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Green to Gold Summary

5 min read ⌚ How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage Most start-ups face difficulties early on. Creating value in an overly-competitive market is not as simple as ABC. Although building awareness is not child’s play, there is always something that you can do. In this book summary, we […]

Retire Inspired Summary

6 min read ⌚ It’s Not an Age; It’s a Financial Number When are you planning to retire? At the age of 66, of course – that’s what the law says! Well, Chris Hogan says something else: “Retire Inspired” – when you like. Who Should Read “Retire Inspired”? And Why? If you want to retire earlier and […]

Angel Summary – Jason Calacanis

4 min read ⌚ How to Invest in Technology Startups Do you have any doubts regarding the procedure to invest in a technological start-up? Perhaps it’s time to remove the reluctance on the ground that you can’t cope with the financial weight.   We encapsulate Jason’s fundamental beliefs and concepts, in which he presents his position. […]

Beating the Street Summary – Peter Lynch

6 min read ⌚ As the manager of the Magellan Fund, he averaged 29.2% annual return during a period of thirteen years. No wonder they call him a legend. Ladies and gentlemen, let us introduce to you Peter Lynch, explaining the art of “Beating the Street.” Who Should Read “Beating the Street”? And Why? If we’re […]

When Genius Failed Summary

6 min read ⌚ The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM), founded in 1993, was a hedge fund management firm which commanded more than $100 billion in assets at the height of its existence, making it the world’s largest (ever!) investment fund. And then, in August 1998, LTCM collapsed – just […]

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Summary

7 min read ⌚ Charles Mackay’s 1841 classic, “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” is just two decades shy of being two centuries old and it still reads as if it has been just published. Once you finish reading it, you’ll realize that there’s actually neither anything extraordinary in any of the numerous popular delusions […]

Titan Summary – Ron Chernow

7 min read ⌚ The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. In many languages, the surname “Rockefeller” has basically become synonymous with the phrase “fabulously rich.” The man responsible for that? John D. Rockefeller, Sr., quite possibly the richest person in modern history and most certainly the wealthiest American of all time. And Ron Chernow’s “Titan” is […]

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