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The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
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William Thorndike • The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
Approximately 2,700 years ago, the Greek poet Archilochus wrote that “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” Isaiah Berlin’s 1953 essay “The Fox and the Hedgehog” contrasts hedgehogs that “relate everything to a single, central vision” with foxes who “pursue many ends connected…if at all, only in some de facto way.” It’s ... See more
Vikram Mansharamani • All Hail the Generalist
J. S. Morgan’s core business was short-term trade finance, “discounting bills,” as it was called. Its primary customers were American cotton or iron merchants. They typically sold their goods on credit, taking back a piece of paper, or “bill of exchange,” which could be cashed at a specific bank such as Barings at some set future date. If a merchan
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Q2_2024_PitchBook_Analyst_Note_Establishing_a_Case_for_Emerging_Managers
This document explores the performance of emerging versus established managers in the private fund industry, focusing on buyout, venture capital, real estate, and private debt strategies.
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