Billionaire Memo

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259 memos drawn from books their authors wrote themselves. Each one quotes the passage verbatim and names the book it came from.

  1. Ref. 269 The Andy Grove Line Michael Dell Put at the Front of His Book — and Lived Twice Play Nice But Win 3 min
  2. Ref. 267 Charlie Munger’s Blunt Advice for Anyone Afraid to Think Differently Poor Charlie's Almanack 3 min
  3. Ref. 268 How John D. Rockefeller Turned Market Chaos Into a Lifelong Advantage Random Reminiscences of Men and Events 2 min
  4. Ref. 145 Bloomberg vs. Trump: Relentless Improvement vs. Relentless Ambition Bloomberg by Bloomberg, The Art of the Deal 5 min
  5. Ref. 141 Donald Trump vs. Mark Cuban: Born Instincts vs. Relentless Preparation The Art of the Deal, How to Win at the Sport of Business 4 min
  6. Ref. 107 Donald Trump’s One Rule for Thinking That Separates Winners from Everyone Else The Art of the Deal 2 min
  7. Ref. 242 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 12 min
  8. Ref. 115 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 13 min
  9. Ref. 103 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 13 min
  10. Ref. 216 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 12 min
  11. Ref. 260 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 12 min
  12. Ref. 266 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 13 min
  13. Ref. 224 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 11 min
  14. Ref. 157 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 13 min
  15. Ref. 85 How 4 Billionaires Handle Failure — And What They Do Differently Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, Measure What Matters, Principles: Life and Work 11 min
  16. Ref. 194 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 12 min
  17. Ref. 220 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 13 min
  18. Ref. 92 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 12 min
  19. Ref. 109 How Michael Dell Did What Almost No Founder Ever Does: Get His Company Back Play Nice But Win 2 min
  20. Ref. 119 How Ray Dalio Turned 50 Years of Debt Cycles Into a System That Beat the 2008 Crisis Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises 2 min
  21. Ref. 123 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 11 min
  22. Ref. 82 Howard Schultz on the Moment Commitment Changes Everything Pour Your Heart Into It 1 min
  23. Ref. 127 Howard Schultz vs. Ray Dalio: Leading with Heart vs. Leading with Systems Pour Your Heart Into It, Principles: Life and Work 5 min
  24. Ref. 72 Howard Schultz’s Favorite Quote About Commitment — And Why It Explains Everything He Built Onward 2 min
  25. Ref. 106 Howard Schultz’s Favorite Quote on Commitment — And Why It Unlocks Everything Onward 3 min
  26. Ref. 232 Howard Schultz’s Favorite Quote on Commitment — And Why It Unlocks Everything Else Onward 2 min
  27. Ref. 70 Howard Schultz’s Quiet Leadership Rule: ‘We’ Before ‘I’ Onward 2 min
  28. Ref. 68 Jeff Bezos vs. Michael Bloomberg: Embracing Failure vs. Eliminating Risk Invent and Wander, Bloomberg by Bloomberg 5 min
  29. Ref. 113 Jeff Bezos vs. Ray Dalio: Embracing Failure vs. Learning from It Systematically Invent and Wander, Principles: Life and Work 5 min
  30. Ref. 223 Jeff Bezos vs. Reed Hastings: Productive Wandering vs. Disciplined Freedom Invent and Wander, No Rules Rules 5 min
  31. Ref. 239 John Doerr vs. Oprah Winfrey: Measuring Progress vs. Trusting the Process Measure What Matters, What I Know for Sure 5 min
  32. Ref. 87 John Doerr vs. Reed Hastings: Measure Everything vs. Trust Everything Measure What Matters, No Rules Rules 5 min
  33. Ref. 167 Jeff Bezos’s Case for Getting Lost on Purpose Invent and Wander 2 min
  34. Ref. 133 John Doerr’s Blunt Test for Whether Someone Actually Wants to Succeed Measure What Matters 2 min
  35. Ref. 227 John Doerr’s Parting Lesson: Why It Always Takes a Team to Win Measure What Matters, Continuous Performance Management: OKRs and CFRs 2 min
  36. Ref. 204 John Doerr’s Closing Conviction: The Mantra Behind One of Silicon Valley’s Most Influential Books Measure What Matters 2 min
  37. Ref. 142 Mark Cuban vs. Michael Dell: Competitive Obsession vs. Customer Obsession How to Win at the Sport of Business, Direct from Dell 4 min
  38. Ref. 69 Mark Cuban’s Case for Never Clocking Out How to Win at the Sport of Business, Lessons Learned: My First Business 1 min
  39. Ref. 118 Mark Cuban’s Definition of Rest — And Why It Has Nothing to Do With Relaxing How to Win at the Sport of Business, Lessons Learned: My First Business 3 min
  40. Ref. 166 Mark Cuban’s 7x24x365 Rule: Why He Treats Business Like the Final Shot of a Championship Game How to Win at the Sport of Business, Lessons Learned: My First Business 2 min
  41. Ref. 255 Mark Cuban’s Definition of Relaxing Will Make You Rethink Every Idle Moment How to Win at the Sport of Business, Lessons Learned: My First Business 3 min
  42. Ref. 189 Mark Cuban’s Simple Test for Whether You’re Serious About Business How to Win at the Sport of Business, Lessons Learned: My First Business 2 min
  43. Ref. 192 Mark Cuban’s Definition of Relaxing How to Win at the Sport of Business, Lessons Learned: My First Business 1 min
  44. Ref. 108 Michael Bloomberg’s Blunt Truth About Risk and Reward Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Capitalism, Here I Come: School, Work, and Hard Knocks 1 min
  45. Ref. 158 Michael Dell Took His Company Private — Then Won It All Back Play Nice But Win 3 min
  46. Ref. 174 Michael Dell on the Courage to Hit the Brakes Direct from Dell 1 min
  47. Ref. 173 Michael Dell on the Discipline of Hitting the Brakes Direct from Dell 1 min
  48. Ref. 240 Michael Dell’s Counterintuitive Edge: Win by the Rules, Not Around Them Play Nice But Win 1 min
  49. Ref. 178 Michael Dell vs. Ray Dalio: Building on Direct Feedback vs. Reading Historical Patterns Direct from Dell, How Countries Go Broke 5 min
  50. Ref. 197 Michael Dell’s Formula: Play Nice, But Always Win Play Nice But Win 1 min
  51. Ref. 207 Michael Dell vs. John Doerr: Customer Instinct vs. Measured Targets Direct from Dell, Measure What Matters 4 min
  52. Ref. 159 Michael Dell’s Quiet Edge: Why He Never Needed to Break the Rules to Win Play Nice But Win 2 min
  53. Ref. 101 Michael Dell’s Rule for Winning Without Losing Yourself Play Nice But Win 1 min
  54. Ref. 222 Oprah Winfrey on the Only Place Light Enters What I Know for Sure 1 min
  55. Ref. 147 Oprah Winfrey on the Simplest Thing You’re Overlooking What I Know for Sure 1 min
  56. Ref. 73 Oprah Winfrey’s Quiet Principle for Getting Through the Hardest Days What I Know for Sure 3 min
  57. Ref. 170 Oprah Winfrey’s Quiet Operating Principle: Everything You Put Out Comes Back What I Know for Sure 3 min
  58. Ref. 256 Oprah 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 4 min
  59. Ref. 148 Oprah’s Rule for Every Decision She Makes What I Know for Sure 1 min
  60. Ref. 219 Peter Thiel’s Warning to Every Startup Founder Zero to One, Preface 1 min
  61. Ref. 120 Peter Thiel’s Warning: Copying Success Isn’t Learning From It Zero to One, Preface 1 min
  62. Ref. 111 Peter Thiel vs. Howard Schultz: Create Something New vs. Perfect Something Beloved Zero to One, Pour Your Heart Into It 5 min
  63. Ref. 236 Peter Thiel’s Warning: Today’s Profits Won’t Save You Tomorrow Zero to One, Preface 1 min
  64. Ref. 180 Phil Knight Had No Master Plan — And That’s Why Nike Exists Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 2 min
  65. Ref. 75 Phil Knight Didn’t Plan to Build Nike — He Just Didn’t Plan Too Far Ahead Shoe Dog 2 min
  66. Ref. 187 Phil Knight Never Had a Master Plan — And That’s Exactly Why Nike Exists Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 2 min
