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Plus, lessons learned as the Managing Editor of the Huffington Post. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Author Interviews • Jimmy Soni 52 min read #51 Commonstock: Building the investment platform to rule them all and getting acquired by Yahoo! Finance with Founder David McDonough. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Commonstock 52 min read #82 On building Othership, the power of breathing, breath work, and creating belonging through community with Founder Robbie Bent. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Peak Performance 77 min read #24 Founding and scaling organic, vegan, paleo, and keto meal kit company Green Chef to a $150M+ acquisition by HelloFresh with Founder Michael Joseph. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Green Chef 52 min read Supercell Founder Ilkka Paananen's game design lecture at BAFTA. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Dec 31, 2024 • Incredible Speeches • Creativity • Leadership 9 min read Philosophy for Polar Explorers by famed South Pole and Mount Everest explorer Erling Kagge. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Dec 3, 2024 • Book Summaries • Leadership • Peak Performance 38 min read Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay on Self Reliance. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Dec 1, 2024 • Incredible Letters • Ralph Waldo Emerson • Leadership 3 min read Hamilton Helmer's Trades and Holdings in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Nov 14, 2024 • 13Fs of Great Investors • Hamilton Helmer • Strategy Capital 4 min read Sequoia Capital's Trades and Holdings in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Nov 14, 2024 • 13Fs of Great Investors • Sequoia Capital 3 min read Bill Gates' Trades and Holdings in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Nov 14, 2024 • 13Fs of Great Investors • Bill Gates • Michael Larsen 7 min read Brad Gerstner and Altimeter's Trades in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Nov 14, 2024 • 13Fs of Great Investors • Brad Gerstner • Altimeter 3 min read Stockbridge's Trades and Holdings in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. 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54 min read #152 The Founders: The story of PayPal and the entrepreneurs who shaped Silicon Valley from Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman to Peter Thiel with bestselling author Jimmy Soni. Plus, lessons learned as the Managing Editor of the Huffington Post. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Author Interviews • Jimmy Soni
52 min read #51 Commonstock: Building the investment platform to rule them all and getting acquired by Yahoo! Finance with Founder David McDonough. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Commonstock
52 min read #82 On building Othership, the power of breathing, breath work, and creating belonging through community with Founder Robbie Bent. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Peak Performance
77 min read #24 Founding and scaling organic, vegan, paleo, and keto meal kit company Green Chef to a $150M+ acquisition by HelloFresh with Founder Michael Joseph. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Green Chef
52 min read Supercell Founder Ilkka Paananen's game design lecture at BAFTA. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Dec 31, 2024 • Incredible Speeches • Creativity • Leadership
9 min read Philosophy for Polar Explorers by famed South Pole and Mount Everest explorer Erling Kagge. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Dec 3, 2024 • Book Summaries • Leadership • Peak Performance
38 min read Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay on Self Reliance. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Dec 1, 2024 • Incredible Letters • Ralph Waldo Emerson • Leadership
3 min read Hamilton Helmer's Trades and Holdings in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Nov 14, 2024 • 13Fs of Great Investors • Hamilton Helmer • Strategy Capital
4 min read Sequoia Capital's Trades and Holdings in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Nov 14, 2024 • 13Fs of Great Investors • Sequoia Capital
3 min read Bill Gates' Trades and Holdings in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Nov 14, 2024 • 13Fs of Great Investors • Bill Gates • Michael Larsen
7 min read Brad Gerstner and Altimeter's Trades in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Nov 14, 2024 • 13Fs of Great Investors • Brad Gerstner • Altimeter
3 min read Stockbridge's Trades and Holdings in Q3 2024 Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Nov 14, 2024 • 13Fs of Great Investors • Stockbridge
