Synopses & Reviews
Popular culture today is saturated with the success stories of tech billionaires and elite MBAs who have amassed huge fortunes. This book is about
The Other Hundred Entrepreneurs, 100 people from around the world who have started businesses large and small, and taken control of their lives. Together, their amazing stories present a more representative picture of entrepreneurship than we get from the covers of
Forbes, Fortune, or
SUCCESS magazine.
The 100 photographs and stories in the book were chosen by a world-renowned jury: Lisa Botos, Ruth Eichhorn, Yumi Goto, Chandran Nair, Simon Cartledge, and Stefen Chow. The competition called for submissions from photographers worldwide. The Other Hundred is an initiative of the Global Institute for Tomorrow, an independent think and do tank, dedicated to advancing an understanding of the reshaping the rules of global capitalism.
Synopsis
96 countries - 91 types of business - 100 ways to live your life The Other Hundred Entrepreneurs is a unique photo-book showcasing the stories of everyday entrepreneurs whose achievements deserve to be celebrated, part of a unique global initiative to provide a counterpoint to the mainstream media consensus about some of today's most important issues. Instead of conventional success stories about tech billionaires and elite MBAs, the book contains 100 stories of everyday people who have started businesses, big and small, and taken control of their lives. These entrepreneurs run their own businesses without ever hiring an investment bank, planning an exit strategy, dreaming of an IPO or even receiving a loan. Together, these portraits from all over the world present a more representative picture of entrepreneurship than the one we get from the covers of Forbes, Fortune or SUCCESS Magazine.
The first book in The Other Hundred initiative celebrated a richly diverse selection of ordinary people living extraordinary lives all over the world.
About the Author
The Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT) is an independent social venture think tank based in Hong Kong, dedicated to advancing an understanding of the reshaping of the rules of global capitalism and the evolving social contracts that exist between business, government and civil sectors.
Chandran Nair is the founder and chief executive of GIFT, the Global Institute for Tomorrow. He lives in Hong Kong.