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How companies grow from one bold idea

Most companies start as one founder's bet, and the money and power that follow reshape it. These curations look at how Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos built their companies, how equity fights shape a founding team, and why a few startups drive most venture capital returns.

Noam Wasserman's founder's dilemmas on equity and control

Noam Wasserman's Founder's Dilemmas is an overview of key decisions entrepreneurs face, including whether to have co-founders, how to split equity, and whether to raise money. The lessons answer how founders can think through choices about equity and control, and understand the personal tradeoffs involved. They connect early decisions with the longer course of building a company.

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How Amazon's Growth Reflected Jeff Bezos's Management Style

How Amazon's growth reflected Jeff Bezos's management style is a book that was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller and has been translated into more than 35 languages. It won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award in 2013.

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Why a few startups drive venture capital returns

Venture capital is a form of private equity financing where firms or funds invest in early stage companies for an ownership stake, despite high uncertainty and frequent failures. The lessons answer why a few startups drive venture capital returns and help readers understand how those outcomes shape a fund's overall results. They connect startup risk with the way investors think about returns across a portfolio.

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Walter Isaacson's biography Steve Jobs beyond the legend

Steve Jobs is the authorized biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, written by Walter Isaacson at Jobs's request and released in the United States by Simon & Schuster in 2011, 19 days after Jobs's death. How can a candid portrait help readers understand the person beyond the legend? The lessons consider how a more human account can shape understanding of a life and legacy.

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