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Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who were being pushed by their venture investors to find an “adult” to serve as CEO of a young search-engine company, Google.
David M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
As @fredwilson pointed out, and I agree, “we don’t need more firms deploying $10B. We need lots of little venture firms deploying $100M. It results in more choice for entrepreneurs.” - great article on the rising bread of “Alpha Generators”. https://t.co/EyBUfDZ1xo
Adi Levanon🎗️x.com
providing advice and transaction services to the more complex but (we hoped) more durable and profitable business of investing.
Stephen A. Schwarzman • What It Takes
This is Peter Thiel.
He's worth $7.1 billion after founding & investing in $1B startups.
From creating the "PayPal mafia" to hiring Sam Altman, Reid Hoffman, and partnered with Elon Musk...
He is also the greatest recruiter ever!
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Private Equity Titan: Thoma Bravo
Thoma Bravo is one of the world’s leading private equity firms, with $138 billion under Management.
The Secret Sauce of Thoma Bravo: https://t.co/n3ZXtmN0CA
BILL GATES Cofounder, Microsoft; Cochair, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
David M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
Sam thought CZ might be the richest person in the world. And CZ, to the people who supplied Sam with capital, seemed vulnerable. When Forbes looked at Sam in the fall of 2021, they saw the richest person in the world under the age of thirty. When the VCs looked at Sam, they saw the guy…
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
David Bruce Goldberg (October 2, 1967 – May 1, 2015) was an American management consultant and businessman. He was the founder of LAUNCH Media and the CEO of SurveyMonkey. He was married to Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook.