How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

February 1, 2024

Duration

58m

Channel

Founders Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What I learned from reading "American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune" (https://a.co/d/jenT7XT) by Greg Steinmetz. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/12035577/senra-jay-gould-american-rascal David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

🎤 SPEAKERS

• David Senra

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  Host of the Founders Podcast, delivering solo narrated business-biography episodes and show updates.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune explores jay Gould: Poor Farm Boy Turned Wall Street's Ruthless Master Senra presents Jay Gould as a poor, smart, determined figure whose childhood of early deaths, poverty and an alcoholic father shaped his work ethic and lifelong sobriety.

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