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Gould did not take a title, but had a seat on the executive committee and had four additional board seats, which he filled with his brokers.
Charles R. Morris • The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
Ramsey Beirne pitch to take on a search assignment, say he would consider it, then disappear for a few days before returning with an answer. The CEO’s of these small companies were consulting someone else, and that someone else, upon investigation, turned out to be the venture capitalist who sat on the company’s board of directors.
Randall E. Stross • eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
As Burke said in describing his early years in Albany, “Murphy delegates to the point of anarchy.”7
William Thorndike • The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
Years ago, hospitals didn’t have mortgage financing available to them. And traditional corporate loan packages would force hospitals to lock up all of their asset value as collateral. So Ed’s team set out to offer lease financing as a low-cost and flexible alternative. Thus far, it’s been a fantastic niche—Ed & Co. have grown their zero assets
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Each quarter we try to study an admirable company and discuss it with our Operating Group managers and board members. We focus on high performance conglomerates that have demonstrated at least a decade of superior shareholder returns.