What I learned from rereading Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel.
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[4:01] Jobs's return to Apple 12 years later shows how the most important task in business-the creation of new valuecannot be reduced ... Show More
Yesterday
#425 The Merchant Bankers
This episode discusses Joseph Wechsberg’s 1966 book, The Merchant Bankers. Rather than recounting the histories of families like the Rothschilds, Barings, Hambros, Warburgs, and Lehman Brothers, I wanted to extract the principles they shared. Merchant banking is fascinating. It's ... Show More
46m 19s
May 2024
#78 - Decoding Billion-Dollar Success: Timeless principles.
Welcome to another episode of the Natural Born Leader Podcast!Last night, I stumbled upon an eye-opening podcast featuring a seasoned entrepreneur who's seen it all, from PayPal to Palantir. What struck me the most? Despite his brilliance, building billion-dollar companies isn't ... Show More
3m 8s
Jul 2020
20VC: Steve Blank on Why The Startup Ecosystem is Partially A Ponzi Scheme, 3 Things That Determine Startup Survival in a COVID World & Facebook: Platform vs Publisher and Where Does Their Responsibility Lie?
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/sgblank">Steve Blank</a> is one of the leading luminaries of Silicon Valley, credited with being foundational to the creation of The Lean Startup movement and having spent the last 9 years at Stanford University as a pr ... Show More
38m 3s
Jan 2022
Geoffrey Moore - Building Gorilla Businesses - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 261]
My guest today is the renowned tech author, consultant, and venture partner at Wildcat Ventures, Geoffrey Moore. Geoffrey has spent his career focused on the dynamics surrounding disruptive innovations and his book, Crossing the Chasm, has become a canonical work for young busine ... Show More
1h 17m
May 2020
#96 – Stephen Schwarzman: Going Big in Business, Investing, and AI
Stephen Schwarzman is the CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms with over 530 billion dollars of assets under management. He is one of the most successful business leaders in history, all from humble beginnings back in Philly. I recommend h ... Show More
1h 10m