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In Even the Odds, Karen Firestone explains how risk assessment plays a prominent role in all aspects of life. We may all define risk, and our tolerance for it, somewhat differently, but we might all agree it plays a pivotal role in guiding us toward an optimal outcome.
As a long-time investment advisor, Firestone has grown accustomed to interpreting risk on a daily basis. She has developed four core tenets of risk-taking we can all apply to anticipating, evaluating, and responding to the risks we face in our business, investing, and personal lives. These tenets are right-sizing; right-timing; relying on skill, knowledge, and experience; and staying skeptical about numbers, promises, and forecasts. Firestone's approach is both practical and accessible to individuals who are making important decisions, such as embarking on new career or life changes, starting or running an enterprise, making a sizable investment, or deciding how to balance across a full portfolio of assets.
The audiobook is rich with anecdotes and examples of how many prominent leaders in their fields encountered and dealt with risk along the way. Firestone also shares her own successes and failures, in particular when she decided to risk it all - a fabulous career managing billions of dollars at a premium investment company, her reputation, and the security at home that comes with a strong and stable job - to go out on her own.
Even the Odds helps us understand the broader implications of risk - and how it guides our decision-making - so that we can improve outcomes across multiple facets of our lives, from our businesses and investments, to the personal choices we make.
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- By: Charles D. Ellis
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 32 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
As a strategy consultant to Goldman Sachs for more than 30 years, Charles D. Ellis developed close relationships with many of the firm's past and present leaders around the world. In The Partnership he probes deeply into the most important chapters in the firm's history, revealing the key events and decisions that tell the colorful, character-driven story of how Goldman Sachs became what it is today.
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1 out of 5 stars
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All The glory and pageantry of one of those
- By dd on 11-24-10
By: Charles D. Ellis
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The Power Law
- Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
- By: Sebastian Mallaby
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 16 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 533
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 436
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Story5 out of 5 stars 433
Innovations rarely come from “experts.” Elon Musk was not an “electric car person” before he started Tesla. When it comes to improbable innovations, a legendary tech VC told Sebastian Mallaby, the future cannot be predicted, it can only be discovered. It is the nature of the venture-capital game that most attempts at discovery fail, but a very few succeed at such a scale that they more than make up for everything else.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book ever written about venture capital
- By Alireza on 09-30-22
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The Real Deal
- My Life in Business and Philanthropy
- By: Sandy Weill, Judah S. Kraushaar
- Narrated by: Harry Chase, Sandy Weill, Chuck Prince
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
The Sandy Weill story is truly one for the ages. Starting with $30,000 in borrowed cash in 1960, and relying on uncanny entrepreneurial instincts in the corporate world, he made himself a billionaire and became one of the most powerful bankers in the world. After rising to become the president of American Express, Weill saw his empire crash and burn. Undaunted, he started over and eventually became CEO and then chairman of Citigroup.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great business story, well told; ironic now
- By Philo on 04-17-17
By: Sandy Weill, and others
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The Index Revolution
- Why Investors Should Join It Now
- By: Charles D. Ellis
- Narrated by: LJ Ganser
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
The Index Revolution argues that active investing is a loser's game, and that a passive approach is more profitable in today's market. By adjusting your portfolio asset weights to match a performance index, you consistently earn higher rates of returns and come out on top in the long run. This book explains why, and describes how individual investors can take advantage of indexing to make their portfolio stronger and more profitable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great Investment Strategy based on Academics
- By Pettit Family on 07-25-18
By: Charles D. Ellis
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The House of Dimon
- How JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon Rose to the Top of the Financial World
- By: Patricia Crisafulli
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 126
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 98
Jamie Dimon is Wall Street's biggest player. Following the 11h-hour rescue of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan, his profile has reached stratospheric levels. And while the deals and decisions he's made have usually turned out to be the right ones, his journey to the top of the financial world has been anything but easy. Now, in The House of Dimon, business writer Patricia Crisafulli goes behind the scenes to recount the amazing events that have shaped Dimon's career.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing
- By Jean on 08-28-16
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Billion Dollar Lessons
- What You Can Learn from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last Twenty-five Years
- By: Paul B. Carroll, Chunka Mui
- Narrated by: Jim Bond
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 177
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 130
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Story4 out of 5 stars 132
In the 1960s, IBM CEO Tom Watson called an executive into his office after his venture lost $10 million. The man assumed he was being fired. Watson told him, "Fired? Hell, I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right lessons." In Billion Dollar Lessons, Paul Carroll and Chunka Mui draw on research into more than 750 business failures to reveal the misguided tactics that mire companies over and over.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Predictions are Hard - Especially about the Future
- By Cynthia on 05-05-14
By: Paul B. Carroll, and others
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Power Failure
- The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron
- By: MiMi Swartz, Sherron Watkins
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
From inside the walls of Enron, a lone whistleblower attempted to avert the course of events leading to the largest bankruptcy in American history. On August 16, 2001, Sherron Watkins wrote an anonymous letter to Enron's Chairman, Ken Lay, laying out problems with Enron's use of partnerships to hide debt. She warned of a possible scandal that could topple the company if investors and the news media learned of the operations. Then, she revealed her identity and confronted Lay directly.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Spellbinding.
