In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs - a real-life Tony Stark - and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new makers.

Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who sold one of his Internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius' life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits.

Elon Musk

Featuring a new epilogue read by the author.

From the author of the best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, this is the exclusive biography of Steve Jobs.

Based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years - as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues - Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

Steve Jobs

Tosin “Olori Supergal” Ajibade ventured out on her own to become a media entrepreneur when it wasn’t yet a popular career choice. Her desire to always be in the know and a passion for sharing that information with people become the basis for what would become one of the most recognised new media brands in Nigeria today. In Olori Supergal: From Social Misfit to Social Media Hero, she tells the story of how she grew her business from cyber cafes to one that has employed dozens of young Nigerians; the challenges of the early days and shares insight on Nigeria’s social media space.

Olori Supergal

In “Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Business”, Doreen Ayodele tells the story of Sade Williams’ entrepreneurial journey of purpose discovery, disappointments, loss of friendships, growth, self-awareness and finally becoming business savvy. The book summarizes the challenges often encountered by most 21st century African female entrepreneurs.

Also, this book  provides entrepreneurs with an easy understanding of business &  finance processes as it thoroughly explained topics such as; business registration, Financial management, pricing, taxation, investment and much more
 
Particularly, the author takes us on a  learning voyage, where each chapter comes with a business & finance tip and an exercise that will help the African entrepreneur understand their business space and also master the art of running a business.

Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Business

Risk and Return is the story of one man’s return to Africa—a journey that begins with a search for self-fulfillment, which then evolves into an entrepreneurial adventure filled with tribulations, triumphs and many life lessons that will keep readers engaged from start to finish.  
In a casual conversational voice, the author–Yomi Jemibewon, gives an honest, often hilarious and sometimes sobering account of what it feels like to chase a dream under highly uncertain circumstances. His anecdotes and reflections about navigating an unfamiliar, sometimes unforgiving, African business environment — as an idealistic returnee, an eager entrepreneur, or a young family man — will help readers navigate the challenging and sometimes terrifying times that a person experiences when embarking on a big life change. 
For those readers with a special passion for Africa, his story just might inspire action to join the wave of people collaborating to galvanize positive change in Africa.

Risk and Return

How did I become an entrepreneur? How did I get here? It is important I pen these thoughts down to remind myself of them and perhaps by some handiwork of fate, inspire someone else to do even better than I have done. My name is Obasa Olorunfemi and this is my story.

My Under 30 CEO Story

This book captures some of my personal experiences in my sojourn on planet earth these past forty years.
The lessons are drawn from my career, personal relationships, leadership reflections, general life issues and even football.
I have put them together to inspire my readers to be the best that they can be. 

40 Lessons I Learnt Along The Way

Chasing Black Unicorns: How building the Amazon of Africa put me on Interpol's Most Wanted list

Silicon Valley meets Indiana Jones – Chasing Black Unicorns is an autobiography written by Marek Zmyslowski, one of Poland’s most respected internet entrepreneurs. Witty and humorous, the book covers many dramatic and often dangerous events. Before moving to Nigeria to set up the ‘Amazon of Africa’, Zmyslowski worked for one of Poland’s biggest financial services companies, and is the founder of many online ventures in Central Europe. While establishing the first, online network of funeral services in Poland, he had to overcome challenges from criminal gangs running the market sector. His businesses in Nigeria have also made him enemies, powerful individuals who have corrupted police and government officials to stand against him. Overnight, Marek became an international fugitive and was put on the most wanted list by Interpol, an organization with a history of being manipulated by corrupt regimes. Zmyslowski describes this and many other events, putting them in the context of African history and cultures, a continent he is now deeply in love with.
All of the author's book profits support impactful charity initiatives in Africa.

Chasing Black Unicorns

The name M.T. Mbu is synonymous with dedication, transparency, accountability and honesty. In Nigeria today, I cannot think of someone else who will engender greater respect or affection across ethnic nationalities and ideological barriers. He had a brilliant intellect, and clarity of thought and expression. He was very diligent and self-disciplined. He exhibited the highest integrity and honesty in his conduct when on official or personal dealings. He demonstrated fairness and straightforwardness in dealing with others and great loyalty and dedication to friends. He believed that good "good manners disarm antagonism and enlist sympathy." M.T was a true Nigerian patriot.

