Stephen Schwarzman · set in the movement 18 memos drawnquoted verbatim
The Principals · Jewel XIX of XXI
Stephen Schwarzman
Co-founder and CEO of Blackstone Group.
- Calibres
- What It Takes
- Jewels set
- 18 memos drawn to date
- Most recent
- March 2026
Drawn from Schwarzman
All memos → Ref. 220 · deep dives
How 4 Billionaires Think About Scaling — And Where They Fundamentally Disagree
What It Takes, The Virgin Way, What I Know for Sure, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 156 · versusSchwarzman vs. Thiel: Learning From Failure vs. Never Accepting It
What It Takes, Zero to One
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 98 · versusSchwarzman vs. Zell: Pursuing Excellence vs. Embracing the Rebel Edge
What It Takes, Am I Being Too Subtle
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 110 · quick takesStephen Schwarzman on What Actually Defines You
What It Takes
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 131 · quick takesStephen Schwarzman on What Failures Actually Teach You
What It Takes
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 191 · quick takesStephen Schwarzman’s Case Against Chasing Prestige
What It Takes
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 150 · quick takesStephen Schwarzman’s Counterintuitive Formula for Excellence
What It Takes
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 177 · Single QuotesStephen Schwarzman’s Definition of Character — It’s Not What Happens to You
What It Takes
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 90 · Single QuotesStephen Schwarzman’s Quiet Rule for Achieving Excellence: Follow Enthusiasm, Not Prestige
What It Takes
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 84 · deep divesWhat Billionaires Really Mean When They Talk About Customer Obsession
Losing My Virginity, What It Takes, Measure What Matters, Principles: Life and Work
Power reserve 11 min Ref. 97 · Single QuotesWhy Stephen Schwarzman Tells Future Leaders to Welcome Failure
What It Takes
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 263 · Single QuotesWhy Stephen Schwarzman Tells His Scholars to Embrace Failure First
What It Takes
Power reserve 2 minTheir calibres in the library
Cal. 001 What It Takes 11 memos drawnThe next Schwarzman memo arrives on a Tuesday
One memo a week from the manufacture: the passage as written, the chapter it lives in, and what it is worth to whatever you are building.
Lifetime guarantee · Stop any Tuesday