#352 J. Paul Getty: The Richest Private Citizen in America

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David Senra

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🗓️ 15 June 2024

⏱️ 90 minutes

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What I learned from reading As I See it: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty by J. Paul Getty.

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0:00.0	In this episode about Jay Paul Getty, you're going to hear that Getty made it a priority to build relationships with other top entrepreneurs and business people.
0:08.0	In fact, he was so dedicated to this idea that he set up a thing that he calls the liaison center solely for this purpose.
0:15.2	I am doing something similar with the founder events that I'm hosting if you want to
0:20.1	come build relationships with other founders, investors, and executives that listen to
0:24.4	founders podcast, make sure you come to a founders event. There is one happening in beautiful
0:30.0	Scotts Valley, California on July 29th through the 31st, and another one happening in Austin, Texas on September 27th through the 29th.
0:39.6	These events are all inclusive, which means all you have to do is get yourself there and I take
0:44.1	care of the rest.
0:45.1	So your lodging, your meals, access to every talk and session, everything is included.
0:49.6	If you want to come hang out with me and other founders and investors for two days make
0:53.4	you go to founders podcast dot com for slash events that's founders podcast
0:57.7	dot com forward slash events and sign up hope to see you there and I hope you
1:02.2	enjoy this episode on Jay Paul Getty.
1:07.2	You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help the wage earner
1:11.4	by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot further the
1:15.0	Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred. You cannot help the poor by
1:20.2	destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative.
1:28.6	You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
1:35.0	I accept these tenets wholeheartedly without reservation.
1:39.0	That is an excerpt from the book that we talked about to talk to about today that is John Paul Getty
1:43.3	actually quoting Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln is the one that said those words and that comes from the
1:47.8	book that we talked about today which is as I see it the autobiography of j Paul Getty. This book is incredible for a number of reasons.
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