Dignity in Service

Arguably one of Nigeria’s most resourceful, sure-voiced and engaging broadcasters, Sowoolu puts his entire professional career into focus – from his early days as a young announcer, through the stages of advertising, production, television, reality game shows, writing for media, journalism and management. There Are No Heroes could become a credible, reliable companion for the young broadcaster with great ambitions to become the best at what he, or she, does.

There  Are No Heroes

This collection of contemporary thoughts is dedicated to one of the leading figures in Nigerian journalism, the founder of The Vanguard Newspaper, Mr Sam Amuka. It features some of the finest ideas and beliefs from a cross section of Nigerians that have influenced Nigeria’s history. Personalities that could rightly labelled as rebels, godfathers and progressives.

For Sam (A Collection of Contemporary Thoughts)

Morning by Morning reflects, in its subject and its medium, the virtues for which Ayo banjo is so widely respected and admired. The remarkable simplicity of his language and lifestyle, the quiet efficiency of his leadership reflected in the conduct of official business, and the ease and familiarity that his comportment encourages.

Morning by Morning

To be successful at anything, it is important that you learn from the lives of those who have been there before you. It is on this premise that the grandiose idea of mentorship stands. Isaac Newton once said, " If I have seen further than other men, it's because I have stood on the shoulders of giants." The business world also has a sufficient number of giants, on the shoulders of whom any aspiring entrepreneur can stand. 

This book beautifully examines the lives of fifty of the world's greatest entrepreneurs, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and the peculiar characteristics or strategies that made them rich, famous, and so successful. 


Giants: Biography of Fifty Great Entrepreneurs and Lessons

Uncompromising Passion - The Humble Beginnings of an African Video Game Industry is a book that tells the story of a young man who chose to pursue his dreams with unwavering focus. This young man is Eyram Akofa Tawia, the CEO of Leti Arts and one of the most accomplished and celebrated young entrepreneurs in Africa. This book tracks Eyram's journey from Buroburo Road on the KNUST Campus to the present day, putting Ghana on the world map of video game development through the amazing creative work being churned out at his company, Leti Arts.

Uncompromising Passion 

Whatever the human mind can vividly imagine, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass. One of the greatest discoveries you can ever make is to discover that you can do that which seems impossible, you can be all you want to be and you can actually live life without apologies. Don't let yew fears and self-satisfaction! Lock your mind against the fresh ideas that will open you up into the unknown.
You too can break through every limit on the way to your place of destiny by SEEING THE INVISIBLE. Believe this is what this book is designed to accomplish in your life. No matter how far you have gone there is a place called forward. No matter how much you have accomplished there is what is called MORE. Every wall you can see through, you can pass through. No more limits, you are unstoppable.


See the Invisible and Do the Impossible

This book focuses on the printing Industry in Somolu, Lagos, Nigeria. Looking to start a business? Looking to start a printing business? Do you get confused by the terms used when you visit a printing press? Looking for business opportunities? Want to hear a real and detailed story of life as an entrepreneur in the printing industry?  
Afe’s insights are simple, clear, and eye-opening.  They will guide you on your entrepreneurial journey.

The Heart of Printing

Defying the Odds: Case Studies of Nigerian Companies that have Survived Generations is the first of its kind in Nigeria. This book profiles seven remarkable organisations, tracing their business histories, spanning 1923 till 2005, and highlighting the fundamental prerequisites for effective succession and business sustainability. From nonprofit organisations to publicly traded institutions, from triumph to tragedy, these case studies highlight the fundamental prerequisites for effective succession and business sustainability in the Nigerian context.

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Elon Musk

Steve Jobs

Olori Supergal

Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Business

Risk and Return

My Under 30 CEO Story

40 Lessons I Learnt Along The Way

Chasing Black Unicorns

Dignity in Service

There Are No Heroes

For Sam (A Collection of Contemporary Thoughts)

Morning by Morning

Giants: Biography of Fifty Great Entrepreneurs and Lessons

Uncompromising Passion

See the Invisible and Do the Impossible

The Heart of Printing

Defying the Odds

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business biography

Elon Musk

Steve Jobs

Olori Supergal

Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Business

Risk and Return

My Under 30 CEO Story

40 Lessons I Learnt Along The Way

Chasing Black Unicorns

Dignity in Service

There Are No Heroes

For Sam (A Collection of Contemporary Thoughts)

Morning by Morning

Giants: Biography of Fifty Great Entrepreneurs and Lessons

Uncompromising Passion

See the Invisible and Do the Impossible

The Heart of Printing

Defying the Odds