  67. Ref. 211 Phil Knight vs. Howard Schultz: Short-Term Instinct vs. Total Commitment Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Pour Your Heart Into It 5 min
  68. Ref. 234 Phil Knight’s Obsession With Factories: The Insight That Built Nike’s Edge Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 3 min
  69. Ref. 121 Phil Knight vs. Richard Branson: Short-Term Drift vs. Taking the First Leap Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Losing My Virginity 4 min
  70. Ref. 195 Phil Knight’s Obsession With Factories Over Everything Else Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 1 min
  71. Ref. 190 Phil Knight vs. Ted Turner: Short-Term Improvisation vs. Purposeful Vision Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Call Me Ted 5 min
  72. Ref. 163 Ray 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 4 min
  73. Ref. 193 Ray Dalio’s Rule for Making Better Decisions Principles: Life and Work 1 min
  74. Ref. 225 Ray Dalio’s Rule: Never Act Until These Two Things Agree Principles: Life and Work 1 min
  75. Ref. 248 Ray Dalio’s Simple Rule for Never Making a Decision He Regrets Principles: Life and Work 2 min
  76. Ref. 165 Ray Dalio’s Three-Part Formula for How Nations Fail Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 1 min
  77. Ref. 176 Ray Dalio’s Three-Part Formula for How Nations Fall Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 1 min
  78. Ref. 199 Ray Dalio’s Uncomfortable Truth: Every System You Trust Will Eventually Fail Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 3 min
  79. Ref. 66 Ray Dalio’s Two-Part Test Before Making Any Decision Principles: Life and Work 2 min
  80. Ref. 168 Ray Dalio’s Warning: No Empire Lasts Forever — Including This One Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 1 min
  81. Ref. 126 Ray Dalio’s Warning: Everyone Sees the Fall Coming — Except the People Living Through It Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 1 min
  82. Ref. 104 Ray Dalio’s Warning: No Empire Lasts Forever — and Most People Miss It Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 1 min
  83. Ref. 116 Ray Dalio’s Warning: No Empire Lasts Forever — Yet Everyone Is Surprised When They Fall Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 2 min
  84. Ref. 83 Ray Dalio’s Warning: No Empire, Currency, or System Lasts Forever — Yet We’re Always Surprised Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 3 min
  85. Ref. 161 Ray Dalio’s Warning: The Three Signs a Nation — or a Business — Is About to Fall Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 2 min
  86. Ref. 184 Ray Dalio’s Warning: No System Lasts Forever Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 1 min
  87. Ref. 155 Ray Dalio’s Warning: The Three Forces That Have Collapsed Every Empire in History Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 3 min
  88. Ref. 252 Ray Dalio’s Warning: The Pattern Every Empire Ignores Until It’s Too Late Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 3 min
  89. Ref. 122 Ray Dalio’s Warning: Why Nations Fall the Same Way Companies Do Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 2 min
  90. Ref. 237 Ray Kroc Was 52 When His Real Career Began Grinding It Out 1 min
  91. Ref. 124 Ray Kroc Found His Life’s Work at 52 Grinding It Out 1 min
  92. Ref. 244 Reed Hastings on Freedom and Responsibility: Netflix’s Unlikely Formula No Rules Rules 1 min
  93. Ref. 91 Reed Hastings on Why ‘Freedom and Responsibility’ Isn’t a Contradiction No Rules Rules 1 min
  94. Ref. 182 Reed Hastings’ Real Achievement Wasn’t Reinventing Television — It Was Reinventing How Companies Treat People No Rules Rules 3 min
  95. Ref. 102 Reed Hastings vs. Richard Branson: Radical Structure vs. Radical Freedom No Rules Rules, The Virgin Way 5 min
