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← Every memoBloomberg vs. Trump: Relentless Improvement vs. Relentless Ambition
Bloomberg by Bloomberg, The Art of the Deal
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 141 · versusDonald Trump vs. Mark Cuban: Born Instincts vs. Relentless Preparation
The Art of the Deal, How to Win at the Sport of Business
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 127 · versusHoward Schultz vs. Ray Dalio: Leading with Heart vs. Leading with Systems
Pour Your Heart Into It, Principles: Life and Work
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 68 · versusJeff Bezos vs. Michael Bloomberg: Embracing Failure vs. Eliminating Risk
Invent and Wander, Bloomberg by Bloomberg
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 113 · versusJeff Bezos vs. Ray Dalio: Embracing Failure vs. Learning from It Systematically
Invent and Wander, Principles: Life and Work
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 223 · versusJeff Bezos vs. Reed Hastings: Productive Wandering vs. Disciplined Freedom
Invent and Wander, No Rules Rules
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 239 · versusJohn Doerr vs. Oprah Winfrey: Measuring Progress vs. Trusting the Process
Measure What Matters, What I Know for Sure
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 87 · versusJohn Doerr vs. Reed Hastings: Measure Everything vs. Trust Everything
Measure What Matters, No Rules Rules
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 142 · versusMark Cuban vs. Michael Dell: Competitive Obsession vs. Customer Obsession
How to Win at the Sport of Business, Direct from Dell
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 207 · versusMichael Dell vs. John Doerr: Customer Instinct vs. Measured Targets
Direct from Dell, Measure What Matters
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 178 · versusMichael Dell vs. Ray Dalio: Building on Direct Feedback vs. Reading Historical Patterns
Direct from Dell, How Countries Go Broke
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 256 · versusOprah Winfrey vs. Mark Cuban: Leading from the Inside Out vs. Winning from the Outside In
What I Know for Sure, How to Win at the Sport of Business
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 111 · versusPeter Thiel vs. Howard Schultz: Create Something New vs. Perfect Something Beloved
Zero to One, Pour Your Heart Into It
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 211 · versusPhil Knight vs. Howard Schultz: Short-Term Instinct vs. Total Commitment
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Pour Your Heart Into It
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 121 · versusPhil Knight vs. Richard Branson: Short-Term Drift vs. Taking the First Leap
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Losing My Virginity
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 190 · versusPhil Knight vs. Ted Turner: Short-Term Improvisation vs. Purposeful Vision
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Call Me Ted
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 163 · versusRay Dalio vs. Ray Kroc: Reading the World’s Patterns vs. Grinding Until the Opportunity Arrives
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, Grinding It Out
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 102 · versusReed Hastings vs. Richard Branson: Radical Structure vs. Radical Freedom
No Rules Rules, The Virgin Way
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 114 · versusReed Hastings vs. Sam Zell: No Rules Culture vs. Straight-Talk Discipline
No Rules Rules, Am I Being Too Subtle
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 137 · versusRichard Branson vs. Jeff Bezos: Jump First vs. Regret Nothing
Losing My Virginity, Invent and Wander
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 200 · versusRichard Branson vs. Marc Benioff: Leap First vs. Climb Smart
Screw It, Let's Do It, Trailblazer
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 259 · versusRichard Branson vs. Oprah Winfrey: Act First vs. Reflect First
Screw It, Let's Do It, What I Know for Sure
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 235 · versusRichard Branson vs. Sam Zell: Leap First vs. Look Hard
Losing My Virginity, Am I Being Too Subtle
Power reserve 5 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. 241 · versusTed Turner vs. Sam Walton: Showmanship vs. Simplicity
Call Me Ted, Made in America
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 96 · versusTrump vs. Knight: Born Instincts vs. Earned Obsession
The Art of the Deal, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 100 · versusWarren Buffett vs. Ray Dalio: Ignoring the Macro vs. Mapping It Obsessively
Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, How Countries Go Broke
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 264 · versusWarren Buffett vs. Ray Dalio: Timeless Principles vs. Cyclical Systems
Berkshire Shareholder Letters, How Countries Go Broke
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 88 · versusWarren Buffett vs. Ray Kroc: Waiting for the Perfect Pitch vs. Grinding Through the Miss
Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, Grinding It Out
Power reserve 4 min Ref. 208 · versusWarren Buffett vs. Sam Walton: Sitting Still vs. Never Standing Still
Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, Made in America
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 65 · versusMichael Bloomberg vs. Ray Kroc: Betting Early vs. Grinding Late
Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Grinding It Out
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 40 · versusJeff Bezos vs. Michael Bloomberg: Patient Wandering vs. Paranoid Execution
Invent and Wander, Bloomberg by Bloomberg
Power reserve 6 min Ref. 38 · versusJohn Doerr vs. Marc Benioff: Rigid Measurement vs. Values-Led Navigation
Measure What Matters, Trailblazer
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 20 · versusPhil Knight vs. Howard Schultz: Wandering Into Greatness vs. Charging Toward a Vision
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Onward
Power reserve 6 min Ref. 18 · versusRay Dalio vs. Peter Thiel: Learning From Patterns vs. Creating Something New
Principles: Life and Work, Zero to One
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 22 · versusRichard Branson vs. Michael Dell: Gut Instinct vs. Data-Driven Decisions
Losing My Virginity, Direct from Dell
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 21 · versusSam Walton vs. Ray Kroc: Compete From Day One vs. Grind Until Your Moment Arrives
Made in America, Grinding It Out
Power reserve 6 min Ref. 37 · versusSam Zell vs. Stephen Schwarzman: The Rebel vs. The Institution Builder
Am I Being Too Subtle, What It Takes
Power reserve 5 min Ref. 39 · versusTed Turner vs. Mark Cuban: Desperate Urgency vs. Relentless Consistency
Call Me Ted, How to Win at the Sport of Business
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