Which boy band did you like more, the Backstreet Boys or NSYNC? And I know the answer isn't "neither" because if I play the song "I Want It That Way" right now, you won't be able to help yourself. I was a Backstreet Boy fan as you can tell, but to this day, I still know most of the songs from both bands by heart. Why am I telling you this, you might ask? Well, behind the wealth, fame and music that revolutionized a genre and made lasting impressions on pop was one man. Lou Pearlman, the creator of both Backstreet Boys AND NYSNC. Lou Pearlman has a derogatory meaning now that we know about his shady Ponzi Scheme that he pulled with his blimp company, but let's take that out of the equation for a second. Not only did he create one CRAZY POPULAR band, he created TWO. That within itself is mind blowing. But what does Lou Pearlman have to say about Lou Pearlman? What's HIS story? There's a Netflix documentary out now on Lou called "Dirty Pop" that caught my attention. About 5 minutes in watching it, the documentary mentions that Lou wrote a book... A book you say?? I immediately paused the show and went on a deep dive. Come to find out, there IS a book that he wrote. Bands, Brands and Billions. The problem, it's no where to be found. Unavailable EVERYWHERE...Well now I just want to read it more. So I started my search and put some feelers out to my fellow book worms. The Read Mind came through with a PDF version of it. BOOM! Let's go! I'm a physical copy kind of guy, so I'm still waiting for it to pop up on thriftbooks.com, but until then, I printed out about half of the PDF and I'm digging in and today I'm sharing it with you. I'll leave you with this before I let the books do the talking; Lou was an incredible entrepreneur and did some WILD things even at a young age. He was legitimately negotiating seller financing when he was in middle school. His entrepreneur background is really impressive and while there are a TON of lessons to learn from him with what NOT to do, as I'm reading this book, I'm also seeing many lessons from him every entrepreneur SHOULD hear. Books Of The WeekBands, Brands and Billions By Lou Pearlman Man's Search For Meaning By Viktor Frankl The Ins-N-Outs of In-N-Out Burger By Lynsi Snyder
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