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Ben Mezrich's 2009 best seller The Accidental Billionaires is the definitive account of Facebook's founding - and the basis for the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network. Two of the story's iconic characters are Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss: identical twins, Olympic rowers, and legal foils to Mark Zuckerberg. Bitcoin Billionaires is the story of the brothers' redemption and revenge in the wake of their epic legal battle with Facebook - and the first great book from the world of bitcoin.  

Listen to what happened next in the follow-up to the best-selling The Wolf of Wall Street, now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese. In the 1990s Jordan Belfort became one of the most infamous names in American finance: a brilliant, conniving stock chopper. He was the Wolf of Wall Street, whose life of greed, power and excess was so outrageous it could only be true; no-one could make this up! But the day Jordan was arrested and taken away in handcuffs was not the end of the madness. Catching the Wolf of Wall Street tells of what happened next.

La réalité ne se vend pas et pourtant elle est tellement plus authentique👌 ! Ce Pocast est un échange sans filtre avec des personnes inspirantes comme vous: Entrepreneurs, influenceurs, artistes, ou digital nomades. Ils nous racontent leurs parcours de vie REEL, leur visions sur différents sujets loin des vendeurs de rêves afin de rappeler que travail et persévérence sont souvent les clés du succès....🔑 Je recevrais un invité tous les 15 jours provenant de secteurs d'activités différents qui nous racontera son histoire...🎙️ Les thématiques sont diverses et variées avec...

LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2021 In this compelling story of lies, greed and tarnished idealism, two Wall Street Journal reporters investigate a man who Bill Gates, Western governments, and other investors entrusted...

Story of a middle class woman Formula4 racer Shriya Lohia from India Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A "normal" Caribbean hurricane travels from east to west, but Lenny was anything but normal. Spawned south of Cuba in 1999, this late-season storm defied all predictions by moving steadily east toward the Leeward Islands. Eventually building almost to Category 5 strength, Lenny squatted for two days between the Virgin Islands and St. Martin, whipping the ocean with 155 mile-per-hour winds and sixty-foot seas.

Ugly Americans is the true story of John Malcolm, a Princeton graduate who traveled halfway around the world in search of the American dream and pulled off a trade that could be described as the biggest deal in the history of the financial markets. Without speaking a word of Japanese, with...

A riveting true story of industrial espionage in which a Chinese-born scientist is pursued by the U.S. government for trying to steal trade secrets, by a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction. In September 2011, sheriff’s deputies in Iowa encountered three ethnic Chinese men near a...

Christened a potential saviour of Silicon Valley's start-up culture, Adam Neumann was set to take WeWork, his office-share company disrupting the commercial real estate market, public, cash out on the company's $47 billion valuation, and break the string of major start-ups unable to deliver to shareholders. But as employees knew, and investors soon found out, WeWork's capital was built on promises that the company was more than a real estate purveyor, that in fact it was a transformational technology company.

The only guide you need to build a podcast from scratch with tips, techniques and stories from the pioneers of podcasting, by expert and early adopter Gilly Smith. From This American Life's Ira Glass and George the Poet to the teams behind My Dad Wrote a Porno and Table Manners with Jessie Ware, this practical book is packed full of exclusive, behind-the-scenes advice and informative, inspiring stories that will teach you how to tell the greatest stories in the world. 

Leaders in Disguise shares honest founder stories and insights from business leaders about leadership challenges and mental health. Each fortnight, hear authentic experiences of burnout, resilience, and leadership culture that reveal what it truly takes to lead under pressure. If you're a founder, executive, or people leader seeking real talk on overcoming leadership obstacles, this podcast is for you. Subscribe and listen at garyparsons.uk

In this breathtaking adventure, featuring colorful characters from showbusiness alongside royalty, the IRA and even Pablo Escobar, Clifford Thurlow reveals Keith Cheeseman's incredible true story for the first time.

A podcast by the team at Harris and Ward, a Digital Marketing and SEO Agency, where we share the real stories of small businesses. Visit harrisandward.com for more details.

We all face challenges in our lives, how do some people harness personal resilience to turn those challenges into powerful results?Join us as we dig into stories on resilience, hope and joy, and uncover personal growth lessons we each can use in our own lives.#resilience #personalgrowth #Grit #Resilient

We sit down with Wes, who was working call centers as a broker for clients wanting to sell their time shares. Wes would sell the time share and keep the money and or the time share never existed. He made 24.5 million selling fake dreams of a time share that did not exist or the client would never get. He was spending $30,000 a week at the club at one point. In the end the mother of his first child ended up contacting the police about his operation. The was the beginning of the end. When indicted he was known as the "King Of Wire Fraud" at the time. This is a true story.

The "HOA - It's A True Story" podcast was created as an educational platform to spread knowledge and insights about the HOA and multifamily industries. It is presented by the team at G.B. Group Construction, who draw on their 35 years of experience in multifamily housing to share trending information. The podcast features guests who are industry experts, providing valuable perspectives on this specialized field, along with a few entertaining stories.

"Making partner at a law firm is like winning a pie-eating contest, only to find out the prize is more pie." It is nigh impossible to escape your first year of law school without encountering this legal proverb. But, how much truth is there to it? From the largely titular to the bankrolled buy-ins, we’re talking to partners from all walks of law to find out how they did it, what it was like, and what you need to know about making partner in the modern legal market. Join us for engaging interviews with successful lawyers, recovering lawyers, and partner-track attorneys that chose a different ...

"The Reporter: True Stories" is a new podcast series hosted by veteran journalist Gary Adshead. With a career spanning four decades, Adshead has stood on the frontlines of journalism, tackling a vast array of Western Australia's most notorious stories, from murder investigations and national espionage to heroic rescues and missing person cases. In this gripping new series, Adshead and fellow newshound Michael Thomson bring listeners behind the headlines, offering a unique glimpse into the life of a reporter, unpacking the challenges, triumphs, and complicated realities of pursuing the truth. ...

Successful women in media, entertainment, and technology — along with male allies — talk with host Zena Burns about the advice they'd give their younger selves when they were coming up in their careers.

Beans2Billions – A podcast about inspiring stories of entrepreneurs and sales professionals who’ve risen from humble beginnings, overcome obstacles, and achieved remarkable success.Each episode features interviews with self-made achievers who share their hard-earned insights and practical advice on Sales, Negotiation, Business, Internet Marketing, Personal Finance, and more. Whether you're striving for your breakthrough or searching for motivation to keep going, this podcast offers the tools and stories to help you succeed.Transform your beans into billions—one episode at a time!