The First Tycoon
by T.J. Stiles
Cornelius Vanderbilt, from Staten Island ferryman to steamships to railroads, and the invention of the modern corporation along the way. Pulitzer winner; the business history is as compelling as the man.
Read it if…
you want the first great American capitalist.
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Skip it if…
you want a modern figure.
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Three things you will actually use
- Compete on price until they pay you to stop.
- Own the choke point.
- Reinvent at seventy if necessary.
Do this first
Read the chapters on the Nicaragua route.
Our verdict
The first tycoon.
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