Phil Knight · set in the movement 15 memos drawnquoted verbatim
The Principals · Jewel XII of XXI
Phil Knight
Co-founder and former chairman of Nike.
- Calibres
- Shoe Dog · Pour Your Heart Into It
- Jewels set
- 15 memos drawn to date
- Most recent
- March 2026
Drawn from Knight
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Power reserve 13 min Ref. 220 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Think About Scaling — And Where They Fundamentally Disagree
What It Takes, The Virgin Way, What I Know for Sure, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 123 · deep divesHow Self-Made Billionaires Negotiate: Lessons From the Deals That Built Empires
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, How to Win at the Sport of Business, Play Nice But Win, Trailblazer
Power reserve 11 min Ref. 187 · Single QuotesPhil Knight Never Had a Master Plan — And That’s Exactly Why Nike Exists
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, 1962
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 211 · versusPhil Knight vs. Howard Schultz: Short-Term Instinct vs. Total Commitment
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Pour Your Heart Into It
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 121 · versusPhil Knight vs. Richard Branson: Short-Term Drift vs. Taking the First Leap
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Losing My Virginity
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 190 · versusPhil Knight vs. Ted Turner: Short-Term Improvisation vs. Purposeful Vision
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Call Me Ted
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 234 · Single QuotesPhil Knight’s Obsession With Factories: The Insight That Built Nike’s Edge
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, 1976
Power reserve 3 min Ref. 96 · versusTrump vs. Knight: Born Instincts vs. Earned Obsession
The Art of the Deal, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 134 · deep divesWhat 4 Billionaires Really Mean When They Say ‘Never Waste a Crisis’
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, How Countries Go Broke, No Rules Rules, Onward
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 42 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Built Empires by Obsessing Over Customers — Not Competitors
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Cal. 001 Shoe Dog 1 memos drawn Cal. 002 Pour Your Heart Into It 1 memos drawnThe next Knight memo arrives on a Tuesday
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