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Transcript: John Hope Bryant

The Big Picture

And so these were two stories, maybe three, before I’m 9-years-old of bad economics, bad culture, and a bad business plan. By the way, there’s a difference between an entrepreneur and a businessman or a business woman. Different risk tolerance and different business plan. They have a dumb business plan.

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Transcript: Ilana Weinstein

The Big Picture

Their mainstay financial services practice, which was banking and equities, fell off a cliff. And we were invited to pitch for the business of what was one of the most exciting hedge funds at the time. We do case studies, idea pitches, mock portfolios, business plans.

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Transcript: Howard Lindzon

The Big Picture

And I’m like, dad, I found I need 25 grand to get going and my dad said send me a business plan. I went to business school RITHOLTZ: He just wanted you to go through the exercise. LINDZON: No, so obviously, I did the business plan, I’m kidding. RITHOLTZ: 2004, 2005. RITHOLTZ: Yes. LINDZON: Yes.

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