#377 Expanding A Family Dynasty: Marcus Wallenberg Jr.

There's two ideas in this book that are repeated. Marcus Wallenberg Jr. prioritized investing in technology. and surrounding yourself with great people. That is actually something that multiple generations of the Wallenbergs would repeat. And I've been telling you lately that there's a lot of similarities that I noticed between people like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos. And Jensen Wong last week.

And now I would add Marcus Swallenberg Junior to that list as well. And it starts with Jeff Bezos' very first shareholder, where Jeff Bezos emphasizes the importance of having the very best team. He wrote. Setting the bar high in our approach to hiring has been and will continue to be the single most important element of Amazon's success. You will hear

Here, Marcus Wallenberg Jr. see something very similar to that. Jeff's focus on talent is very similar to this quote that I actually found that Steve Jobs gave in an interview that very same year in nineteen ninety seven. This is what Steve said. says I think I've consistently figured out who the really smart people were to hang around with. You must find extraordinary people.

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