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#303 Rose Blumkin (Warren Buffett's Favorite Founder) - Colossus

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Episode 303: #303 Rose Blumkin (Warren Buffett’s Favorite Founder) Founders Episode 303 Hosted by David Senra 05.14.2023 David Senra is the host of Founders, where he studies history's greatest entrepreneurs. This is what he learned from reading The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CEOs and Directors by Karen Linder. What I learned from reading The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CEOs and Directors by Karen Linder. ---- This episode is brought to you by Meter: Meter is the easiest way for your business to get fast, secure, and reliable internet and WiFi in any commercial space. Go to meter.com/founders ---- I have these bronze busts of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger in my home. If you want them in your house or office go to https://www.berkshirenerds.store. A fun side project by my friends at Tiny. ---- Follow one of my favorite podcasts: Invest Like the Best and listen to ep

Introduction The tale of Rose Blumkin is a quintessential immigrant success story. She was born in a village near Minsk, Russia. She and her seven siblings lived in a two-room log cabin and had to sleep on straw mats. Her father was a rabbi and spent his days in religious study. Her mother ran a small general store. “My father was so religious”, she said, “that my mother had to support us. He only prayed”. Rose never attended school. She started helping her mother in the store at the age of six. She once woke up in the middle of the night and saw her mother washing clothes and baking bread for

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