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Navin: Unimpressed by Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman's Book

Aaron Navin · FinTech Helps Hotel Bed Owners in US Hedge FX Risk Selling to Travelers in Other Countries · Dec 29, 2022 · at 20:46

Grain founder Aaron Navin answers rapid-fire questions from Nathan Latka regarding business leaders and books he has studied.

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“Read lately Stephen Schwarzman from Blackstone. Which I wasn't really impressed, actually, but that was the latest one I read.”

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