  96. Ref. 114 Reed Hastings vs. Sam Zell: No Rules Culture vs. Straight-Talk Discipline No Rules Rules, Am I Being Too Subtle 5 min
  97. Ref. 151 Richard Branson on Why ‘Thinking Outside the Box’ Is the Wrong Goal The Virgin Way 1 min
  98. Ref. 137 Richard Branson vs. Jeff Bezos: Jump First vs. Regret Nothing Losing My Virginity, Invent and Wander 4 min
  99. Ref. 200 Richard Branson vs. Marc Benioff: Leap First vs. Climb Smart Screw It, Let's Do It, Trailblazer 5 min
  100. Ref. 132 Richard Branson Hates ‘Thinking Outside the Box’ — Here’s What He Does Instead The Virgin Way 2 min
  101. Ref. 259 Richard Branson vs. Oprah Winfrey: Act First vs. Reflect First Screw It, Let's Do It, What I Know for Sure 5 min
  102. Ref. 235 Richard Branson vs. Sam Zell: Leap First vs. Look Hard Losing My Virginity, Am I Being Too Subtle 5 min
  103. Ref. 130 Richard Branson’s One-Word Rule for Building a Billion-Dollar Empire Screw It, Let's Do It, Just Do It! 2 min
  104. Ref. 226 Richard Branson’s Problem With ‘Thinking Outside the Box’ The Virgin Way 1 min
  105. Ref. 262 Richard Branson’s Simple Rule for a Life Worth Living Losing My Virginity 2 min
  106. Ref. 186 Richard Branson’s One-Word Rule for Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Empire Screw It, Let's Do It 2 min
  107. Ref. 67 Richard Branson’s Rule for Making Mistakes Losing My Virginity 1 min
  108. Ref. 171 Richard Branson’s Simple Test for Knowing When to Actually Worry About Failure The Virgin Way 2 min
  109. Ref. 218 Richard Branson’s Two-Word Business Philosophy Like a Virgin 1 min
  110. Ref. 79 Richard Branson’s Two-Word Philosophy That Built a $5 Billion Empire Like a Virgin 2 min
  111. Ref. 257 Richard Branson’s Two-Letter Word That Kills More Ideas Than Failure Ever Could Like a Virgin 1 min
  112. Ref. 71 Sam Walton on the Price of Being ‘The Richest Man in America’ Made in America 1 min
  113. Ref. 140 Sam Walton’s Most Unwanted Title — And What It Cost Him Made in America 3 min
  114. Ref. 247 Sam Walton’s Secret to Staying Grounded at the Top Made in America 1 min
  115. Ref. 94 Sam Walton’s Secret Weapon: He Never Forgot Where He Came From Made in America 2 min
  116. Ref. 202 Sam Zell Built a Real Estate Empire by Saying What Everyone Else Was Too Polite to Say Am I Being Too Subtle? 2 min
  117. Ref. 210 Sam Zell’s Business Card Is a Cartoon — And It Tells You Everything About How He Operates Am I Being Too Subtle? 2 min
  118. Ref. 245 Sam Zell’s Case for Saying Exactly What You Mean Am I Being Too Subtle? 1 min
  119. Ref. 175 Sam Zell’s Business Card Is a Warning Am I Being Too Subtle? 1 min
  120. Ref. 254 Sam Zell’s One-Line Philosophy That Explains Every Deal He Ever Made Am I Being Too Subtle? 2 min
  121. Ref. 214 Sam Zell’s One Rule for Staying Honest in Business: Never Be Too Subtle Am I Being Too Subtle? 2 min
  122. Ref. 172 Sam Zell’s Rule: Never Apologize for Being Direct Am I Being Too Subtle? 1 min
  123. Ref. 229 Seneca’s Warning to Everyone Who Confuses Busy with Productive Tribe of Mentors 1 min
  124. Ref. 156 Schwarzman vs. Thiel: Learning From Failure vs. Never Accepting It What It Takes, Zero to One 5 min
  125. Ref. 98 Schwarzman vs. Zell: Pursuing Excellence vs. Embracing the Rebel Edge What It Takes, Am I Being Too Subtle 5 min
  126. Ref. 110 Stephen Schwarzman on What Actually Defines You What It Takes 1 min
  127. Ref. 131 Stephen Schwarzman on What Failures Actually Teach You What It Takes 1 min
  128. Ref. 191 Stephen Schwarzman’s Case Against Chasing Prestige What It Takes 1 min
  129. Ref. 150 Stephen Schwarzman’s Counterintuitive Formula for Excellence What It Takes 1 min
  130. Ref. 177 Stephen Schwarzman’s Definition of Character — It’s Not What Happens to You What It Takes 2 min
  131. Ref. 241 Ted Turner vs. Sam Walton: Showmanship vs. Simplicity Call Me Ted, Made in America 5 min
