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Aug 2022
1h 24m

David Senra - Passion & Pain - [Invest L...

Colossus | Investing & Business Podcasts
About this episode
My guest today is David Senra. David has studied history’s great founders and entrepreneurs in more depth than anyone I’ve ever met, and I’d wager more than anyone else alive. In this conversation, we cover many of the most common themes he’s discovered studying hundreds of entrepreneurs like Estée Lauder, John Rockefeller, Enzo Ferrari, and Edwin Land. I fo ... Show More
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