Directo de Dell: Las Estrategias Que Revolucionaron la Industria de la Computacion / Direct from Dell Book

It is not a biography. It is not even a journal. I think what Michael Dell had in mind while writing this book was to write a motivational book. The problem with the book is that it ends up being neither one. But does that make this book a bad read? Definitely not.

Dell tells the tales of his life to motivate you but never goes overboard in writing quotes or forcefully writing paragraphs to convince you about life rules like if you do this or do that, you will be highly successful. It is not preachy. It will motivate you by the instance of events of a young boy's journey to turn his interest in computers into a billion dollar industry.

The book is one of the most influential business books you can ever read in your life. The book tells the tales of a boy who started his first business of postage stamps at the stage of 12 and by the time he turned 19 he was selling his own computers, had a registered company and by the time he was 21 he had a multi-million-dollar worth of company in his hand with a 1000 square feet office and public listing at stock exchange.

It all happened because of one thought - the idea to sell to the customers directly by cutting the middleman.

Now you know how the book got its title.

People who will read this book might say that Dell has a passion for computing, I would rather say no. I think he was more fascinated by the business of computers than the technology itself. He was not into inventing things. Yes, he helped in moving the technology forward. When IBM was selling their 6 Mhz computers, he started making 12 Mhz of computers at half the rate which sold like hot cakes and Dell get to appear on the cover of many influential computer magazines. But still, he concentrated more on how to make powerful computers and sell them at lower costs so that more people could afford it.

Dell converted all his obstacles into his pathways. The most important thing to learn from Dell's life is that not every time you may have a plan to do something but that should not stop you from doing what you really want to do. The plan will appear once you will take your steps forward.

All you need is to have faith sometimes to take your first step. You need to know whether the idea will work or not, you just need to know that you want to do it and there is no way anyone can stop you from doing it.

A kid in 20s becomes a billionaire as, unlike other kids, he was courageous enough to skip school to attend computer conferences and had the guts to challenge the behemoth of a company IBM in his teens, who at that time was a national company which had captured more than 70% of the computer market.

The tale of David and Goliath is a not a story, I think it is a philosophy and an idea that given enough 'will power' anyone can do anything.

If you read the stories of entrepreneurs who were born in the '70s and '80s when the computer industry was making several innovations in terms of development, innovation and marketing, most of the young computer wizards who are born in '50s and '60s was making headlines at this time. Be it Dell, or Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. They changed the industry. In the centre of all of them, there was a Goliath company that they were all fighting against, it was IBM. Probably the biggest computer company there ever has been and a company responsible for creating more entrepreneurs than any other company.

The book should be read by those who are very ambitious in life and want to do something. I would not recommend it for a casual read. And do not even touch it if you are not familiar with anything about Dell company. Read a few things about Dell first because once you know the mammoth size of the company, it will only further increase your interest in the words that are written in the book.

I read it during my college days and it was a great source of motivation for me. I was doing computer engineering those days and this book helped me to get motivated and to go a step further in trying to know more about computers. I remember I read this book in one sitting too. Yes, it was very interesting for me and I loved it. Not for the language or the writing but for the events and the courage of a boy to turn his belief into a reality.