Founders: #413 How To Run Down A Dream

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[00:00] A: Sam was born in the Netherlands, where his father was working at the time. But he grew up mostly in Marlow, Oklahoma, a town with a population just under 5,000. Sam's dad worked for an oil and gas company. Sam was gifted with intelligence and was his high school's valedictorian from an early age. He loved numbers. He loved math. He was fascinated by the power of exponential growth. At the University of Oklahoma, he majored in finance. He loved sports. He briefly considered becoming a coach, but if you'd asked him at the time, Sam probably would have told you he wanted to become…

Founders: #413 How To Run Down A Dream

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