A Memoir by the Creator of Nike01
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
Nike co-founder
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Nike co-founder
Phil Knight.
Phil Knight (born 1938) is an American businessman who co-founded Nike with his University of Oregon track coach, Bill Bowerman, and served as its chairman and CEO. He told the company's early story in his memoir Shoe Dog.
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A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
Memoir · 2016
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and started importing running shoes from Japan. His memoir tells the messy, risky early years of the company that became Nike.
Three big ideas
- Start before you're readyKnight began with a “crazy idea” and a little money, and learned as he went.
- Don't stopThrough debt, legal fights and near-collapse, his message is to keep going.
- Believe in what you sellKnight found selling hard until he was selling something he truly believed in.
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