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A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was....

This new, completely updated edition brings the numbers up to date and continues to teach the basics of finance to managers who need to use financial data to drive their business....

In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device....

In Plunder, an authoritative exposé of private equity, Brendan Ballou explains what it is, how it kills businesses and jobs, how the government helps, and how we stop it....

Every iconic tech company was once a startup. And while these companies like to paint an origin story full of surefooted confidence, the truth is usually something different: the early life of most startups is pure chaos....

In Secrets of Sand Hill Road, Kupor explains exactly how VCs decide where and how much to invest, and how entrepreneurs can get the best possible deal and make the most of their relationships with VCs....

You’ve got big dreams for your business, but the odds are not in your favor. You’re struggling to scale. Sometimes, it’s hard to stay profitable. You know you need expert advice to grow....

From the New York Times bestselling author of More Money Than God comes the astonishingly frank and intimate story of Silicon Valley’s dominant venture-capital firms—and how their strategies and fates have shaped the path of innovation and the global economy....

With interest rates rising, your cash could now finally earn you some interest income. Well…it could…but it may not be doing so. You see, many financial institutions are not passing along higher interest to their customers....

Super Founders uses a data-driven approach to understand what really differentiates billion-dollar start-ups from the rest - revealing that nearly everything we thought was true about them is false....

Whorton's story, combined with his Evergreen 7Ps framework, offers practical steps to create and lead enduring businesses.

Valuation is at the heart of any investment decision, whether that decision is to buy, sell, or hold. In The Little Book of Valuation, expert Aswath Damodaran explains the techniques in language that any investor can understand....

One of Silicon Valley's most successful angel investors shares his rules for investing in start-ups....

The financial establishment---banks and investment bankers, such as Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Lehman, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley....

While most business thinkers focus on the endgame, Snider demonstrates that your successful exit is based on what you do now to unlock the value trapped in your business....

In the constantly evolving world of finance, a solid technical foundation is an essential tool for success....

The first true insider’s account of private equity reveals what it takes to thrive among the world’s hungriest dealmakers....

One of the nations' foremost financial consultants shares 78 proven ways to cut costs dramatically, send productivity through the roof, and, in just six months, double profits....

Mandelbrot has gotten to the bottom of how financial markets really work. In doing so, he describes the volatile, dangerous (and strangely beautiful) properties that financial experts have never before accounted for. The result is no less than the foundation for a new science of finance....

Warren Buffett is one of the best investors of all time. But what is his strategy? Buffett's 2-Step Stock Market Strategy breaks down Buffett’s two-step strategy and compiles his best investing principles, so that you can replicate his strategy when you invest in stocks....

Get money for your business! Learn the financing fast track strategies used by successful entrepreneurs and investors....

In The Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock, and Profit, professor and economist Aswath Damodaran guides listeners through the fundamentals and step-by-step process of picking winning companies to invest in.

Mastering Private Equity: Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments and Buyouts is the definitive guide to private equity for investors and finance professionals.

The leveraged credit market is currently valued at over $4 trillion and is one of the fastest-growing asset classes, fueling demand for well-trained credit analysts. This comprehensive manual teaches the skills to succeed in the dynamic and complex credit markets.

Former hedge fund analyst Megan Tobias Neely gives listeners an outsider's insider perspective on Wall Street and its enduring culture of inequality.