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Black Swans of Disruptive Impact
Wanted to share a thought provoking page from the 2030 Global Trends Report on potential Black Swans that would cause the greatest disruptive impact to the Global Economy. The full 160 page report is available HERE and given to the US Director of National Intelligence for long term strategy.
RiskTakers: Elon Musk
Entertaining profile video below on Elon Musk, which delves into the intricacies of his amazing business endeavors and examines his risk taking.
Guest Lecture at Yale by Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone
Guest Lecture at Yale by Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone. This video is over 1 hour in length but very informational, and Stephen describes some of his previous experiences in the Private Equity business (as well as the basic principles of leverage). Stephen’s net worth is approximately $4 billion.
Jordan Belfort’s reasons for success and failure
One of the funniest books I have read this year by far was The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort. The book details Jordan’s rise to wealth (and subsequent fall that sent him straight into prison) as the owner of the notorious brokerage firm Statton Oakmont. At one time his book was optioned with [...]
Francois Pinault: High school dropout to French billionaire
His name may not sound familiar but the brands he owns are internationally known. Pinault is the majority shareholder of luxury goods group, PPR, which owns brands like Gucci, Samsonite, Converse and many popular French brands. Having dropped out of high school, Francois’s rise to wealth is most astounding. His rise was a mix of [...]
Mike Repole on Marketing and Brand Creation
The below link is an entertaining brief interview by Men’s Fitness with Mike Repole, the co-founder of Glaceau Vitamin water, which was bought out by Coca-Cola for 4.1 Billion Dollars in 2007. Repole discusses his “coaching” style, and also what he looks for in an employee. A great read for anyone interested in brand development [...]
Hedge Fund to Pizza Delivery
This guy is fortunately back on his feet with a job now but really interesting story from 20/20 if you all had not seen it previously.
