Tell Me Why I Can't: Winning My Battle with China by Making It in America

"Tell Me Why I Can't" by Ron Simon challenges the notion that the US is destined to fall behind China. Simon argues that America's entrepreneurial spirit and capitalist DNA make it poised for victory in the global market. This book, part memoir and part case study, celebrates the potential of US innovation and the American Dream, showcasing Simon's own rise as proof of what's possible with creativity and positive disruption in the face of adversity.

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About the Author: Ron Simon
Ron Simon was born in Los Angeles in 1934. He is the son of immigrants who escaped the virulent anti-Semitism that engulfed their native countries in Europe.

At age twenty-five, he took over and then turned around Perma-Bilt, the troubled business his dad founded in 1949. In a dramatic corporate twist, immediately after he sold controlling interest, the new majority stakeholders threw Simon out of the company in 1987. Two years later, Simon founded RSI Home Products. In a case of sweet revenge, Simon overcame betrayal, and RSI put Perma-Bilt out of business and quickly overtook its competitors.

His entrepreneurial success and commitment to philanthropy inspired him to start the Simon Scholars program in 2002, whose mission is to give scholarships to disadvantaged and underserved young people.
For his accomplishments and contributions to society, Simon received the Horatio Alger Award in 2005. Unable to ignore his intrepid entrepreneurial vision and drive, he founded RSI Construction in 2007. Seven years later, Simon built RSI Communities. In 2018, he sold the company to William Lyon Homes for just under five hundred million dollars.

Simon lives in Newport Beach, California.
The United States is at a critical point. Our jobs, the prices we pay for products, and the heart of American entrepreneurship itself are at stake. Those betting against us say that China is outcompeting us, out-innovating us, and not playing by the rules and that, under these circumstances, our defeat is inevitable.

In Tell Me Why I Can’t, Ron Simon describes how victory competing in the global market is not just possible but also intrinsic to America’s capitalist DNA.

Both moving memoir and captivating case study, Tell Me Why I Can’t explores the limitless potential of US entrepreneurism and its unparalleled ability to reward innovation, creativity, and positive disruption. Simon’s rise to business greatness is a testament to the power and possibility of the American Dream.

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