To Pixar and Beyond by Lawrence Levy
Lovely and surprising . . . This delightful book is about finance, creative genius, workplace harmony, and luck.--FortuneEnchanting,--New York Times
I love this book I think it is brilliant.--Ed Catmull, cofounder and president of Pixar Animation, president of Disney Animation, and coauthor of the bestseller Creativity Inc.
The revelatory saga of Pixar's rocky start and improbable success
After Steve Jobs was dismissed from Apple in the early 1990s, he turned his attention to a little-known graphics company he owned called Pixar. One day, out of the blue, Jobs called Lawrence Levy, a Harvard-trained lawyer and executive to whom he had never spoken before. He hoped to persuade Levy to help him pull Pixar back from the brink of failure.
This is the extraordinary story of what happened next: how Jobs and Levy concocted and pulled off a highly improbable plan that transformed Pixar into one of Hollywood's greatest success stories. Levy offers a masterful, firsthand account of how Pixar rose from humble beginnings, what it was like to work so closely with Jobs, and how Pixar's story offers profound lessons that can apply to many aspects of our lives.
Part business book and part thriller--a tale that's every bit as compelling as the ones Pixar tells in its blockbuster movies. It's also incredibly inspirational, a story about a team that took big risks and reaped the rewards . . . I loved this book and could not put it down.--Dan Lyons, best-selling author of Disrupted
A natural storyteller, Levy offers an inside look at the business and a fresh, sympathetic view of Jobs.--Success Magazine
An Amazon Best Book of 2016 in Business & Leadership - A top pick on Fortune's Favorite Booksof 2016 - A 2017 Axiom Business Book Award winner in Memoir/Biography
LAWRENCE LEVY is a former Silicon Valley attorney and business leader who was hired as CFO and member at the Office of the President of Pixar Animation Studios by Steve Jobs in 1994. Pixar's business strategy and IPO were overseen by Levy, who managed the company's metamorphosis from a loss-making graphics company to a multibillion-dollar entertainment studio. He then became a member of Pixar's board of directors. Levy quit his job to study Eastern philosophy and meditation and how they apply to modern life. He now writes and teaches about this subject, as well as cofounding the Juniper Foundation to continue his work.
Levy, a native of London, graduated from Indiana University and Harvard Law School. In Palo Alto, California, he lives with his wife, Hillary.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780544734142 |
| ISBN 10 | 0544734149 |
| Title | To Pixar and Beyond |
| Author | Lawrence Levy |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2016-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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