most non-fiction is about 20% too long, this book is like 50-60% too long. It might make a useful book to reference, but it's a very dry read.

I actually went into this book expecting him to be more negative about Enlightened Capitalism, but he's strangely positive. I do wish that he spent more time on B-Corps and Social Entrepreneurship. I also wish there was more about alternative theories of the role of corporations, corporate entrepreneurship, gig economy, etc

I don’t read business books, as a rule, so the style and content of this book was pretty new to me. I learned a lot from it, and my understanding of capitalist enterprise was definitely expanded. It helped me to consider, as a corporate employee, where I want my career to go and the types of firms I’d like to work for. I’d probably give this as a gift to a business school student. Overall the book was clear and well-written, though possibly a bit overambitious. I listened to the audiobook, which was over 19 hours long, so I’d assume the book to be 500 pages or so, which is probably too long for the subject matter and intended audience. I could see myself buying this to have as a reference for the future, and returning to individual sections on their own.

The book brings several different stories of a variety of companies, which are very very interesting. The problem is that the amount of stories is so large that the book somehow loses the momentum and turns into "more of the same" very quickly. I believe it wouldn't be an issue if the author's opinion about the whole picture was presented in the beginning of the book, but the way the chapters were organised made the middle of the book (the stories themselves) be repetitive.

I would give the book 4 stars if I hadn't felt like a burden to read half of it, because the stories are really interesting; but it wasn't a book that fun to read all the time, so 4 stars is too much for it.