Bold: How to Go Big, Make Bank, and Better the World
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Summary
"Bold is a visionary roadmap for people who believe they can change the world-and offers invaluable advice about bringing together the partners and technologies to help them do it." -President Bill Clinton
This audiobook is a total waste of time. It simply rehashes the author's own success story and his personal views on why certain companies succeed. There is absolutely no practical information that can be applied.
The book 'Bold: How to Go Big, Make Bank, and Better the World' didn't quite live up to its promising title or summary. While there were some enjoyable moments throughout, it was overshadowed by excessive self-promotion and obvious statements. I had the opportunity to listen to it during multiple flights and airport delays, without which I probably wouldn't have been able to finish it. Interestingly, my boss was a fan, proving that different tastes exist for everyone.
The storyline is alright, but the main illustration in the book revolves around the author's journey of starting his own Planetary mining company after believing he couldn't make it to NASA. He attributes his success solely to being courageous, overlooking factors like timing, luck, location, and other unpredictable variables. Additionally, the author excessively emphasizes the significance of crowdsourcing.
Furthermore, I must express my opinion that the narration was subpar. The author reads the book as if it's an intense legal epic, which makes the whole listening experience somewhat stressful. This is the first book that compelled me to increase the playback speed to 1.5x just to quickly get through it.
I couldn't get enough of this book during my free moments this week, whether I was driving, doing laundry, or waiting in between patients. Even though my profession doesn't align with the concepts presented in this book, BOLD managed to inspire me and make me think deeply. It was an enjoyable and worthwhile read (or in this case, listen).
While I understand that many of the ideas and innovations discussed in this book have been covered in various forms of media over the years, I found most of it to be fresh, fascinating, and well-integrated. BOLD offers a roadmap for revolutionizing your industry, and perhaps even the world. I sincerely hope that the authors are currently working on sharing the stories of exponential entrepreneurs who were inspired by this book.
In terms of style, I did grow weary of the abundance of lists, lists, and more lists, but that may have been due to listening while driving, making it easy to lose track. The other significant drawback was Steven Kotler's narration. I was on the verge of giving up on the audiobook because of it. His tone came across as aggressive and unfriendly, which I genuinely despised.
The audiobook 'Bold: How to Go Big, Make Bank, and Better the World' has several intriguing aspects worth mentioning. However, the narration falls short and is quite dreadful. It spends an excessive amount of time, over an hour, discussing crowd funding, which could have been condensed into a few concise paragraphs. Nevertheless, the book does contain some captivating stories and compelling ideas.
I gave this audiobook a shot and managed to make it through the second chapter, but I really had to put in some effort to stay engaged with the material because the narrator's voice was quite boring and lacked any emotion. The first chapter primarily consisted of the author and co-author boasting about their accomplishments, with a strange and unrelated story about dinosaurs thrown in. As I progressed to the second chapter, I couldn't help but feel that it continued to come across as arrogant, and I eventually had to give up. Perhaps in five years, I'll give it another chance if I'm feeling generous.
The concepts introduced in BOLD are as valuable as gold in outer space! Astoundingly thorough, effortlessly graspable, and undoubtedly the ultimate manual for our prosperous days ahead.
After researching the companies that Diamandis praised in the book, it became apparent to me that they have all gone out of business because of financial problems. I couldn't find a single company that succeeded. This made me question the credibility of the book, and I believe it would be more appropriate to call it "Reckless" rather than "Bold".
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