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#341 Cornelius Vanderbilt (How his mind worked and why you wouldn't want to compete against him)
What I learned from rereading Tycoon's War: How Corn...
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Mar 11 2024 1h 5m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Vanderbilt was only interested in two things: making money and winningChapter 2 1 min
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. StilesChapter 3 59 sec
T he NEW Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charlie Munger. (FoundersChapter 4 59 sec
“If I had learned education. I would not have had time to learn anything else.”Chapter 5 2 mins
Vanderbilt wrote nothing down, keeping every detail of his business dealings in his head, and at any given time he knew his income and expenditures down to the last centChapter 6 4 mins
From Founders Notes. I asked the chat featureChapter 7 10 mins
The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig by Jerry Shields (Founders The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy Soni. (FoundersChapter 8 10 mins
Gentlemen, you have undertaken to cheat me. I won’t sue you, for the law is too slow. I’ll ruin you. Yours truly, Cornelius VanderbiltChapter 9 2 mins
He's turning everyone against Walker by appealing to their interests. He’s not saying do this for me to get my ships back. He appeals to their interests and aligns their interests with his ownChapter 10 59 sec
Vanderbilt had more money than all the Central American governments combinedChapter 11 24 mins
As far as my nature is concerned, I do not meet competition, I destroy competitors