An Entrepreneur's Memoir
by Joe Ricketts
Recommended by Donald Trump
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, shares the epic inside story of how a workingclass kid from the Nebraska prairie took on Wall Streets clubby brokerage business, busted it open, and walked away a billionaire. Joe Ricketts always had the gift of seeing what others missed. The son of a house builder, he started life as a parttime janitor, bu...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
“Joe Ricketts, one of our Country’s most successful businessmen, including being the owner of the Chicago Cubs, has just written a great new book, THE HARDER YOU WORK, THE LUCKIER YOU GET. So true! Much can be learned from Joe. Go get the book!”
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