Diego Segura

Why did you write the series of factoring books?

I saw an opportunity. I couldn’t believe there was virtually nothing written about factoring when I entered the field, and knew I could make a contribution.

Rather than sell policies backed by established insurers (the way fintech competitors Hippo and Jetty do), Lemonade would become a licensed carrier itself, retaining claim liability on its own balance sheet.

I asked Rob what he thought was the most revealing detail in his book. He thought for a moment before saying that it was the way Dalio treated his longtime number two and protégé, Greg Jensen . Jensen, as the book conveys, was a devoted Dalio acolyte of both the man and his Principles. Jensen was hoping to succeed Dalio and kept waiting and waiting... See more

Indeed, that is the genius of the LVMH model that Arnault has created. It’s quite possible that being the C.E.O. of LVMH would be a less fun and desirable job than being the C.E.O. of Tiffany’s, or Tag Heuer or Dior, or one of the incredible French wineries that LVMH owns.

None of them. No Birkins, no SoHo loft, no drivers. I still meal prep every week. I still bring my own lunch. I take the train. Sometimes when I'm really stressed, I indulge myself and take a cab with UNI.

“Whenever you think you’ve seen it, there is another hidden room. Little by little, one discovers, floor by floor, more and more secret spaces – and I am sure I still have not seen all of them, filled with books upon books. It’s almost paradise. I’ve always thought of the König bookshop as a sort of paradise.”