Sublime
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The Valley’s venture investors were typically Boston merchant princes, men such as Israel Thorndike, S. A. Eliot, Samuel Cabot, Francis Stanton, and Harrison Gray Otis. Edmund Dwight, a Morgan cousin on his mother’s side, wasn’t in the same financial stratum as a Cabot, but gained access through his work at the law firm of Fisher Ames, the old
... See moreCharles R. Morris • The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy

After 12+ months of research, dozens of angel dinners and a new micro-fund:
The Angel J-Curve is a framework for operators w/ tactical advice to build & scale your angel portfolio
We need more “triple threats” who operate, angel invest & have a beat!... See more

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.
Ryan • Mark Leonard Letters
Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family--How Family Members and Their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual, and Financial Assets for Generations (Bloomberg Book 34)
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The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
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I'm obsessed with building a Personal Holding Company.
The idea: build dozens of cash-flowing businesses, partner with great operators to run them.
Who is/has done this effectively?
Few people come to mind:
- @jspujji
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1981 memo on hiring from Bear Sterns
Sought ppl with a degree in PSD - poor, smart and a deep desire to get rich
Warns agst MBAs
Co died 37 years later
Prob started hiring MBAs https://t.co/uUhFgac9Yp