What I learned from reading Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope.
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What I learned from reading The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind.
This is Part II of a two part series on Enron.
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What I learned from reading The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind.
This is Part I of a two part series on Enron.
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What I learned from reading In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire by Peter Hellman.
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What I learned from reading Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis.
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What I learned from reading Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou.
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What I learned from reading The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by Diana Henriques.
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In Season 1, we're studying fraud and financial crime. We'll be covering some of the most famous frauds in history, like Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, Sam Bankman Fried and FTX, Enron, and more.
Throughout the season, I'll be trying to answer a few major questions, including:
These are the books we'll be studying in Season 1:
Better Than B-School is the podcast where we discuss the books that will make you a better investor and entrepreneur. Every season covers a specific topic—everything from fraud to political power, disasters to public works projects— and each episode covers a different book within that topic. Our goal each season is to answer big questions, uncover common trends, and build a database of actionable insights we can apply immediately in our businesses.
By studying these books, we'll chart our mental maps, improve our judgment, and increase our effectiveness as business builders and capital allocators.
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