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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The most influential book of the past seventy-five years: a groundbreaking exploration of everything we know about what we don’t know, now with a new section called “On Robustness and Fragility.” A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword. “Chilling...

The Compounders introduces remarkable companies to a wider audience for the first time. Discover a select group of high-performing conglomerates, led by exceptional capital allocators. These firms, operating decentralized structures in fragmented markets, redefine acquisitive growth. Unlike conventional roll-ups or turnarounds, they target smaller private businesses, often family owned, with a precise, data-driven acquisition process. And while private market investors, they are publicly listed — avoiding the usual constraints of private equity.

The forces behind an economic crisis in the making A “problem of twelve” arises when a small number of institutions acquire the means to exert outsized influence over the politics and economy of a nation. The Big Three index funds of Vanguard, State Street, and BlackRock control more than...

Read by John Bradford. An authoritative company history of Berkshire Hathaway, fully updated to cover the last five years. Beginning with Berkshire's origins as a struggling textile company, The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway examines the development of the modern-day...

The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments contains a practical, no-nonsense methodology for negotiating deals, managing your time, and handling crisis all at the highest level. Peppered with entertainment industry war stories, The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments has been forged in the white-hot crucible of brutal transactional combat.

"An essential read for anyone committed to understanding the technologies that will define our future." CHRISTIAN ANGERMAYER, BIOTECH ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER OF APEIRON INVESTMENT GROUP Welcome to the biotech revolution In the last century, technology has transformed the human experience across...

Brought to you by Penguin. It is no exaggeration to say that venture capital has been central to the greatest legal creation of wealth anywhere, and enabled much of the world we live in, yet we know surprisingly little about this strange tribe of financiers. In The Power Law, Sebastian Mallaby...

*A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER!* Read the book that has inspired thousands of people around the world to pursue their Plan A—making bold career moves, launching dream businesses, fleeing toxic relationships, and silencing the naysayers. Feel like you’re always settling for Plan B? Have...

Finally! A simple guide to help any product manager create a realistic, data-driven product strategy and roadmap!For any product manager or product team leader, formulating and executing on a solid product strategy and roadmap will always offer opportunities and present challenges. Today’s corporations require strategic-thinking businesspeople who have the requisite business acumen to gather customer and market insights, assess past and current business performance, and recalibrate resources to maintain or gain competitive advantage—all while influencing others who are needed to drive ...

Este libro explica con un lenguaje claro y sencillo la manera en la que aprender acerca de cómo invertir y operar en el mercado de valores puede beneficiarnos. Todos los conceptos básicos son explicados en esta obra, incluyendo las diferencias que existen entre el invertir y el operar. Andrew Aziz, un trader con amplia experiencia, nos comparte algunas de sus comprobadas estrategias de day trading para el mercado de valores. Asimismo, comenta qué debe y no debe hacer un nuevo day trader antes de arriesgar el dinero que tanto esfuerzo le llevó ahorrar. Dedicamos dos capítulos de este ...

An unforgettable story of four women who, through grit and ingenuity, became stars in the cutthroat, high-stakes, male dominated world of venture capital in Silicon Valley, and helped build some of the foremost companies of our time. In Alpha Girls, award-winning journalist Julian Guthrie takes...

Private Equity Fund Operations: A CFO’s Guide to Back-Office Excellence is the definitive resource for understanding the essential back-office operations of private equity funds. Written by a private equity fund CFO for industry professionals, this book provides an in-depth look at the critical functions that drive success. Whether you're a CFO, fund manager, or finance professional, this guide offers valuable insights to navigate and optimize fund management operations. Inside, you’ll learn how to: ✅ Navigate the complexities of private equity fund structures, from Limited ...

As each new generation of entrepreneurs emerges, there is a renewed interest in how venture capital deals come together. Yet there really is no definitive guide to venture capital deals. Nobody understands this better than authors Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. For more than seventeen years, they've been involved in hundreds of venture capital financings, and now, with Venture Deals, they share their experiences in this field with you.

Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can be your own boss, put your executive skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success.

Through an engaging and humorous narrative, Peter Coughter presents the tools he designed to help advertising and marketing professionals develop persuasive presentations that deliver business. Listeners will learn how to develop skills to create the perfect presentation. 

The rules for investing have changed. Don’t get left behind. Reboot your approach with this timely guide from a wealth management powerhouse. It’s not hard to grasp why we need to change the way we think about investing. Over the past twenty-five years, new developments in world affairs...

Money Games is a riveting tale of one of the most successful buyout deals ever: the acquisition and turnaround of what used to be Korea's largest bank by the American firm Newbridge Capital. Full of intrigue and suspense, this insider's account is told by the chief architect of the deal itself, the celebrated author and private equity investor Weijian Shan. With billions of dollars at stake, and the nation's economic future on the line, Newbridge Capital sought to become the first foreign firm in history to take control of one of Korea's most beloved financial institutions.

Unlock the Power of Strategic Growth—Master the Art of Business Acquisitions What if your next business breakthrough didn’t require building from scratch, but acquiring the right company instead? Business Acquisitions is your definitive roadmap to mastering one of modern entrepreneurship's most powerful yet underutilized strategies. Whether you’re an ambitious startup founder, seasoned investor, or growth-focused executive, this book demystifies the entire acquisition process—from identifying high-value targets and conducting due diligence to negotiating deals and integrating ...