Business executive and author
Phil Knight is an American billionaire businessman who co founded Nike with his college track coach Bill Bowerman in 1964. His memoir Shoe Dog chronicles Nike's journey from a small startup selling Japanese running shoes to one of the world's most recognisable brands.
by Phil Knight
Knight recounts building Nike from a $50 loan and a handshake deal with a Japanese shoe company. It's a brutally honest memoir about near-bankruptcy, legal battles, and the irrational persistence that built a global brand.
The books Phil Knight references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu's ancient treatise frames strategy as the art of winning without fighting when possible. The deepest victories come from superior positioning, deception, and understanding your opponent's weaknesses before engageing.
Who Phil draws from, and who draws from Phil — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.