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Glue Guys
Ep.14
(Un)Common Sense
Can saying ‘happy birthday’ really transform team culture? Alex, Shane, and Ravi explore the power of "uncommon sense" - those simple but profound leadership practices that are rarely implemented despite their obvious impact. From Jim Harbaugh's birthday messages to every member of his team to Alex Smith's mentorship of Patrick Mahomes, the guys break down why small moments build winning cultures.
11.29.2024
Business Breakdowns
Ep.193
Investing in Venture Secondaries
Ravi Viswanathan is the founder and Managing Partner of NewView Capital. We cover the mechanics behind a successful venture secondaries transaction and why they're mostly bespoke, the structural factors underpinning the growth of this market, and how deals are shaped by the relationships and differing motivations between the various players in the industry.
11.27.2024
Invest Like The Best
Ep.397
Building MSCHF
Gabe Whaley is the founder and CEO of MSCHF. We cover what it was like to build a business around unbridled creativity, the decision-making process behind some of their most successful ideas, and why subverting rules and cultural norms can be a noble pursuit.
11.26.2024
Invest Like The Best
Ep.398
Building Kith
Ronnie Fieg is the founder and CEO of Kith. We cover how his passion as a collector formed the building blocks for the founding of Kith, the story behind the famous Jerry Seinfeld campaign, and the best lessons he's learned from the greatest cultures and designers across the globe.
12.03.2024
Founders
Ep.372
372: Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading This is Amancio Ortega: The Man Who Created Zara by Covadonga O'Shea.
11.30.2024
The Latest Issue: Issue #1
Colossus Review
November 2024Our new print and digital magazine + private audio experience.
We're going deep on the people and ideas shaping our fast-changing world and codifying what we learn as concisely and usefully as possible for you.
Issue #1 features a profile of Graham Duncan, an investing firm case study of Garnett Station Partners, and an in-depth exploration of whether Space is Investable. Issue #2 is already underway.
Invest Like The Best
Ep.361
Investing for a Higher Purpose
Cyan Banister is a partner at Long Journey Ventures. We cover why spirituality is an increasingly investable area, the power of staying curious in the face of adversity, and her best life and investing stories about everything from Uber to Bill Murray.
02.20.2024
Founders
Ep.333
#333 Red Bull’s Billionaire Maniac Founder: Dietrich Mateschitz
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading The Red Bull Story by Wolfgang Fürweger.
01.08.2024
Joys of Compounding
Ep.18
The Art of Compounding
Mitch Rales is the co-founder of Danaher. We cover the formula behind four decades of compounding success, why benchmarking and continuous adaptation are essential to building a winning organization, and the fishing trip that inspired his philanthropy.
04.29.2024
Business Breakdowns
Ep.161
AMETEK: Industrial Excellence
Nael Fakhry is the Co-CIO of the Osterweis Capital Management Growth and Income Strategy. We cover AMETEK's growth model, what Constellation Software was able to learn from it, and how its decentralized operating structure differs from other industrial conglomerates.
05.01.2024
Founders
Ep.298
#298 I had lunch with Sam Zell
David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from having lunch with Sam Zell and reading Zeckendorf: The Autobiography of The man Who Played a Real-Life Game of Monopoly.
04.10.2023
Invest Like The Best
Ep.355
A Conversation with Charlie Munger & John Collison
Charlie Munger was the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. In this conversation with Stripe's John Collison, recorded last year, he shares the ingredients for long-term business success, his thoughts on American society writ large, and what makes Berkshire special.
12.05.2023
Joys of Compounding
Ep.22
The Art of Accel-ing
Rich Wong is a General Partner at Accel. We cover the research process that led to his early investment in Atlassian, why Accel chose to focus on bootstrapping early-stage companies, how the venture ecosystem is changing, and why policy and philanthropy are so important.
10.21.2024