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29 memos in this format, newest first.
← Every memoHow 4 Billionaires Approach Negotiation and Deal-Making — And Where They Sharply Disagree
Made in America, Zero to One, How to Win at the Sport of Business, Am I Being Too Subtle
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 115 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Actually Scaled Their Businesses — And What They’d Tell You to Do Differently
Call Me Ted, Principles: Life and Work, Screw It, Let's Do It, The Art of the Deal
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 103 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Built Iconic Brands From Nothing — And What They All Got Right
Like a Virgin, Play Nice But Win, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Pour Your Heart Into It
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 216 · deep divesHow 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
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 260 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Handle Failure — And What Their Differences Reveal
Warren Buffett's 1968 Annual Letter, Principles: Life and Work, Direct from Dell, Call Me Ted
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 266 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Lead When Everything Is Falling Apart
Grinding It Out, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, What I Know for Sure, Berkshire Shareholder Letters
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 224 · deep divesHow 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
Power reserve 11 min Ref. 157 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Make Decisions When Nobody Knows What Happens Next
Onward, Grinding It Out, Losing My Virginity, How to Win at the Sport of Business
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 85 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Handle Failure — And What They Do Differently
Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, Measure What Matters, Principles: Life and Work
Power reserve 11 min Ref. 194 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Led Through Crisis — And What Separates Those Who Survived From Those Who Thrived
Direct from Dell, Call Me Ted, The Virgin Way, Pour Your Heart Into It
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 220 · deep divesHow 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. 92 · deep divesHow Billionaires Actually Think About Cash Flow — And Why Most Business Owners Get It Wrong
Onward, Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises, Play Nice But Win, Made in America
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 123 · deep divesHow Self-Made Billionaires Negotiate: Lessons From the Deals That Built Empires
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, How to Win at the Sport of Business, Play Nice But Win, Trailblazer
Power reserve 11 min Ref. 243 · deep divesThe Pain of Discipline vs. The Pain of Regret: What 4 Billionaires Taught Us About Work Ethic
Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises, Pour Your Heart Into It, Grinding It Out, Direct from Dell
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 138 · deep divesThe Price of the Prize: What 4 Billionaires Really Gave Up to Get There
Principles: Life and Work, The Virgin Way, Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, Trailblazer
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 77 · deep divesWhat 4 Billionaires Know About Building a Company Culture That Actually Sticks
Trailblazer, How to Win at the Sport of Business, Principles: Life and Work, What I Know for Sure
Power reserve 11 min Ref. 134 · deep divesWhat 4 Billionaires Really Mean When They Say ‘Never Waste a Crisis’
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, How Countries Go Broke, No Rules Rules, Onward
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 215 · deep divesWhat Billionaires Actually Give Up to Win: Personal Sacrifice and Tradeoffs Across 4 Books
Trailblazer, The Art of the Deal, How to Win at the Sport of Business, No Rules Rules
Power reserve 11 min Ref. 212 · deep divesWhat 4 Billionaires Really Mean When They Talk About Company Culture
Pour Your Heart Into It, Am I Being Too Subtle, Call Me Ted, Principles: Life and Work
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 149 · deep divesWhat 4 Billionaires Really Think About Work Ethic and Discipline
Screw It, Let's Do It, Trailblazer, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, What I Know for Sure
Power reserve 12 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. 42 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Built Empires by Obsessing Over Customers — Not Competitors
Phil Knight, Michael Bloomberg, Reed Hastings, Mark Cuban
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 25 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Make Decisions When Nobody Knows What’s Coming Next
Losing My Virginity, Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Zero to One, What It Takes
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 57 · deep divesHow 4 Self-Made Billionaires Handle Failure — And Why Their Approaches Are More Different Than You Think
Grinding It Out, Principles: Life and Work, Onward, The Art of the Deal
Power reserve 11 min Ref. 23 · deep divesHow 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
Power reserve 13 min Ref. 24 · deep divesHow Billionaires Make Decisions When No One Knows the Answer
Richard Branson, Ted Turner, J. Paul Getty, Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 43 · deep divesHow 4 Billionaires Think About Scaling a Business — And Where They Sharply Disagree
Like a Virgin, Zero to One, Onward, Play Nice But Win
Power reserve 12 min Ref. 41 · deep divesHow 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
Power reserve 14 min Ref. 59 · deep divesHow Self-Made Billionaires Think About Customer Obsession — And Why Most Companies Get It Wrong
Am I Being Too Subtle, What It Takes, As I See It, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
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