#55 Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer
What I learned from reading Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer by Stephen Dando-Collins
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Unlike Vanderbilt's other adversaries William Walker was not afraid of Cornelius when he should have been [0:01]
Setting up the war between Cornelius Vanderbilt and William Walker [7:32]
William Walker's impressive resume [16:44]
Betrayal: "Gentlemen, You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you." [27:04]
Walker takes Vanderbilt's property. Walker thinks the law protects him. Vanderbilt doesn't care about the law [39:27]
Garrison's counter move against Cornelius Vanderbilt [44:36]
Vanderbilt funds several Central American governments to destroy William Walker [52:51]
The power of having a singular focus on a goal but remaining flexible on the tactics to get there [1:02:10]
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What I learned from reading Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer by Stephen Dando-Collins
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Unlike Vanderbilt's other adversaries William Walker was not afraid of Cornelius when he should have been [0:01]
Setting up the war between Cornelius Vanderbilt and William Walker [7:32]
William Walker's impressive resume [16:44]
Betrayal: "Gentlemen, You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you." [27:04]
Walker takes Vanderbilt's property. Walker thinks the law protects him. Vanderbilt doesn't care about the law [39:27]
Garrison's counter move against Cornelius Vanderbilt [44:36]
Vanderbilt funds several Central American governments to destroy William Walker [52:51]
The power of having a singular focus on a goal but remaining flexible on the tactics to get there [1:02:10]
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Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. Get access to Founders Notes here.
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“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — Gareth
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