Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2021-05-25

Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Justin Fishner-Wolfson: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #227

Justin Fishner-Wolfson - Secondary Investing in Private Markets - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 227]

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My guest today is Justin Fishner-Wolfson, founder of 137 Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on providing liquidity solutions to founders, investors, and employees of private businesses.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended Liftoff by Eric Berger, and discussed 7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   7 Powers

   Hamilton Helmer · at 28:41 · mentioned 2 times

   7 Powers is a strategic business book by Hamilton Helmer that outlines the core moats and compounding advantages required to build durable enterprises.

   Discussed

   “Say a bit more about your method for evaluating these potential sources of defensibility? So got some of these famous frameworks now, like I think we both like Hamilton Helmers, Seven Powers, or there's lots of terminology for these things.”

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   Liftoff

   Eric Berger · at 42:13

   Liftoff by Eric Berger is a non-fiction account detailing the dramatic early days, engineering milestones, and foundational struggles of SpaceX.

   Recommended

   “I recently read, speaking of SpaceX, it's a very good book called Liftoff about the early days of building and engineering. 2008 was a long time ago that you first started getting involved with the business, fairly early days.”

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