Billionaire Memo
Painted portrait of Michael Bloomberg Michael Bloomberg · set in the movement 14 memos drawn
quoted verbatim

The Principals · Jewel VIII of XXI

Michael Bloomberg

Founder of Bloomberg LP.

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14 memos drawn to date
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March 2026

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Ref. 145 · versus

Bloomberg vs. Trump: Relentless Improvement vs. Relentless Ambition

Bloomberg by Bloomberg, The Art of the Deal

Power reserve 5 min
Ref. 216 · deep dives

How 4 Billionaires Built Brands From Nothing — And What They Disagree About

Direct from Dell, Screw It, Let's Do It, How Countries Go Broke, Bloomberg by Bloomberg

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Ref. 85 · deep dives

How 4 Billionaires Handle Failure — And What They Do Differently

Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, Measure What Matters, Principles: Life and Work

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Ref. 224 · deep dives

How 4 Billionaires Handle Failure — And What Their Approaches Reveal About Success

Berkshire Shareholder Letters, Principles: Life and Work, What I Know for Sure, Bloomberg by Bloomberg

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Ref. 68 · versus

Jeff Bezos vs. Michael Bloomberg: Embracing Failure vs. Eliminating Risk

Invent and Wander, Bloomberg by Bloomberg

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Ref. 108 · quick takes

Michael Bloomberg’s Blunt Truth About Risk and Reward

Bloomberg by Bloomberg

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Ref. 65 · versus

Michael Bloomberg vs. Ray Kroc: Betting Early vs. Grinding Late

Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Grinding It Out

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Ref. 42 · deep dives

How 4 Billionaires Built Empires by Obsessing Over Customers — Not Competitors

Bloomberg by Bloomberg

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Ref. 25 · deep dives

How 4 Billionaires Make Decisions When Nobody Knows What’s Coming Next

Losing My Virginity, Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Zero to One, What It Takes

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Ref. 23 · deep dives

How 4 Billionaires Think About Hiring and Building Teams — Across Their Own Books

Pour Your Heart Into It, As I See It, Invent and Wander, Bloomberg by Bloomberg

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Ref. 41 · deep dives

How 4 Self-Made Billionaires Think About Innovation and Risk — Across 4 Books

Principles: Life and Work, Made in America, Screw It, Let's Do It, Bloomberg by Bloomberg

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Ref. 40 · versus

Jeff Bezos vs. Michael Bloomberg: Patient Wandering vs. Paranoid Execution

Invent and Wander, Bloomberg by Bloomberg

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