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One day in November 1994, Lawrence Levy received a phone call out of the blue from Steve Jobs, whom he'd never met, offering him a job running Pixar, a little-known company that had already lost Jobs $50 million.

With Pixar's prospects looking bleak, it was with some trepidation that Levy accepted the position. After a few weeks he discovered that the situation was even worse than he'd imagined. Pixar's advertising division just about broke even, its graphics software had few customers, its short films didn't make any money and, on top of all that, Jobs was pushing to take the company public. Everything was riding on the studio's first feature film, codenamed Toy Story, and even then it would have to be one of the most successful animated features of all time....

Full of wisdom on bringing business and creativity together, and recounting the touching story of Levy's enduring friendship with Jobs, To Pixar and Beyond is a fascinating insider's account of one of Hollywood's greatest success stories.

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Critic reviews

"This book, like Pixar's story, is truly remarkable." ( E&T Magazine)
"A magnifying glass held to the small print that is needed to make magic." ( The Sunday Times)
"A charming, upbeat tale...much like one of the studio's own animated features." ( Financial Times)
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Perfect narrator. Great insight into JOBS from a friend/partners perspective, his desire and faith he had for pixar was admirable. Its a good job Toy Story was a hit!

Very interesting

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You could relate with everyone in the book and introduces a different angle to a much loved company. Excellent book.

Didn't want it to end

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Great blend of strategy, story, results and legacy. The storytelling holds transferable business nuggets for consideration

loved it

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love the story from beginning to end and the nuances of business practices intertwined kudos

captivated

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Loved the book. Amazing insights from Pixar’s CFO’s perspective - mentions of Steve Jobbs, aplenty of course :-)

By the time most of us heard of it, it seemed like Pixar was an overnight success but it was anything but! The book is well worth it and I finished it in under a week!!

Very well read. It would be nice if the publisher included chapter headings, which the narrator does read out at the start of each chapter.

A page turner :-) Insights from Pixar’s CFO

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