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S5E7: Is this 'the World’s Craziest Investor'? Ex-FT Editor on SoftBank's CEO

S5E7: Is this 'the World’s Craziest Investor'? Ex-FT Editor on SoftBank's CEO

Update: 2024-12-02
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Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times, explores the story of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, known as Masa, in his book ‘Gambling Man’. Masa, a venture capitalist who has made and lost hundreds of billions through bold bets on technology, calls himself the world’s "craziest investor."

Lionel’s book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451627/gambling-man-by-barber-lionel/9780241582725


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S5E7: Is this 'the World’s Craziest Investor'? Ex-FT Editor on SoftBank's CEO

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