Sekinger: Almost all billionaires built their wealth through private equity in private companies
Jeff Sekinger · You Can't Shoot a Cannon From a Canoe and He Proved It at $60M · Jul 23, 2024 · at 39:54
Jeff Sekinger, founder of Nerp, argues that starting a private company is the fastest path to significant wealth creation.
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“Pretty much almost every billionaire has been built through private equity, which is through their private company.”
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