Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two

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Founder of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and a key catalyst of the American craft beer revolution, Jim Koch offers his unique perspective when it comes to business, beer, and turning your passion into a successful company or career.In 1984, it looked like an unwinnable David and Goliath struggle one guy against the mammoth American beer industry When others scoffed at Jim Koch s plan to leave his consulting job and start a brewery that would challenge American palates, he chose a nineteenth century family recipe and launched Samuel Adams Now one of America s leading craft breweries, Samuel Adams has redefined the way Americans think about beer and helped spur a craft beer revolution.In Quench Your Own Thirst, Koch offers unprecedented insights into the whirlwind ride from scrappy start up to thriving public company His innovative business model and refreshingly frank stories offer counterintuitive lessons that you can apply to business and to life.Koch covers everything from finding your own Yoda to his theory on how a piece of string can teach you the most important lesson you ll ever learn about business He also has surprising advice on sales, marketing, hiring, and company culture Koch s anecdotes, quirky musings, and bits of wisdom go far beyond brewing A fun, engaging guide for building a career or launching a successful business based on your passions, Quench Your Own Thirst is the key to the ultimate dream being successful while doing what you love. Best Read Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two Author Jim Koch For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is the best book I ve read about starting a brewery and I ve read a few of them I had forgotten about Samuel Adams as being a major part of the craft beer movement I found this book in the business section of the used book store and that s where it belongs I like Jim Koch s philosophy about business...Whatever you do, don t quench someone else s thirst Quench your own Jim KochIf you are looking for a go for it storyRead this book Passion, heart, fear of failure, success, teamwork, growth, potential, dreams, vision a...Two of my favorite topics beer and business An incredibly interesting book as Jim Koch shares stories from along his journey as he went from a startup to one of the largest businesses in the craft beer market I couldn t put this book down.Turned into one of my favorite business biographies of the year.This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here MASHING Combine milled grain with hot water, and you get a thick mixture a mash that resembles porridge Heating this mash will break down complex carbohydrates into simpler sugars The sugars will later be turned into alcohol during the fermentation process The magic of brewing thus doesn t just happen you need to create the right conditions first by making just the right mash BOILING AND COOLING Once you have created a sweet mash, you separate the liquid from the grain and leave MASHING Combine milled grain with hot water, and you get a thick mixture a mash that resembles porridge Heating this mash will break down complex carbohydrates into simpler sugars The sugars will later be turned into alcohol during the fermentation process The magic of brewing thus doesn t just happen you need to create the right conditions first by making just the right mash BOILING AND COOLING Once you have created a sweet mash, you separate the liquid from the grain and leave the grain behind This liquid, the wort, is then pumped to the brew kettle, where it is mixed with hops and brought to a boil to bring together the ingredients You send it through a whirlpool to remove the spent hops and coagulated proteins from the malt Then you cool it The cooling is vital, because if the ...Don t procrastinate by playing company , go out and get the sales.Full disclosure, I m not a fan of business books or memoirs I read this book as part of the 2019 Read Harder Challenge I needed to read a business book, and enjoy the fine alcoholic beverages made by Boston Brewing Company, so I figured I d pick up Jim Koch s book Aside from an enjoyment of craft beer, I found it very hard get engaged with this book I did really enjoy learning the history of the Brewing Company Yet I found most of the business advice to be quite pandering, and not very Full disclosure, I m not a fan of business books or memoirs I read this book as part of the 2019 Read Harder Challenge I needed to read a business book, and enjoy the fine alcoholic beverages made by Boston Brewing Company, so I figured I d pick up Jim Koch s book Aside from an enjoyment of craft beer, I found it very hard get engaged with this book I did really enjoy learning the history of the Brewing Company Yet I found most of the business advice to be quite pandering, and not very inspiring A lot of the business advice offered in this book seems like either common sense or tips anyone could garner from a short google search I liked the beer centered metaphors connecting business ideals and beer brewing at the beginning of each section, but found most of the other metaphors rather clumsy and forced It s also hard to feel inspired by Jim Koch s experience Yes it s great that he started a successful brewery and spearheaded the craft beer movement Yet the guy went to ...I listened to the audio book version, which was read by the author Jim Koch takes the reader on a journey of missteps and successes throughout the 30 year history of the Boston Beer Company He provides plenty of actionable insights, while also sharing anecdotes that demonstrate the challenges involved in getting a start up off the ground Koch learned a lot as he bootstrapped his company to become the brewery it is today As part of the origin story, Koch recounted several times where he I listened to the audio book version, which was read by the author Jim Koch takes the reader on a journey of missteps and successes throughout the 30 year history of the Boston Beer Company He provides plenty of actionable insights, while also sharing anecdotes that demonstrate the challenges involved in getting a start up off the ground Koch learned a lot as he bootstrapped his company to become the brewery it is today As part of the origin story, Koch recounted several times where he ostensibly looked out for the little guy, whether it be a small bar owner or his Sam Adams beer drinkers Though I can t help but feel he s not nearly as concerned now with advocating for smaller craft brewers just my impression I especially appreciated the credit he gave to his business partner, Rhonda, throughout the book, and to others who helped him along the way Overall, Quench Your Thirst is a worthwhile read and a nice look at the history of a company that ...Jim Koch s book Quench Your Own Thirst is mostly a business book, but it s farinteresting than the typical book about how to run a better business Koch draws upon his experience in founding Boston Beer Company, the maker of Samuel Adams beer, to craft a book that s also an engaging memoir of turning his passion for good beer into a multi million dollar company Each business lesson draws on a story from when he was starting or growing his business, and it s a fascinating journey to see Jim Koch s book Quench Your Own Thir...Jim Koch s book Quench Your Own Thirst is mostly a business book, but it s farinteresting than the typical book about how to run a better business Koch draws upon his experience in founding Boston Beer Company, the maker of Samuel Adams beer, to craft a book that s also an engaging memoir of turning his passion for good beer ...

Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two
  • 09 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 272 pages
  • 1250070503
  • Jim Koch
  • Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two