#402 Thomas Peterffy: The $80 Billion Founder Who Automates Everything
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Before a few days ago, I didn't know who Tomas Petterfeet was, and I was shocked to learn that he's eighty one years old. Eighty billion dollars and he's built his hundred and twenty billion dollar company, Interactive Brokers. into one of the most efficient companies in the world. So for example In two thousand twenty four.
They generated three point seven billion in profits. on just five point two billion in revenue. And I discovered Petrophy by reading this incredible profile about him that was written by Colossus. And I actually Couldn't put it down and immediately called my friend Patrick, who's the founder of Colossus and I told him That I wanted to make an episode
on Pederfee's incredible life story. So that is what this episode is about. I want to get right into the profile. Which will be linked below. And is written by Dom Cook. And so Dom writes I'm at the hundred and eight million dollar Aspen House of Tomas Pederfee. Once inside I find Peterfi hunched over his chair.
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