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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

start with a deal under $5 million.
Roland Frasier • Business Wealth Without Risk
Helping Entrepreneurs "Triple, Triple, Double, Double, Double" to a Billion-Dollar Company - Battery Ventures
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Grow your business faster by focusing on the areas of most leverage, transaction frequency, and the transaction value, or “average sale.”
Mackey McNeill • The Prosperity Playbook: Planning for a Successful Family Business Succession
David Senra's Ideas from the Greatest Founders in History [Updated 2025] — Eric Jorgenson
Eric Jorgensonejorgenson.comGreat growth firms are a lot like great jazz bands. While jazz is improvisational and entrepreneurial-like, the discipline underlying it allows even musicians who have never played together before to perform a rocking jam session. This requires four things: 1. Assembling talented musicians: They play a variety of instruments, creating a unique
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