Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 The Last Supper 1

The Thrill of Getting Fired: Tarrytown 1981

Chapter 2 Capitalism, Here I Come 9

School, Work, and Hard Knocks

Chapter 3 I Love Mondays 39

Entrepreneurship: Vocation and Avocation

Chapter 4 We Can Do That 69

Elementary Journalism, Not Rocket Science

Chapter 5 “No” Is No Answer 93

Establishment Ignorance and Arrogance

Chapter 6 Money Talks 113

Textbook Multimedia

Chapter 7 Man vs. Machine 129

Technology: Politics and Promises

Chapter 8 Management 101 153

The Bloomberg Way

Chapter 9 Coming Up Next 177

America’s a Wonderful Country

Chapter 10 Out of the Office 189

Character and Consistency

Chapter 11 Wealth, Wisdom, and Work 211

Philanthropy and Public Service

Index 239 

About the Author

Michael Bloomberg is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York for 12 years. Bloomberg L.P., the technology start-up he launched in 1981, has grown into a global company.