Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
"Like going to business school and therapy all in one book."
—James Clear, New York Times Bestselling Author, Atomic Habits
Once a barista in a small cafe making $6.50 an hour, Andrew Wilkinson built a business valued at over a billion dollars by the time he was 36—and yet, his path to success was anything but a straight line.
In Never Enough, Wilkinson pulls back the curtain on the lives of the ultra-rich, sharing insights into building a successful business that has been called a “Berkshire Hathaway, but for internet companies,” and a surprising first-person account of what it's actually like to become a billionaire.
Never Enough features both the lessons Wilkinson has learned as well as the many mistakes made on the road to wealth—some of which cost him money, happiness, and important relationships.
Taking a "no secrets" approach to stories the wealthy rarely reveal, Wilkinson is unwaveringly honest about some of the unexpected downsides of money: its toxic effect on personal relationships, how the lifestyles of the rich and famous aren't all they're cracked up to be, and how competition with peers leaves everyone—even billionaires—feeling like they never have enough.
In this book, you'll discover:
A candid glimpse into the lives of the super-rich and what truly matters beyond money
Insights on building a successful business from the ground up
Lessons learned from the mistakes made on the journey to his fortune
The surprising realities of life as a billionaire and the challenges that come with extreme wealth
In this rare and deeply honest account, Wilkinson examines his journey to nine zeros, what came after that pinnacled number, and the essential things money can't buy.
Customer Reviews
Really interesting and useful
Please consider this a biased review because I own Tiny shares and binge-watch every podcast/AMA Andrew is on. I am going to try to give a balanced review.
I loved the book because it was thoughtfully written and discussed his problems candidly. I bought two digital copies for friends as gifts.
Beware: this book can hit you in the face. I found some portions difficult to read because I am in a similar situation and have the same mindset as Andrew at the beginning of the book. So, I had a hostile reaction and resisted the ideas later in the book about giving money away.
I have already relistened to those portions and will listen to the entire book again once I am no longer in survival mode. I think what he was saying was very fair here.
My two criticisms are that I would have loved more specific details on how they thought about the deals they made/financed them, and that I would have liked Andrew to voice the audiobook himself as I believe he is a great speaker.
As a broke student at TMU (Ryerson) who takes design courses and reads about value investing, I am a Tiny fanboy. I hope a book titled “The Tao of Chris Sparling: From Mid-level Bank Employee to Billionaire” will come out.