  132. Ref. 90 Stephen Schwarzman’s Quiet Rule for Achieving Excellence: Follow Enthusiasm, Not Prestige What It Takes 2 min
  133. Ref. 179 Ted Turner vs. Sam Walton: Swinging for the Fences vs. Staying Close to the Ground Call Me Ted, Made in America 4 min
  134. Ref. 143 The Billboard Test for How to Live Trailblazer 1 min
  135. Ref. 188 The Decision Filter Every Ambitious Person Should Be Using Pour Your Heart Into It 2 min
  136. Ref. 74 The Decision Filter That Changes Everything: Make Every Choice Based on Who You Want to Become Pour Your Heart Into It 3 min
  137. Ref. 153 The George Patton Rule for Reading People Instantly Tribe of Mentors 2 min
  138. Ref. 78 The Management Formula Behind Google, Intel, and a Dozen Other Giants Measure What Matters 2 min
  139. Ref. 139 The Hidden Cost of Charging Straight at Your Goals Onward 1 min
  140. Ref. 233 The Hidden Wisdom in Losing Ground Onward 1 min
  141. Ref. 93 The One Sentence That Explains Why Some People Can Persuade Anyone The One Sentence Persuasion Course 2 min
  142. Ref. 243 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 13 min
  143. Ref. 138 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 12 min
  144. Ref. 136 The Question That Stopped Oprah Cold — And Launched Her Most Defining Work What I Know for Sure 2 min
  145. Ref. 86 The Question That Stopped Oprah Cold — And Sparked a Career-Defining Search for Truth What I Know for Sure 3 min
  146. Ref. 76 The Rabbi’s Question That Cuts Through Every Business Dilemma Tribe of Mentors 2 min
  147. Ref. 213 The Ray Dalio Principle That Turns Every Setback Into a Gift Principles: Life and Work 2 min
  148. Ref. 146 The Question That Stopped Oprah Cold What I Know for Sure 1 min
  149. Ref. 152 The Surprising Thing Michael Dell Learned From His Customers That No Competitor Could Copy Direct from Dell 3 min
  150. Ref. 230 The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Every Business That Refuses to Track Its Numbers Measure What Matters 2 min
  151. Ref. 181 The Windshield Wiper Blade That Built Amazon Invent and Wander 1 min
  152. Ref. 246 Trump’s Unsettling Truth: The Smartest Person in the Room Often Loses The Art of the Deal 2 min
  153. Ref. 96 Trump vs. Knight: Born Instincts vs. Earned Obsession The Art of the Deal, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 4 min
  154. Ref. 117 Trump’s Simple Formula: Aim High, Push Hard The Art of the Deal 1 min
  155. Ref. 258 Trump’s Uncomfortable Truth: The Best Business Minds Aren’t Made in a Classroom The Art of the Deal 2 min
  156. Ref. 264 Warren Buffett vs. Ray Dalio: Timeless Principles vs. Cyclical Systems Berkshire Shareholder Letters, How Countries Go Broke 5 min
  157. Ref. 100 Warren Buffett vs. Ray Dalio: Ignoring the Macro vs. Mapping It Obsessively Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, How Countries Go Broke 5 min
  158. Ref. 208 Warren Buffett vs. Sam Walton: Sitting Still vs. Never Standing Still Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, Made in America 5 min
  159. Ref. 88 Warren Buffett vs. Ray Kroc: Waiting for the Perfect Pitch vs. Grinding Through the Miss Berkshire Shareholder Letter 1999, Grinding It Out 4 min
  160. Ref. 249 Warren Buffett’s Four-Word Rule That Separates Price From Value Tools of Titans 2 min
  161. Ref. 205 Warren Buffett’s Honest Confession About Getting Too Big Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters 1 min
  162. Ref. 185 Warren Buffett’s Honest Confession: Why Getting Bigger Made Winning Harder Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters 3 min
  163. Ref. 201 Warren Buffett’s Honest Warning About Getting Too Big Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters 1 min
  164. Ref. 261 Warren Buffett’s Most Counterintuitive Investing Lesson The Psychology of Investing 1 min
