Podcasts about his final years

Hamilton Helmer is one of the world's leading experts on business strategy and the author of the seminal book 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy, which provides a comprehensive framework for understanding what it really takes to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage. With more than three decades of experience in the strategic consulting industry, Hamilton has advised over 200 companies—from burgeoning startups to Fortune 100 giants—on how to identify, build, and leverage their unique strategic powers. In our conversation, we discuss:• Potential sources of power that startups should develop from an early stage• Common misconceptions among companies about the types of power they possess• How power relates to strategy• The difference between a moat and a power• Practical strategies for non-leaders to leverage insights about power and strategy in their work• AI's impact on competitive advantages and barriers to entry—Brought to you by:• WorkOS—Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs• Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security• Paragon—Ship every SaaS integration your customers want—Find the transcript and references at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/business-strategy-with-hamilton-helmer—Where to find Hamilton Helmer:• X: https://twitter.com/hamiltonhelmer• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamilton-helmer-42983/• Website: https://7powers.com/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Hamilton's background(04:08) When power becomes important(08:24) How strategy relates to power(12:09) How power informs strategy(14:46) The sequence of powers(21:13) Common misconceptions(24:39) Network effects vs. network economies(26:58) Uber's success(29:16) Moats vs. powers(31:12) Strategies for non-leaders to leverage power and strategy(37:51) Advice on how to become a strategic thinker(39:27) AI's impact on the seven powers(45:43) Why moving fast is not a power(50:24) Three things that create value in a company(51:16) The debt trajectory of the U.S.(56:35) Optimism for the future(59:25) Lightning round—Referenced:• 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy: https://www.amazon.com/7-Powers-Foundations-Business-Strategy/dp/0998116319• John von Neumann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann• Pearl Harbor: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor• Where the Japanese Went Wrong at Pearl Harbor: https://pearlharbor.org/blog/where-japanese-went-wrong-pearl-harbor/• The ‘7 Powers' of business success—from one of Netflix's early investors: https://www.qualitycompounders.com.au/post/the-7-powers-of-business-success-from-one-of-netflix-s-early-investors• 7 Powers: Foundations of Business Strategy (Key Takeaways): https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-powers-foundations-business-strategy-key-takeaways-nikita-maloo/• Strategy Capital: https://strategycapital.com/• Warren Buffett: https://www.forbes.com/profile/warren-buffett/• Charlie Munger: https://www.forbes.com/profile/charles-munger/• Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger: https://www.stripe.press/poor-charlies-almanack• Bill Gates reveals why Warren Buffett was an invaluable source of support during the stormiest period of his career: https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-interview-warren-buffett-support-microsoft-antitrust-lawsuit-2019-6•  Billionaire Warren Buffett's Secret Love Affair With Castles, Revealed: https://www.thestreet.com/opinion/billionaire-warren-buffett-s-secret-love-affair-with-castles-revealed-14290973• Netflix didn't kill Blockbuster—how Netflix almost lost the movie rental wars: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/22/how-netflix-almost-lost-the-movie-rental-wars-to-blockbuster.html• Michael Porter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professorporter/• What Is Strategy?: https://hbr.org/1996/11/what-is-strategy• TSMC: https://www.tsmc.com/english• Toyota Production System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Production_System• America will be left with ‘severe, irreversible scars' if national debt goes unchecked. Now, a blockbuster report warns the bill is higher than believed, hitting $141T by 2054: https://fortune.com/2024/04/01/america-social-economic-scars-us-debt-gomes-price/• Ben S. Bernanke: https://www.federalreservehistory.org/people/ben-s-bernanke• Forty-four of 50 U.S. states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down' taxes: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/10/states-wealth-inequality-taxes• Joseph A. Schumpeter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Schumpeter• Theory of Economic Development: https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Economic-Development-Science-Classics/dp/0878556982• The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe: https://www.amazon.com/Road-Reality-Complete-Guide-Universe/dp/0679776311• The Gene: An Intimate History: https://www.amazon.com/Gene-Intimate-History-Siddhartha-Mukherjee/dp/147673352X• American Fiction on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/American-Fiction-Jeffrey-Wright/dp/B0CQKR72NX• Farahan Sarouk rugs: https://nazmiyalantiquerugs.com/persian-sarouk-farahan-rugs/• Rory Sutherland on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorysutherland• Ogilvy: https://www.ogilvy.com/• Clint Eastwood quote: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/clint_eastwood_168005• Winston Churchill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill• Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece: https://www.amazon.com/Michelangelo-Gods-Architect-Greatest-Masterpiece/dp/0691195498• The Last Judgment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Judgment_(Michelangelo)• Theodore Roosevelt: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/theodore-roosevelt/—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. 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Lately we've been partying like it's 1499 - in that certain works of art are STILL too hot to handle. But was Michelangelo's “David” always scandalous? And what was our favorite ninja turtle's namesake really like? Professor and Michelangelo scholar William Wallace is here to enlighten us. Or, um, renaissance us. And then - you loved our chaotic maiden voyage, and now it's time for the return of Paula's Fact-Finding Fiesta! GUEST Professor William Wallace Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece HOUSE BAND David Keevil makesuwanna.com/home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 4th and final part of Humphrey Bogart, Bogey becomes Bogey! Navigating the industry and drinking with John Huston, Bogey gets on a hot streak doing the films that we all remember him for and marries the woman that he was always meant to be with. We also discuss the end of Bogey, and losing him much too soon. Bogey and Bacall, a fight with Warner Brothers, and becoming the highest paid movie star in the world, all on the big finale!! Subscribe to our Patreon for even more content: https://www.patreon.com/FilmHistoryTheHistoryOfFilm?fan_landing=true Chapters: Chapter 1: Intro 0:00-6:40 Chapter 2: When Are We 6:40-12:44 Chapter 3: Peek of his Career/Meeting Lauren Bacall 12:44- 24:49 Chapter 4: The Marriage To Bacall 24:49-37:26 Chapter 5: Living The Dream 37:26-45:36 Chapter 6: His Final Films 45:36-57:31 Chapter 7: His Final Years 57:31-1:06:31 Chapter 8: Closing 1:05:31-End --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/film-history/support

Most people are knowledgeable about the early accomplishments of Michelangelo, like his work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in his 30s. But the artist and architect worked well into his 80s, at a time when the average life expectancy was about 40 to 45 years. The latter part of Michelangelo’s career is the focus of a new book by Washington University Art History Professor William Wallace. It’s titled “Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece.”

Most people are knowledgeable about the early accomplishments of Michelangelo, like his work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in his 30s. But the artist and architect worked well into his 80s, at a time when the average life expectancy was about 40 to 45 years. The latter part of Michelangelo’s career is the focus of a new book by Washington University art history professor, William Wallace. It’s titled “Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece.”

At the start of The Grand Old Man of Baseball: Connie Mack in His Final Years, 1932-1956, the third volume of Norman L. Macht’s biography of baseball legend Connie Mack, the Philadelphia A’s which he owned and managed had just lost the 1931 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the start of The Grand Old Man of Baseball: Connie Mack in His Final Years, 1932-1956, the third volume of Norman L. