书籍介绍
这不是一部关于天才艺术家如何创造奇迹的励志故事,而是一位哈佛-trained律师、皮克斯CFO Lawrence Levy从财务与商业制度的视角,回看皮克斯如何从一家濒临倒闭的图形公司,一步步熬成电影工业奇迹的亲历记录。读者最看重的,正是这个"窄"到极致的角度:选投行、定上市策略、设计股权激励、与迪士尼谈判、为创意找到可持续的商业模式——那些在位CEO自传里被刻意略过的"失误"与权衡,在这里以第一人称的平实笔触呈现。它适合所有内容驱动型公司的人:你会看到创意与现实如何激烈碰撞,也理解乔布斯那句"好产品孕育期远比看起来长"背后的残酷试错。它不粉饰成功,却也让"好心没好报"的好莱坞铁律,成为全书最冷的注脚。
作者简介
LAWRENCE LEVY is a Silicon Valley lawyer and executive hired by Steve Jobs in 1994 as CFO and member of the Office of the President of Pixar Animation Studios. He was responsible for Pixar's business strategy and IPO and guided Pixar's transformation from a money-losing graphics company into a multibillion-dollar entertainment studio. He later joined Pixar's board of directors. He then left corporate life to study Eastern philosophy and meditation and their relevance to modern life. He now writes and teaches on this topic and cofounded Juniper Foundation to pursue this work. Originally from London, England, he earned degrees from Indiana University and Harvard Law School. He lives with his wife, Hillary, in Palo Alto, California.