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At a far pole from accountable public trust, or constitutional duty, Hoover corrupted the FBI to wage political war.
Taylor Branch • At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68
for Hill, the merger truly represented the capstone of his life’s work.
Michael P. Malone • James J. Hill: Empire Builder of the Northwest (The Oklahoma Western Biographies Book 12)
running a business keeps you continuously exposed to the risks coincident with the commitment of resources to future expectations.
Brendan Moynihan • What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars
Too Much “Success,” Not Enough Character
John C. Bogle • Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
The Valley’s venture investors were typically Boston merchant princes, men such as Israel Thorndike, S. A. Eliot, Samuel Cabot, Francis Stanton, and Harrison Gray Otis. Edmund Dwight, a Morgan cousin on his mother’s side, wasn’t in the same financial stratum as a Cabot, but gained access through his work at the law firm of Fisher Ames, the old Mass
... See moreCharles R. Morris • The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
HOGs proactively and simultaneously managed a portfolio of growth initiatives.
Edward Hess • Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Entrepreneurial Businesses
as more investors become involved, their expectations will need to be represented. The degree to which management is executing becomes increasingly under greater scrutiny by the investors.
Alex Wilmerding • Term Sheets & Valuations: A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valutions (Bigwig Briefs)
“The system in place corrupts you with so much autonomy and authority that you can’t imagine leaving.”