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A couple of decades ago went to dinner with a friend who was a billionaire (less common then). I ordered as per my custom "the second cheapest Chardonnay." He interrupted me & told the waiter: "I am too rich to drink the 2nd cheapest. Give us the cheapest."
Nassim Nicholas Talebx.comThe $100,000 Salt and Pepper Shaker
Jeffrey Zaslow • The Last Lecture
There is a lot of talk that AI is going to be able to do everything that humans can, better, and soon.
That there will be nothing left for us to do.
That is not how this works.
This is a strategy memo for humans. https://t.co/kJXhfd9hbE
Imagine being in your early 30s, starting a private equity fund and raising $450 million as your first fund.
All this with no prior track record and without your rich father or uncle.
Years later, you own 90 companies, have $147 billion in AUM, your EBITDA is growing at 15% year-over-year, a... See more
PrivateEquityGuy (Mikk Markus)x.com
Maybe the best book dedication ever (Brunello Cucinellis book on Solomeo)
I’ll await your Loro Piana response @DanielSLoeb1
What I talked about at Stripe Sessions:
Craft and Quality, and professional grade software at @linear
In it’s heyday, Goldman’s special situations group was the navy SEALs of money making. Today’s guest, Alan Waxman, used to run that group before leaving to build Sixth Street, now a $115b behemoth.
SSG heads were sometimes of the more brainy, nerdy variety. Not Waxman. He is a force of nature and energy who apparently w... See more
Patrick OShaughnessyx.com