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3 Business Lessons from Jim Clayton’s First, a Dream
“If you have to swallow a frog, don’t look at it too long.” — Jim Clayton, quoting his grandfather Jim Clayton nearly lost everything. His assets were seized. He refused to waste time complaining about it or feeling sorry for himself. The morning after nearly losing it all, he met his wife and team at a…
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Competitive Advantage: How Bloomberg Builds Moats
“We give our customers what they need, not just what they have.” — Michael Bloomberg Today, it’s easy to look at Bloomberg and see a durable competitive advantage. But it wasn’t always that way. Far from it. In 1981, after being forced out of Salomon Brothers at age 39, Michael Bloomberg received roughly $10 million from…
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How to Achieve Success: What Michael Bloomberg Gets Right About Small Wins
“To succeed, you must string together many small incremental advances rather than count on hitting the lottery jackpot once.” — Michael Bloomberg If you’ve ever wondered how to achieve success, Michael Bloomberg’s answer is surprisingly simple: keep moving. In 1981, Michael Bloomberg left Salomon Brothers with $10 million and set up a tiny operation called Innovative…
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July Reading List: 5 Best Books I Read in July 2026
“If you don’t go, you don’t get.” — Ronnen Harary A quantitative investor. A serial acquirer. A business strategist. A Hollywood power broker. A toy entrepreneur. At first glance, they have almost nothing in common. Look closer, and a pattern appears. Each spent years pursuing opportunities others overlooked. Each hit dead ends. None treated them as…
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Dick’s Sporting Goods on Building a Good Company
“We need to build the concept that will kill Dick’s Sporting Goods.” — Ed Stack Industrial carpet manufacturer Ray Anderson faced an unexpected question in the mid-1990s. A customer asked what Interface was doing for the environment. He froze. The honest answer was nothing. Interface simply complied with environmental regulations. Then one book changed everything:…
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