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Feb 2022
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Built From Scratch Book Summary

Jeremy Silva
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Built from Scratch is the story of the founding and growth of The Home Depot. I really enjoyed this book and it is written in a similar style to Sam Walton Made in America. It covers topics of customer service, developing people, leadership, management, growth, and more.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://jsilva.blog/2020/07/06/built-from-scratch-summary/

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