Fire in the hole! the untold story of my traumatic life and explosive success

Born in the tough town of East Baltimore to parents who were inveterate gamblers, billionaire philanthropist Bob Parsons' early years were marked by hardship and financial struggle. While he vowed his own children would never lack for anything, never did he imagine the wealth he would one day amass...

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Main Authors: Parsons, Bob, 1950- (Author), Morton, Laura, 1964- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Nashville, Tennessee : Forefront Books, [2024]
Edition:[Hardcover edition].
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505 0 |a A witch, a thief, a miner, then me -- "Fair" is what you pay when you get on a bus -- Learning how to turn a buck -- Where the rubber meets the road -- This is a stickup -- Security is for cadavers -- Tell your mama to seel the toilet, 'cause your ass is ours! -- Infantry training was a gas -- Shipping out -- The land of the blue dragon -- War is so brutal -- Light it up -- There are no coincidences -- Request denied -- I am a veteran -- Buying our first home -- Falling in love with computers -- Project freedom -- Big, hairy, audacious goals -- There is no such thing as bad news -- Ready, set, GoDaddy -- The GoDaddy girl -- Everyone wins -- Meeting the love of my life -- Can I have a hug and a kiss? -- It's not what I did during Vietnam, it's what the was did to me -- You're a mess -- This is how you play the game -- Launching Parsons Xtreme Golf -- Build it and they will come -- What a long, strange trip -- To whom much is given, much is expected -- Family is everything. 
520 |a Born in the tough town of East Baltimore to parents who were inveterate gamblers, billionaire philanthropist Bob Parsons' early years were marked by hardship and financial struggle. While he vowed his own children would never lack for anything, never did he imagine the wealth he would one day amass as the founder of Parsons Technology, GoDaddy, PXG Golf, and YAM Worldwide. 
600 1 0 |a Parsons, Bob,  |d 1950- 
650 0 |a Success in business. 
650 0 |a Entrepreneurship. 
650 0 |a Vietnam War, 1961-1975. 
650 0 |a Web hosting. 
650 0 |a Internet domain names. 
650 0 |a Golf clubs (Sporting goods) 
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