  165. Ref. 105 Warren Buffett’s Most Honest Admission: The Year Even Inspector Clouseau Could Have Done Better Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter 1999 2 min
  166. Ref. 95 Warren Buffett’s Honest Warning About His Own Success Berkshire Shareholder Letters 1 min
  167. Ref. 160 Warren Buffett’s Secret Persuasion Weapon: Admitting He Was Wrong First Berkshire Shareholder Letters 2 min
  168. Ref. 238 Warren Buffett’s Secret to Being Trusted: Lead With the Bad News Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters 1 min
  169. Ref. 144 Warren Buffett’s Most Honest Sentence Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter 1999 1 min
  170. Ref. 89 Warren Buffett’s Worst Year — and Why He Said So First Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter 1999 1 min
  171. Ref. 231 Warren Buffett’s Worst Year: How He Faced Failure Without Flinching Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter 1999 2 min
  172. Ref. 206 Warren Buffett’s Worst Year: How He Faced Failure With Radical Honesty Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter 1999 2 min
  173. Ref. 169 Warren Buffett’s Worst Year: How He Faced Failure With Brutal Honesty Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter 1999 2 min
  174. Ref. 77 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 11 min
  175. Ref. 134 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 13 min
  176. Ref. 215 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 11 min
  177. Ref. 212 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 12 min
  178. Ref. 149 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 12 min
  179. Ref. 84 What Billionaires Really Mean When They Talk About Customer Obsession Losing My Virginity, What It Takes, Measure What Matters, Principles: Life and Work 11 min
  180. Ref. 129 Why Jeff Bezos Says You Can’t Innovate Without a Long Time Horizon Invent and Wander 2 min
  181. Ref. 81 Why Michael Dell Believes Starting Broke Is a Competitive Advantage Direct from Dell 2 min
  182. Ref. 203 Why Phil Knight Says He Feels Sorry for People Who Always Knew What They Wanted Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 2 min
  183. Ref. 228 Why Phil Knight Says He Feels Sorry for People Who Always Knew What They Wanted to Be Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 2 min
  184. Ref. 183 Why Phil Knight Says He Feels Sorry for People Who Have a Plan Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 3 min
  185. Ref. 99 Why Ray Dalio Spent Decades Mapping Every Major Debt Crisis in History Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises 2 min
  186. Ref. 265 Why Ray Dalio Reads Every Debt Crisis the Same Way Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises 1 min
  187. Ref. 135 Why Ray Dalio Spent Years Mapping Every Major Debt Crisis in History Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises 2 min
  188. Ref. 162 Why Reed Hastings Believes a Great Workplace Isn’t About Perks — It’s About People No Rules Rules 2 min
  189. Ref. 250 Why Richard Branson Banned the Word ‘Can’t’ — And Built an Empire Because of It Screw It, Let's Do It 2 min
  190. Ref. 128 Why Ray Dalio Studies Financial History Like a Doctor Studies Anatomy Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises 1 min
  191. Ref. 125 Why Ray Dalio Studied Every Major Debt Crisis of the Last 100 Years — And What He Found Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises 2 min
  192. Ref. 97 Why Stephen Schwarzman Tells Future Leaders to Welcome Failure What It Takes 2 min
  193. Ref. 263 Why Stephen Schwarzman Tells His Scholars to Embrace Failure First What It Takes 2 min
  194. Ref. 251 Why Warren Buffett Confesses His Mistakes Before Bragging About His Wins Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters 2 min
  195. Ref. 253 Why Richard Branson Calls Himself ‘Dr Yes’ — And What It Cost Him to Forget It Screw It, Let's Do It 2 min
