by Jim Koch (Author)
NATIONAL BESTSELLER and named a 2016 Best Book of the Year by Inc., Business Insider, and Forbes
Founder of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and a key catalyst of the American craft beer revolution, Jim Koch offers his unique perspective when it comes to business, beer, and turning your passion into a successful company or career.
"Boston Beer's Jim Koch offers readers a six-pack of wisdom." -
The Boston Globe Pull up a chair and crack open a Sam Adams. It's time to leave behind business as you know it.
Quench Your Own Thirst covers everything from finding your own Yoda to Koch's theory on how a piece of string can teach you the most important lesson you'll ever learn about business. Koch also has surprising advice on sales, marketing, hiring, and company culture. His anecdotes, quirky musings, and bits of wisdom go far beyond brewing. A fun, engaging guide for building a career or launching a successful business,
Quench Your Own Thirst is the key to the ultimate dream: being successful while doing what you love. So, are you quenching you own thirst - or someone else's?
"Like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, and the other greats, Jim Koch's entrepreneurial journey is motivated by a deep commitment to making superb products and building a unique culture that reinforces innovation and risk-taking. This book tells a compelling story about how he did it. The lessons will be invaluable for anyone starting a business or building a career." --Bill Hambrecht, co-founder or Hambrecht & Quist and chairman of WRHambrecht + Co
Author Biography
Jim Koch is the founder of The Boston Beer Company and brewer of Samuel Adams. He founded the company in 1984 using his great-great grandfather's recipe and set to the task of revolutionizing American beer. Samuel Adams Boston Lager has been an important catalyst in the American Craft Beer Revolution for more than thirty years, bringing full-flavored, award-winning beer to the American beer landscape. The Boston Beer Company has become one of the leading American craft breweries and now accounts for just over one percent of the U.S. beer market.
Number of Pages: 272
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: September 26, 2017
