Category: Books
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“On the screen before her was a figure she had never seen before, at least not on an ATM…$45 million, newly deposited in their joint account. It was Pellegrini’s bonus for the year….” Paolo Pellegrini’s wife Henrietta could hardly believe their good fortune. A few short years ago, Paolo had…
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+ Billionaires, Finance, Hedge funds, Investing, Money, Reading, Real estate, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall street+
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“He was a nobody.” Peter Thiel didn’t stand out amongst the horde of bankers at Credit Suisse. But somehow, this unlikely man became a tech icon worth $8.6 billion. “The best entrepreneurs know this: every great business is built around a secret that’s hidden from the outside.” Peter Thiel, Zero…
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“…in the bacon-and-egg breakfast of a startup, we were the chicken and the entrepreneur was the pig: We were involved, but she was committed.” Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things Founders Lay It All on the Line We investors have the easy job. Write a check, shake the…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Management, Money, Reading, Silicon Valley, Small Business, Startups, Venture Capital+
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“Still, I had to accept the impossible, final truth: GO was gone. Six years, hundreds of jobs, $75 million — all gone.” Jerry Kaplan ‘It Was Pure Magic’ In 1989, GO Corporation created the first tablet computer: the PenPoint. Twenty-one years before the iPad, PenPoint took computing from clunky towers…
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In 2009, a small startup called Square was raising its Series A. Andreessen Horowitz saw the deal and passed. That mistake cost them $4.8 billion. The Pitch Square (now Block) had a big idea: make it easy for small merchants to take credit cards. It had an awesome product: a…
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Venture-backed startups have created virtually all of the net new jobs since 1977. Of the top 5 US companies by market cap, every single one raised venture capital. Venture capital has a huge impact on the US economy, but few people understand how it works. In The Secrets of Sand…
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“While most people stop when they’re tired, I stop when I am done.” David Goggins David Goggins just might be the baddest man alive. He holds the world pull-up record (4,030 in 17 hours), has 70 ultramarathons under his belt…oh, and he’s also a Navy SEAL. Get the blog before…
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+ Advice, David Goggins, Inspiration, Military, Motivation, Navy, Navy SEALs, Reading, SEALs, Self-help+
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A founder’s time is the world’s most valuable resource. And every day, I see them waste it. Let me explain… Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Investable vs. Not Investable All day every day, I get pitches from ambitious entrepreneurs. I love talking with them — but they usually have…
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Selling to consumers is hard. They can be fickle, hard to pin down, and just plain cheap. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! As an investor, I’ve seen some business models work better than others. Let’s break down what works and what doesn’t in consumer: Marketplaces Marketplaces have been my…
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“As a start-up CEO I slept like a baby. I woke up every 2 hours and cried.” Ben Horowitz Today, Ben Horowitz is the billionaire co-founder of a16z and one of the most important people in tech. But 20 years ago, he was the CEO of a penny stock startup…
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+ Biography, Finance, Investing, Money, Reading, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Tremendous 