- By Claire on 03-09-09
By: MiMi Swartz, and others
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Dear Chairman
- Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism
- By: Jeff Gramm
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
A sharp and illuminating history of one of capitalism's longest-running tensions - the conflicts of interest among public-company directors, managers, and shareholders - told through entertaining case studies and original letters from some of our most legendary and controversial investors and activists.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very worthwhile, fulfills its title
- By Philo on 04-16-16
By: Jeff Gramm
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The Smartest Guys in the Room
- The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
- By: Bethany McLean
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,826
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,431
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,425
The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An excellent book, but with a missing chapter
- By Augustus T. White on 03-07-12
By: Bethany McLean
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The New Tycoons
- Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns Everything
- By: Jason Kelly
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4 out of 5 stars 78
The New Tycoons: Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns Everything takes the listener behind the scenes of these firms: their famous billionaire founders, the overlapping stories of their creation and evolution, and the outsized ambitions that led a group of clever bankers from small shops operating in a corner of Wall Street into powerhouse titans of capital. This is the story of the money and the men who handle it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Detailed if a little dull
- By Anonymous User on 03-11-21
By: Jason Kelly
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Where the Money Is
- Value Investing in the Digital Age
- By: Adam Seessel
- Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 106
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
Technological change is reshaping the economy in a way not witnessed since Henry Ford introduced the assembly line. A little more than 10 years ago, only two of the 10 most valuable publicly traded companies in the world were digital enterprises—today, they comprise eight of the top 10. Investors around the world are struggling to understand the Digital Age and how they can use the stock market to profit from it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best breakdown of Value 3.0 Investing
- By Tremayne on 11-24-22
By: Adam Seessel
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Mastering the VC Game
- A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-Up to IPO on Your Terms
- By: Jeffrey Bussgang
- Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
Finding the right venture capitalist to back your start-up is a challenge. Even if you manage to get backing, you want your VC to be a partner, not some dictator who will undermine your vision and take control of your life's work. Jeffrey Bussgang is one of a very few people who have played on both sides of this high-stakes game. Now he draws on his unique perspective to offer high-level insights, colorful stories, and practical advice. He reveals how to get noticed, perfect a pitch, and negotiate a partnership that works for everyone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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slow in beginning but gets really good
- By Diana on 04-11-19
By: Jeffrey Bussgang
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No Red Lights
- Reflections on Life, 50 Years in Venture Capital, and Never Driving Alone
- By: Alan J. Patricof
- Narrated by: Alan Patricof
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story5 out of 5 stars 31
The early years of venture capital were a far cry from today’s very public dealings. Alan Patricof, one of the pioneers of the venture arena, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the past 50 years of the industry. From buying stock in Apple when its market valuation was only $60 million to founding New York Magazine to investing in AOL, Audible, and more recently, Axios, his discerning approach to finding companies is almost peerless.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Arjun Raghuraman on 02-13-23
By: Alan J. Patricof
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The Warren Buffett Way
- 3rd Edition
- By: Robert Hagstrom
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,429
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,191
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,184
Warren Buffett remains one of the most sought-after and watched figures in business today. He has become a billionaire and investment sage by buying chunks of companies and holding onto them, managing them as businesses, and eventually reaping huge profits for himself and investors in Berkshire Hathaway. The first two editions of The Warren Buffett Way gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind the spectacular success of living legend Warren E. Buffett.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Suggest getting the print copy.
- By Kevin Martin on 10-25-15
By: Robert Hagstrom
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The Outsiders
- Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
- By: William N. Thorndike
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,587
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,135
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,123
In The Outsiders, you'll learn the traits and methods striking for their consistency and relentless rationality that helped these unique leaders achieve such exceptional performance. Humble, unassuming, and often frugal, these "outsiders" shunned Wall Street and the press, and shied away from the hottest new management trends. Instead, they shared specific traits that put them and the companies they led on winning trajectories: a laser-sharp focus on per share value as opposed to earnings or sales growth; an exceptional talent for allocating capital and human resources; and the belief that cash flow, not reported earnings, determines a company's long-term value.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great summary of the 8 CEOs, lessons to learn from
- By Jason S on 09-04-19
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Money and Power
- How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
- By: William D. Cohan
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 295
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 215
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 216
From the best-selling, prize-winning author of The Last Tycoons and House of Cards, a revelatory history of Goldman Sachs, the most dominant, feared, and controversial investment bank in the world. William D. Cohan has constructed a vivid narrative that looks behind the veil of secrecy to reveal how Goldman has become so profitable - and so powerful.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Much better than expected
- By Mark on 06-15-11
By: William D. Cohan