How Did You Do It, Truett?: A Recipe for Success

I was hoping for more of the nuts and bolts of his business model. I did enjoy learning more about the history of the business. It’s a true Horacio Alger story.

Great wisdom in the book. Read and learn.

Very quick read and entertaining. Some people are disappointed in this book because they want more details. This book is only 95 pages long- if you are looking for his business plan you will be disappointed. If you are interested in learning his guiding business principles and the story of how he built this billion dollar business, you’re in luck. This book gives you the big picture of how he developed his business. It’s great for anyone wanting to learn about his winning guidelines or about the company itself. Great read!

Reading this book I realized one of the best executions of "Occam Razor". It fascinates me how people complicate things when just focusing on very basics can lead you a very long way.For instance its so true what Mr. Truett Cathy says that generation today listens more to music that is full of curses than learning manners that will excel them in personal life and business.Very short read and highly recommended for those that want to say Occam Razor applied in a very competitive business and then generating billions!

This is definitely NOT a "how to" book to start a business. Rather it's bits of wisdom compiled by Cathy and his staff over the years highlighting how he built his business. He offers many caveats and axioms when starting/running a business, such as: "success won't happen until you want to" (chap 1), or make sure your personal timing is right to start a business (chap 2), or "don't be burdened with personal debt" if you want to see your goals come true (chap 9). Similar books in this genre are, Sam Walton: Made in America and David Green's More Than a Hobby. All of these titles I enjoyed very much, and would recommend them, but expect to get a more philosophical idea of how to run a business (or succeed at anything really) than a nuts and bolts strategy to begin and run one.

This short little book had some great truths in it. I'm giving it only 4 stars, as I would have loved to read more. This is a good 30 min. read, but with more good ideas than some books that take a weekend to work through.I ordered more of Mr. Cathy's books already, and am hoping he expands on this book in them.

Selling a Chicken Sandwich is no different from any other business. The profit we produce from from what we offer is the scorecard for any business. My 3 main takeaways from this book are- Businesses don't succeed or fail. People do.- Treat your people Right, and your people will treat your customers Right.- The size of your business is directly proportional to your ability to delegate correctlyA wonderful book, that I have learned so much from you Cathy. Thank YOU!William TehInvestor | Author | EntrepreneurTTTrends Investments

Their politics not withstanding, Chik Fil A makes some tasty chicken in my opinion and it's rare to get bad service from any of their stores. I wanted some insight into how they did it.If you're looking for a revelation, it's not here. Cathy basically believed in hard work, running lean and taking care of your customers. He handles it in the manner a religious southern gentlemen raised in Depression Era Georgia would. This book is a quick read, offers some insight into the early days of CFA, but it's nothing in depth.

Truett Cathy's business philosophy is simple and so is this book that tells the success story of Chick--fil-A. Unlike many business books this is short and straight to the point. It offers great insight into Mr Cathy's way of doing business. I loved the bit about faith and why he keeps his restaurants shut on a Sunday, respecting the Sabbath-day. A very out-of-the-box idea that is bringing great fruits.The book is also written well and flows nicely, a must read for anyone in business!