, the very profitable Barrick Gold mining, the iconic FIJI Water brand, the serene Wakaya Club resort, the innovative Dansk Design, and the new Wakaya Perfection line of products - Start Up offers a very personal story of business, risk, family, friends, triumph and tragedy that went with the founding and creation of these groundbreaking businesses. His story will be of interest to every person who believes or hopes in the power and potential of the human spirit. Start Up chronicles the experiences, relationships and conversations that led David Gilmour to the endeavors that have brought him and others so much success, happiness and personal fulfillment.
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pacific, water, fiji, dansk, wakaya, barrick, zinio, viv

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