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Hamilton Resources

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How to Make a Few Billion DollarsBrad Jacobs

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Recurring themes

Cultural Integration Before Operations, Radical Acceptance in Decision Making, AI Disruption Risk Assessment

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We sold Amerex in 1983, and I moved from New York to London the next year to start an oil trading company, Hamilton Resources, also privately owned. Hamilton generated about $1 billion a year in revenue, and we made thi…

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"We sold Amerex in 1983, and I moved from New York to London the next year to start an oil trading company, Hamilton Resources, also privately owned. Hamilton generated about $1 billion a year in revenue, and we made this money through an opportunistic combination of crude oil trading, countertrade, pre-finance, and refinery-processing deals."

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars

Themes

Cultural Integration Before Operations Radical Acceptance in Decision Making AI Disruption Risk Assessment Tech-First Consolidation Play Non-Judgmental Concentration Discipline Meditation as Business Edge Speed as Competitive Weapon Fragmented Industry Roll-Up Obscene Profits Industry Selection Problems as Value Creation Assets Customer Dream Tech Discovery Big Hairy Deal Hunting Big Trend Right Everything Else Wrong Integration Math and Music Balance