Vanderbilt
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Vanderbilt and Rockefeller praised Jay Gould as America's smartest businessman
“Vanderbilt told a newspaper that Gold was the smartest man in America. Rockefeller, when asked who he thought had the best head for business, answered Jay Gold.”
Spitz: Vanderbilt Endowment Held VC and International Equities in 1985
“So when I got there in 1985, you know, we had a couple percent in venture capital. We had some real estate exposure, traditional stocks and bonds. We had a large international exposure, which wasn't all that common at that point. So we were actually, you know,…”
Belch: Four out of five pitched college teams bought STRIVR immediately
“So after spring ball ended, or in the, excuse me, in the middle of the two sessions that Stanford does, I went on the road, and I went to Auburn, Arkansas, Clemson, Vanderbilt, and Dartmouth. I went to those five schools in a seven-day period. Just got on a pl…”