Direct From Dell  (English, Paperback, Dell Michael)

Direct From Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized An Industry is a biography of the founder of the Dell Computers, Michael Dell. A leading businessman, Dell shares his story to help struggling businessmen taste success in their lives. It is an account of his early life and his company's entry to the big league. The book details the company’s growth and the many missteps that Dell took along the way. It teaches its readers how to encourage a competitive edge and maintain it. Dell draws lessons from his own success through his book. He started earning by selling stamps at the age of twelve and his first income was $2,000. By the time he reached the age of eighteen, he was already selling PCs from his room. Today, he is known for being the founder of an eminent computer hardware company. The book teaches the basics of being a successful businessman, and the pioneer shares his secrets for laying the foundation of a successful business. The book informs readers that a businessman should start with a small capital rather than a big one. It states that it is more important to study one’s customers instead of one’s competitors. The book further discusses the importance of a business’s assets and describes how the most important asset that a business can have is its people. Overall, the book presents a new business model for the entrepreneurs of the Information Age, one that has the potential to revolutionize the industry.

Born on February 23, 1965, Michael Dell is popularly known as an eminent American business magnate. He started an informal business while doing his pre-med studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His passion for computers started at an early age. He is the founder of the Dell, Inc. and has been serving as the company’s CEO since 1992. Today, he is ranked as the 41st richest man in the world and at the age of 27, his company was listed among the top 500 companies by Fortune. Direct From Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized An Industry is his only book so far.