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A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur's Story – A Powerful Autobiography and Valuable Primer for Business Leaders
In A Curious Discovery , media titan John Hendricks tells the remarkable story of building one of the most successful media empires in the world, Discovery Communications. John Hendricks, a well-respected corporate leader and brand builder, reveals that his professional achievements would not have been possible without one crucial quality that has informed his life since curiosity. This entrepreneur’s story takes you behind the scenes of some of the network’s most popular shows and greatest successes, and imparts crucial lessons from the network’s setbacks. With insights, anecdotes, photographs, and real-world wisdom, A Curious Discovery is more than a powerful autobiography and corporate It also a valuable primer for business innovators and entrepreneurs.
384 pages, Hardcover
First published June 25, 2013
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July 8, 2013
This book was great. if you need an inspirational book you should def read this one. to learn how John Hendricks built Discovery from the ground up and at times was at rock bottom is an extremely wonderful motivation. you can achieve anything if you persevere! def recommend.
June 20, 2024
Overall a good story with some good lessons to come back to. At times, I felt like I was just being pitched new business ideas which was a little insipid. Will recommend to businessy friends.
November 1, 2013
Excellently written memoir about the Founder of Discovery Communications >> a successful entrepreneur. He also weaves into the story the history of broadcast television and of course cable TV.
October 7, 2020
Didn't realise how massive discovery is as a company. Great story, love the detail in all the challenges that he had to overcome while founding the company.
September 21, 2016
Must-read for Discovery fans
The book begins with how the little things John encountered in his childhood inspired him to his entrepreneurial road, but I found those bits and pieces quite scattered and shallow. However, it soon starts to get interesting when John wrote about how his passion drove him to start up Discovery.
I could not stop myself nodding to every word John wrote. People who love watching Discovery will know what I mean. I was one of the "light TV viewers and were simply not interested in anymore television - until Discovery came along"
As a fan of Discovery, this book is very interesting, and makes me love Discovery more when I know how it had came a long way to what it is now.
The book begins with how the little things John encountered in his childhood inspired him to his entrepreneurial road, but I found those bits and pieces quite scattered and shallow. However, it soon starts to get interesting when John wrote about how his passion drove him to start up Discovery.
I could not stop myself nodding to every word John wrote. People who love watching Discovery will know what I mean. I was one of the "light TV viewers and were simply not interested in anymore television - until Discovery came along"
As a fan of Discovery, this book is very interesting, and makes me love Discovery more when I know how it had came a long way to what it is now.
July 21, 2014
Nice read, he's quite a good guy and did a lot of good for cable TV in general.
August 24, 2015
inspirational story of an entrepreneur who started in an industry that was already dominated by giants and went on to be one.
the book has a helpful appendix for wannabe entrepreneurs.
the book has a helpful appendix for wannabe entrepreneurs.
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