ACooke Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Just finished Junk to Gold, written by the founder and about the founding of Copart CPRT. Willis (the founder) takes the business from a small scrap yard, scrapping cars for iron, copper etc. and living in a trailer on-site, to the international insurance auctions business it is today - or more accurately 'was' when Willis handed the business over to the current CEO in 2010-ish. It covers the differing business models of Copart vs IAA, having both publicly listed at around the same time, expanding and competing for the same market. Great book. Not super in-depth but certainly an entertaining read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Looks interesting. Thanks for the review. I just ordered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 This book finally arrived today. It was a fast, but good read. Tons of real advice in there. I'd strongly suggest anyone interested in business read it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine890 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I just finished it too. It was a very easy read. Was anyone else under the impression that it was written by Johnson until they got to the end and read the author's note? I thought that was strange. It reminded me of "My Father's Business", incase that helps anyone make the decision to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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