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Universal Studios never really wanted to get into the theme park business. They wanted to be the anti-Disney. But when forced to do so, they did it in a big way. Despite the fits and starts of multiple owners, the parks have finally gained the momentum to mount a serious challenge to the Walt Disney Company. How did this happen? Who made it happen? What does this mean for the theme park industry?

It's typical to be burdened, frustrated, and easily triggered today. Feeling trapped in finances, work, or relationships isn’t remarkable, either. Most folks have lost a sense of peace, playfulness, and any semblance of order and simplicity. But the middle is no place for someone of your caliber. You're Too Good to Feel This Bad, and you know it.

Tony Fadell es un mito de la innovación y comparte en estas páginas su experiencia y su aprendizaje en algunas de las más destacadas compañías de los últimos treinta años, como Apple, Nest y Google, en el desarrollo de productos tecnológicos. En este libro, estructurado como una enciclopedia, recoge todo lo que ha aprendido: lecciones sobre liderazgo, innovación, pensamiento disruptivo, emprendimiento, éxito y fracaso, combinadas con historias personales de su carrera y de su trabajo con figuras de la talla de Steve Jobs o Larry Page.

Upon George Mitchell’s death in 2013, The Economist proclaimed, “Few businesspeople have done as much to change the world as George Mitchell.” He was a billionaire Texas oilman who defied the stereotypical swagger so identified with that industry. In George P. Mitchell: Fracking, Sustainability, and an Unorthodox Quest to Save the Planet, award-winning author Loren C. Steffy offers the first definitive biography of Mitchell, placing his life and legacy in a global context