#69 Stephen Schwarzman: What It Takes

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman gives advice on attracting and assessing strong talent, making smart decisions, and how to press forward when the chips are down.

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0:00.0	And I believe the most important decision is to not lose money.
0:07.4	Some people care about the upside.
0:09.6	They don't worry much about the downside.
0:11.4	If they think the upside is great, I like to start the reverse, sort of like a doctor.
0:17.3	You know, do no harm.
0:20.1	Hello and welcome.
0:27.2	I'm Shane Parrish and this is the knowledge project.
0:29.8	A podcast exploring the ideas, methods and mental models that help you master the best
0:34.8	of what other people have already figured out.
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0:43.5	The knowledge project aims to explore pretty much everything from science and history
0:47.3	to relationships and decision-making, all with the goal of helping you better understand
0:51.6	yourself and the world around you so that you can live a more meaningful and conscious
0:55.4	life.
0:56.6	You truly want to master the best of what other people have already figured out and that's
1:00.4	not limited to one particular domain.
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1:22.6	Today I'm speaking with Stephen Schwartzman, the CEO of Blackstone Group, one of the largest
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