Steve Forbes and the Billionaire's Mind

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James Altucher

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🗓️ 2 June 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

James Altucher sits down with Steve Forbes, the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, to explore the traits and strategies that define billionaires. Steve shares his wealth of knowledge from years of curating the Forbes 400 list, offering a rare glimpse into the minds and habits of the world's richest individuals. This conversation is not just about money; it’s about understanding the relentless drive, innovative thinking, and strategic decisions that set billionaires apart. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a business leader, or someone fascinated by success stories, this episode offers unparalleled insights you won't find anywhere else.

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0:00.0	Steve Forbes is probably the world's expert on billionaires. Every year for the past 6,000 years or so,
0:14.7	Forbes magazine publishes their Forbes 400,
0:17.1	which is the 400 richest people on the planet.
0:19.8	I don't actually always agree with the list,
0:22.2	which I tell Steve Steve like I think sometimes
0:24.0	they're missing information he disagrees with me but he always has very interesting insights
0:28.9	into what makes up a billionaire this is obviously something I'm fascinated with because I wrote the book,
0:35.2	Think Like a billionaire. We have a great conversation here it is.
0:48.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host. This is the James Altager show. must have made for interesting copy. Oh yeah, yeah, that was a great, great podcast with Ken Lengone.
1:06.0	And now I have Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, and of course your family started Forbes magazine and of
1:14.0	which is my favorite magazine in the in the finance business but like
1:19.4	everybody else I'm so excited every year when the billionaires list comes out. Why do you think everybody's so
1:25.6	fascinated to see, oh, who came in first this year? Who are the new billionaires? Like, there's this
1:30.8	fascination with who's a billionaire.
1:34.0	Well, people are always interested in people and interested in people who do things.
1:39.0	People they may not know about or people they have heard of.
1:43.2	And it's also interesting to see who is rising up,
1:46.9	who is creating things, how this wealth is created
1:50.1	on our global billionaires list,
1:52.1	as well as the Forbes 400 richest list
1:55.2	which comes out in the fall
1:57.6	most of those people are entrepreneurs they are self-made
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