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Steve Schwarzman started Blackstone in 1985 with a $400k initial investment.
Last year, they crossed $1 TRILLION under management.
Here's what he says about hiring 10s https://t.co/6KZI5Nu4fk
He is both well liked and very intelligent. He is also very rich. I consider his annual “Chairman’s Letter” (in the Berkshire annual report) to be indispensable reading for anyone wanting to do well in business.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America—and How to Undo His Legacy
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King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
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The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
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In 2014, Forbes ranked him as the 134th richest American, at $3.8 billion. One of his hires was Jeff Bezos, who, while researching business opportunities in 1994 for Shaw, got the idea for an online bookstore and left to start a company called Amazon.com. At $30 billion in 2014, Bezos was the fifteenth richest American.
Edward O. Thorp • A Man for All Markets
