How To Lose A Few Billion Dollars: The Life Story of Samuel Insull

What I learned from reading "Insull: The Rise and Fall of A Billionaire Utility Tycoon" (https://a.co/d/hpcHitW) by Forrest McDonald. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/90156616/senra-336-how-to-lose-a-few-billion-dollars-samuel-insull David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

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Apr 23, 20241h 25mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: April 23, 2024
Duration: 1h 25m
Channel: Founders Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What I learned from reading "Insull: The Rise and Fall of A Billionaire Utility Tycoon" (https://a.co/d/hpcHitW) by Forrest McDonald. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/90156616/senra-336-how-to-lose-a-few-billion-dollars-samuel-insull David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

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David Senra
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Host and creator of the Founders Podcast, known for narrating biographies of iconic entrepreneurs and business leaders.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, How To Lose A Few Billion Dollars: The Life Story of Samuel Insull explores samuel Insull: Utility Titan Who Lost Everything Through Excessive Leverage Senra presents Insull as an industry builder on par with Rockefeller, Ford, Morgan and Carnegie, who made electricity cheap and abundant by pursuing scale, monopoly and low prices.

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