What It Takes
Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
The Blackstone co-founder on building one of the world's largest investment firms.
Stephen Schwarzman co-founded Blackstone and built it into one of the largest investment firms in the world. His memoir covers the deals, the near-disasters and the operating principles he drew from them, along with his later philanthropy in education and AI research. Eric Schmidt recommended it, saying it reveals how Schwarzman achieved a rare kind of leverage across multiple fields.
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Eric Schmidt
His new book reveals how he has achieved the rarest kind of leverage in multiple fields.
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