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Built to Last Audiobook Summary and Review | Jim Collins | Free Audiobook


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Show notes / Free Audiobook / PDF & Infographic / Learn the 12 key insights from Jim Collins' Built to Last in 25 minutes. Discover what separates companies that thrive for decades from those that fade away.

Based on 6 years of research studying visionary companies like Disney, 3M, IBM, and Johnson & Johnson, this complete audiobook summary reveals the timeless principles that create lasting business success.
🔑 Key Topics Covered:
• Clock building vs time telling
• Core values and purpose
• Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs)
• Growing leaders from within
• Creating cult-like cultures
• AND thinking vs OR thinking
Perfect for entrepreneurs, executives, and anyone building something meant to last.
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0:00 - Introduction: Why Companies Fail or Thrive

1:39 - Built to Last is for You If...

1:59 - About Jim Collins and Jerry Porras

2:46 - The 12 Key Insights Overview

2:49 - StoryShot 1: Clock Building Beats Time Telling

3:47 - StoryShot 2: Core Values and Purpose Drive Everything

5:05 - StoryShot 3: Set Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs)

6:32 - StoryShot 4: Keep Your Core, Change Everything Else

7:50 - StoryShot 5: Try Lots of Stuff and Keep What Works

9:20 - StoryShot 6: Grow Your Own Leaders

10:41 - StoryShot 7: Good Enough Never Is

11:53 - StoryShot 8: Create Cult-Like Cultures

13:26 - StoryShot 9: Start Strong, Not Perfect

14:52 - StoryShot 10: AND Thinking, Not OR Thinking

16:12 - StoryShot 11: Make Big Decisions Like Architecture

17:35 - StoryShot 12: Success is the Enemy of Greatness

18:57 - Mental Models You Can Use Anywhere

20:44 - Final Summary and Review


  1. Good to Great

  2. The Culture Code

  3. Leaders Eat Last

  4. The Magic of Thinking Big

  5. The Lean Startup

  6. Atomic Habits

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