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How Obsession Built Christopher Nolan Jul 25, 2026 · 6 mentions

  • ▶ 17:06 David Senra So think about Jim Simons, founder of Renaissance Technologies. 6 times in the scene

The Creative Genius of Rick Rubin Jan 8, 2026 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 7:25 David Senra Jim Simons, the founder of Renaissance technologies and Elon Musk, and both of them, what they would do is when they needed time to think, they would find a quiet place, usually in the dark, and they would lay on their back flat. 2 times in the scene

How Elon Works Aug 27, 2025 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 52:45 David Senra So Jim Simons, the founder of Renaissance technologies. 3 times in the scene

How Tamara Mellon Built Jimmy Choo Jun 8, 2025 · 4 mentions

  • ▶ 6:43 David Senra And this is actually an idea from Jim Simons, just an episode on him. 4 times in the scene

Lessons from Jeff Bezos's Shareholder Letters May 21, 2025 · 1 mention

The Greatest Moneymaker of All Time: Jim Simons May 13, 2025 · 210 mentions

  • ▶ 0:00 David Senra Jim Simons created the world's greatest money-making machine. 12 times in the scene
  • ▶ 1:40 David Senra By the time Jim is 14, he starts to say out loud to other people that he's just really in love with math. 22 times in the scene
  • ▶ 4:01 David Senra And while he's working on his dissertation, while he's working on his PhD, this is when he starts getting interested in markets and 22 times in the scene
  • ▶ 9:10 David Senra This is why they, they reference anytime you read anything about Jim, they'll reference him as a mathematician and a code breaker. 27 times in the scene
  • ▶ 15:12 David Senra So they hired Jim at 30 to build. 14 times in the scene
  • ▶ 21:29 David Senra Now we see Jim Simons, you know, no, no, don't, don't take the risk. 22 times in the scene
  • ▶ 26:54 David Senra They followed that move with accurate predictions on the Japanese yen, the Dutch mark, the Swiss franc gains that had investors calling Simons with congratulations and encouragement as the fun grew by tens of millions of dollars from a… 22 times in the scene
  • ▶ 34:08 David Senra And so now Jim has to recruit a new partner. 18 times in the scene
  • ▶ 41:49 David Senra He he's just complaining about Simon's all the time at this part, they're still managing outside money. 19 times in the scene
  • ▶ 49:57 David Senra Simon's viewpoint can be 18 times in the scene
  • ▶ 57:57 David Senra Now, this is very fascinating how Simon structured the medallion fund. 12 times in the scene
  • ▶ 1:03:41 David Senra And then in 2020, he published his five guiding principles, which I think are excellent. 2 times in the scene
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