Bill Browder and Hermitage Fund
Bill Browder of the Hermitage Fund tells the story of how he got started as a deal-maker right after college as well as how he came close to losing it all in 1990s post-Soviet Russia.
I’ll provide a bit of background so that you understand the video better. Continue reading
How Lord Conrad Black Grew His Newspaper Empire
Robber Baron: Lord Black of Crossharbour by George Tombs
If you are a fan of tycoon biographies this book should be of interest to you. I found it particularly enjoyable to read for two personal reasons. Continue reading
Mark Cuban Speaks Candidly About Business
Set aside about 30 minutes for this insightful interview with billionaire Mark Cuban. Continue reading
Aristotle Onassis the Tycoon Who Bought a Country
Money won’t buy you happiness but it will get you the yacht that will allow you to pull up alongside of it and say “hello.” – David Lee Roth
Aristotle Onassis the Oil Tanker Tycoon
With few exceptions most of today’s Western billionaires aren’t the swashbuckling adventurers they once were. Most of the current crop are pretty nerdy geeks. It wasn’t always so. Back in the 1960s and and 70s, Aristotle Onassis was one of the most famous tycoons alive. He was as well known back then as Bill Gates or Warren Buffett are today. Marrying widow Jackie Kennedy fueled the controversy that followed him every where he went without let up. Onassis was a Greek who grew up in Turkey and built a huge fortune in the shipping industry after starting with next to nothing. Continue reading
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