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February 10, 2025 75 mins

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Gregory Zuckerman is one of the Wall Street Journal GOATS and as well has authored plenty of wonderful books. He pulls back many of the hidden curtains of wall st. The big egos, the big enigmatic personalities, and naturally as well, the big brilliance behind these masters of the universe types. None for emblematic than Jim Simon’s, the central character of todays podcast.

Theres a podcast called, Acquired, which did a fantastic episode of RenTech (if you want more), the boys over there also relied heavily on Greg’s work to put the episode together. 

00:00 - Gregory Zuckerman
01:27 - Secrecy All The Way Down
06:27 - Acquired
08:02 - Obscure Datasets
15:07 - It Will Take Longer Than You Think
20:04 - Jim’s Eye For Talent
22:27 - Discoveries From Within RenTech
28:54 - Greg's Admiration For Jim & 50+ Year Olds Making It
35:27 - Nassim Taleb
39:01 - Consequences Of Size
41:47 - Acquired Podcast & Bob Mercer
44:07 - Politics Infecting Interpersonal Dynamics
46:07 - Super Quants Can’t Recreate RenTech
50:47 - Journalism As Sales
53:17 - How Does One Conduct A Good Interview?
57:37 - The Most Important Question About RenTech Noone Asks
59:13 - Decline Of Journalism
1:11:14 - The Role Of Serendipity In Greg’s Life

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