  196. Ref. 65 Michael Bloomberg vs. Ray Kroc: Betting Early vs. Grinding Late Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Grinding It Out 5 min
  197. Ref. 64 5 Steps Ray Dalio Built to Diagnose Any Failure and Never Repeat It Principles 4 min
  198. Ref. 62 Richard Branson’s Two-Word Philosophy That Built an Empire: Just Do It Screw It, Let's Do It 3 min
  199. Ref. 58 Donald Trump’s Blunt Reason Why the Smartest Person in the Room Rarely Wins The Art of the Deal 3 min
  200. Ref. 51 Donald Trump’s Case for Thinking Bigger The Art of the Deal 2 min
  201. Ref. 42 How 4 Billionaires Built Empires by Obsessing Over Customers — Not Competitors Phil Knight, Michael Bloomberg, Reed Hastings, Mark Cuban 13 min
  202. Ref. 25 How 4 Billionaires Make Decisions When Nobody Knows What’s Coming Next Losing My Virginity, Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Zero to One, What It Takes 12 min
  203. Ref. 57 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 11 min
  204. Ref. 23 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 13 min
  205. Ref. 24 How Billionaires Make Decisions When No One Knows the Answer Richard Branson, Ted Turner, J. Paul Getty, Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang 12 min
  206. Ref. 43 How 4 Billionaires Think About Scaling a Business — And Where They Sharply Disagree Like a Virgin, Zero to One, Onward, Play Nice But Win 12 min
  207. Ref. 41 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 14 min
  208. Ref. 59 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 11 min
  209. Ref. 10 Howard Schultz’s Case for Showing Up Every Single Day — Even When It Doesn’t Feel Like It Matters Pour Your Heart Into It 2 min
  210. Ref. 29 J. Paul Getty’s Quiet Blueprint for Wealth: Serve Many People How to Be Rich 2 min
  211. Ref. 49 J. Paul Getty’s Three-Part Formula for a Good Life J. Paul Getty 2 min
  212. Ref. 35 Jeff Bezos Is Building a Clock That Ticks Once a Year Invent and Wander 2 min
  213. Ref. 40 Jeff Bezos vs. Michael Bloomberg: Patient Wandering vs. Paranoid Execution Invent and Wander, Bloomberg by Bloomberg 6 min
  214. Ref. 60 J. Paul Getty’s Unvarnished Truth About a Life Spent in the Arena As I See It 3 min
  215. Ref. 45 Jeff Bezos Started Amazon Because of a Walk in Central Park — And a Rule About Regret Invent and Wander 4 min
  216. Ref. 38 John Doerr vs. Marc Benioff: Rigid Measurement vs. Values-Led Navigation Measure What Matters, Trailblazer 5 min
  217. Ref. 17 John Doerr’s Case for Measuring What Actually Matters Measure What Matters 2 min
  218. Ref. 52 Marc Benioff on Why Values Only Matter When They’re Tested Marc Benioff 2 min
  219. Ref. 61 Marc Benioff’s Case for Loud Beliefs Trailblazer, Prologue 2 min
  220. Ref. 26 Mark Cuban’s Relentless Rule: Why He Never Really Stops Working How to Win at the Sport of Business, Lessons Learned: My First Business 3 min
  221. Ref. 53 Michael Bloomberg’s Handshake That Built a News Empire Bloomberg by Bloomberg, We Can Do That: Elementary Journalism, Not Rocket Science: 2 min
  222. Ref. 13 Michael Dell’s Case for Speed Over Perfection Direct from Dell 2 min
  223. Ref. 30 Michael Dell’s Rule for Surviving Business: Learn to Take a Punch Michael Dell 2 min
  224. Ref. 12 Peter Thiel’s Case Against Copying — And Why ‘Fresh and Strange’ Beats ‘Proven and Safe’ Zero to One, Preface 3 min
  225. Ref. 54 Phil Knight Didn’t Have a Long-Term Plan Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 2 min
  226. Ref. 8 Phil Knight Didn’t Have a Long-Term Vision for Nike — And He Thinks That’s a Good Thing Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 2 min
  227. Ref. 20 Phil Knight vs. Howard Schultz: Wandering Into Greatness vs. Charging Toward a Vision Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Onward 6 min
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