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My Favorite Part from Ray Dalio's Book Principle's

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I’m in the middle of reading Ray Dalio’s book Principles. I’ve just come on a part I really like where Dalio describes what shapers are. I’ve copy and pasted the entire text below. Background: Within a few decades, Ray Dalio built Bridgewater from a tiny investment office ran out of his apartment to the largest hedgefund in the world with thousands of employees. Dalio was, obviously, the force behind the company. So, as he got ready for retirement, Dalio and his team had to figure out how to find someone(s) to replace him. In doing this, Dalio started to research “shapers,” which he defined as someone who comes up with unique and valuable visions and builds them out, typically over the doubts and opposition of others. These are folks like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. People who’ve made huge dents in the world. Anyway, here’s how Dalio describes shapers. I’ve highlighted my favorite parts: It turns out they have a lot in common. They are all independent thinkers who do not let anything or

I’m in the middle of reading Ray Dalio’s book Principles . I’ve just come on a part I really like where Dalio describes what shapers are. I’ve copy and pasted the entire text below. Background : Within a few decades, Ray Dalio built Bridgewater from a tiny investment office ran out of his apartment to the largest hedgefund in the world with thousands of employees. Dalio was, obviously, the force behind the company. So, as he got ready for retirement, Dalio and his team had to figure out how to find someone(s) to replace him. In doing this, Dalio started to research &#82

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