Bertil Torekull · 1999
A biographical account detailing the history and business development of the furniture retailer IKEA.
Ben Gilbert and David Senra recommend it as the most detailed and canonical account of the company's history.
The book serves as an autobiographical account of Ingvar Kamprad's life and the development of IKEA, written through a close association with the founder.
Readers seeking the primary source material on Kamprad's personal philosophy and the origins of his business empire.
Skip if you are looking for the updated edition, which is titled The IKEA Story.
Summarized from what was said in 2 conversations; the quotes are below.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“And you read all of Leading by Design, right? That's sort of the most canonical, sort of autobiographical book. Ah, yes. This is the confusing one. The updated version of the book is called The IKEA Story.”
Why: It provides the best detailed account of the history of IKEA.
Ben Gilbert, Host on AcquiredIKEA
“That was an excerpt from the book I want to talk to you about today, which is Leading by Design, the Ikea story, and is written by Bertil Torkel with a lot of close association with Ingvar Kamprad himself.”
Why: Highly recommend reading the book.
David Senra, Host on Founders#370 The Founder of IKEA: Ingvar Kamprad
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