Built from Scratch

How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion

2019

Autobiography

by

Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, and Bob Andelman

How the founders grew The Home Depot from an idea to a $30 billion retail giant. Details decisions and strategies around focusing on customers, empowering employees, and challenging conventional wisdom that led to outsized success. Home Depot story is one of risk taking and relentless hard work.

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Jermaine's Notes

March 2024

Complementary foundering team. Copied Sol Price's model (Costco). Read 2019 paperback.

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