CONTENTS

PART 1 DISCOVERING NEPAL; LEAVING MICROSOFT

Chapter 1 “Perhaps, Sir, You Will Someday Come Back with Books”

Chapter 2 An Idea Burns by Candlelight

Chapter 3 You Need to Get Home Soon!

Chapter 4 Woody and John’s Excellent Adventure

Chapter 5 Debating a Radical Change

Chapter 6 Lonely in a City of 12 Million Strangers

Chapter 7 Gates in China

Chapter 8 Walking Away

PART 2 STARTING OVER

Chapter 9 The Start-up Years: An Object in Motion Remains in Motion

Chapter 10 Making the Ask

Chapter 11 Expansion beyond Nepal

Chapter 12 A Postcard from Nepal

Chapter 13 What Every Entrepreneur Needs: A Strong Second-in-Command

Chapter 14 September 11

Chapter 15 Building “the Microsoft of Nonprofits”

Chapter 16 Building the Network

Chapter 17 Your Life Is a Mess

PART 3 HITTING OUR STRIDE

Chapter 18 Putting Girls in Their Place—School!

Photographic Inserts

Chapter 19 “Count Me In, Don”

Chapter 20 The Students of Cambodia

Chapter 21 The Network Goes into Overdrive

Chapter 22 Democracy in Action in India

Chapter 23 The Tsunami

Chapter 24 The Millionth Book

Epilogue The Next Chapter of My Adult Life


Acknowledgments

Searchable Terms

About the Author

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher