Book · 2008 · Business & Economics
The Partnership
The Making of Goldman Sachs
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Um if you haven't read, I highly recommend reading the book The Partnership uh which is written by a guy named Charles Ellis which chronicles Goldman's nearly 160ear history.
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The Partnership by Charles D. Ellis is a comprehensive historical account examining the inner workings and cultural evolution of Goldman Sachs. The host recommended the book on the a16z Podcast during a February 2026 episode featuring Ben Horowitz and David Solomon, which was titled Why Scale Is The Only Thing That Matters. Urging listeners who had not yet read the volume to pick it up, the speaker praised the work for thoroughly chronicling the nearly 160-year history of the prominent financial institution. The book was woven into a wider conversation concerning corporate scale, organizational longevity, and the foundational elements that allow elite enterprises to endure and dominate their respective industries over multiple generations. By drawing attention to Charles Ellis's detailed chronicle, the podcast provided listeners with valuable historical context on how institutional excellence, strategic discipline, and massive scale are achieved and maintained at the highest levels of global finance and corporate leadership.
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“Um if you haven't read, I highly recommend reading the book The Partnership uh which is written by a guy named Charles Ellis which chronicles Goldman's nearly 160ear history.”
