The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

February 23, 2024

Duration

52m

Channel

Founders Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What I learned from rereading "The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig" (https://a.co/d/4pXq5QA) by Jerry Shields. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/60865316/senra-daniel-ludwig-an-invisible-billionaire David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

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• David Senra

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  Host of the Founders Podcast, known for narrating and analyzing biographies of legendary entrepreneurs.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig explores daniel Ludwig: Frugal Shipping Titan Who Built Secret Billion-Dollar Empire Ludwig started his first business at 19 in 1916, learned ships and marine mechanics early, and repeatedly bought distressed assets cheaply, including surplus government ships bought with only 10% down.

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