Billionaire Memo

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Ref. 242 · deep dives

How 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

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Ref. 115 · deep dives

How 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

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Ref. 103 · deep dives

How 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

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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. 260 · deep dives

How 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

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Ref. 266 · deep dives

How 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

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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. 157 · deep dives

How 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

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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. 194 · deep dives

How 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

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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

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Ref. 92 · deep dives

How 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

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Ref. 123 · deep dives

How 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

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Ref. 243 · deep dives

The 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

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Ref. 138 · deep dives

The 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

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Ref. 77 · deep dives

What 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

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Ref. 134 · deep dives

What 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

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Ref. 215 · deep dives

What 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

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Ref. 212 · deep dives

What 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

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Ref. 149 · deep dives

What 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

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Ref. 84 · deep dives

What Billionaires Really Mean When They Talk About Customer Obsession

Losing My Virginity, What It Takes, Measure What Matters, Principles: Life and Work

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Ref. 42 · deep dives

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

Phil Knight, Michael Bloomberg, Reed Hastings, Mark Cuban

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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. 57 · deep dives

How 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

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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. 24 · deep dives

How Billionaires Make Decisions When No One Knows the Answer

Richard Branson, Ted Turner, J. Paul Getty, Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang

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Ref. 43 · deep dives

How 4 Billionaires Think About Scaling a Business — And Where They Sharply Disagree

Like a Virgin, Zero to One, Onward, Play Nice But Win

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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. 59 · deep dives

How 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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