Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy Paperback – Import, 1 May 2000

I have read this book in physical form about 15 yrs back and was totally amazed by the content and now I have switched to kindle books so purchased this as a part of my collection

RECEIVED IN GOOD CONDITION

Was good! Feed for people who want to reorganise work culture

I would have missed the thoughts of one of the best business thinker of last generation. Glad I read it.

Recommended... Good book..

Talking all about Microsoft office time and analytics which are not outdated.

Best one book read in life

A distanza di qualche anno dalla uscita di questo libro ,io come chiunque altro ,può constatare che la percentuale delle previsioni qui enunciate è praticamente del cento per cento. E questo la dice lunga sulla qualità del contenuto qui espresso. Molto belle anche le descrizioni delle strategie economiche dietro le quinte.

if you wanted to know from a first hand how to manage company in new modern times, when speed and quick action means or success or failure, get that book and learn great techniques, for example how to be competitive, how to investigate your new and existing marketplace, how to organize your company with fast information flow and much much more...big thanks to Bill and his team for sharing this with us :)

Though it's written in 1999, explaining about rise of Internet but the concepts and advice are timeless. Must read and apply!

Great book and a great man, there's so much you can learn not only as a businessman but also as a person from reading his books.

This is a business strategy book, for business leaders. Bill Gates' value-per-hour is too high for idle commentary on tech trends; rather, he focuses on WHY those trends matter from the business leader's perspective, and HOW to get dominance in your industry with information flow as your competitive edge.Bill Gates' focus in Business @ The Speed of Thought is teaching us how to build a "digital nervous system" -- a real-time and complete information flow. Gates is famous for valuing "information smarts," where the only statements allowed in a discussion are based on actionable facts; going-nowhere drivel has no place in Microsoft meetings, and now, at his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Here are Bill Gates' steps to building a digital nervous system, which is at the heart of the success of Microsoft and the Foundation:1) Think hard and write down, What facts are actionable for my company?2) What are questions to which the answers change my company's actions?3) Build an information system that answers these questions.4) If my current business information system does not answer these questions, build one that does.The book in detail, always with data and examples to back each statement, goes into how to build this information system, and why. Each chapter ends with "Business Lessons" -- a summary of chapter key points -- and "Diagnosing Your Digital Nervous System" -- a set of questions for improving your information system. The "Diagnosing Your Digital Nervous System" questions alone are worth picking up the book.I found the book dense with facts and examples (relevant at least as much now in 2013, if not more so, than when the book was written in 1998). I recommend you listen to the audiobook of Business @ The Speed of Thought to get through the content, and buy the hard copy, which is useful for referencing certain points, especially the diagnostic sections ending each chapter, and the appendix.Don't pass up an opportunity to learn from someone who has achieved so much.