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That would make the founders’ combined 20% stake worth in excess of $400 million—not bad for two middle-aged guys who until 2015 knew almost nothing about the insurance business.
Jeff Kauflin • First, Fire All The Brokers: How Lemonade, A Millennial-Loved Fintech Unicorn, Is Disrupting The Insurance Business
Capri C.E.O. John Idol , who has achieved some of the most impressive financial exits in fashion history. After a few formative years as group president of Ralph Lauren, Idol took over as C.E.O. of Donna Karan, which he helped sell to LVMH for $243 million in 2001. A year later, along with investors Lawrence Stroll and Silas Chou , who already owne... See more
Coach & Kors’ Marriage of Convenience
Leading “solo capitalists” manage more money than many funds. Oren Zeev manages more than $1 billion without additional investment support. Elad Gil, Josh Buckley, Harry Stebbings and Lachy Groom manage funds in the hundreds of millions with similarly lean structures.
Mario Gabriele • The Future of Solo Capitalists | The Generalist
Sam had handed Ryan his checkbook and told him to buy office space and as much worker housing as fast as possible without worrying about the cost. No man was ever so good at not worrying about the cost as Ryan. In a matter of weeks, he had snapped up between $250 and $300 million in real estate, including $153 million worth of condos in an expensiv
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Marc Andreessen, perhaps the world’s bellwether venture capitalist,
George Gilder • Life After Google
Sam Zell’s very close friend sent me this tribute
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As a Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners, I have accumulated 7 years of experience in the private equity and venture capital industry.