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The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get

An Entrepreneur's Memoir

Joe Ricketts

Discover the inspiring story of how a young man from rural Nebraska challenged Wall Street's elite brokerage firms with a unique idea that shook the industry to its core. The book shares the inside journey of Joe Ricketts, the founder of TD Ameritrade, who borrowed $12,500 from family and friends to offer Americans an affordable way to take control of their stock trading. Overcoming numerous obstacles and near-failures, he finally built a $30 billion company. The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get is a must-read memoir for aspiring entrepreneurs, offering a firsthand account of how Ricketts' relentless drive and frontier values shaped his meteoric rise.
Publish Date
2019-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
2019-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.81
ISBN
9781501164781
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2019-11-17T16:51:39.000Z
Joe Ricketts, one of our Country’s most successful businessmen, including being the owner of the Chicago Cubs, has just written a great new book, THE HARDER YOU WORK, THE LUCKIER YOU GET. So true! Much can be learned from Joe. Go get the book!      source
2019-10-21T02:04:11.000Z
☘️ Am obsessed w/ luck. One of my fave sayings is MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK. And here are two books on the topic. One, by @JaniceKaplan2 @barnabymarsh, has a chapter on my story. The newer book is by Joe Ricketts, founder of Ameritrade, who taught me a lot about luck and work.      source