Book · recommended on 3 episodes
What It Takes
Stephen Schwarzman ISBN 9780701147631
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Stephen Schwarzman ISBN 9780701147631
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This book by Stephen Schwarzman has come up 3 times on Lex Fridman. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman, Saagar Enjeti, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-05-15 and the most recent from 2024-12-08. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Cramer tells the life stories of the principal primary candidates, including Bush, Dole, Biden, Dukakis, and Gary Hart.
“so a book recommendation it's called what it takes and uh It Was Written in 1988 and there's actually a long chapter on Joe Biden”— Saagar Enjeti
The guest here is Saagar Enjeti: Political commentator and journalist, co-host of Breaking Points with Krystal Ball and of The Realignment podcast. A voracious reader of history whose analysis draws heavily on presidential biographies and political-science classics. Saagar Enjeti traces the history behind Trump's 2024 win, MAGA, DOGE, immigration, and the realignment of American politics through a historian's lens.
“i recommend his recent book called what it takes that tells stories and lessons from his personal journey”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Stephen Schwarzman: CEO and co-founder of Blackstone, one of the world's leading investment firms managing over $530 billion. A philanthropist and signer of the Giving Pledge who donated $350 million to launch MIT's College of Computing. Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman on going big, reading people, philanthropy, China, and steering AI toward good.
“one of the things i i believe in and put it in the the book what it takes”— guest
The guest here is Stephen Schwarzman: CEO and co-founder of Blackstone, one of the world's leading investment firms managing over $530 billion. A philanthropist and signer of the Giving Pledge who donated $350 million to launch MIT's College of Computing. Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman on going big, reading people, philanthropy, China, and steering AI toward good.
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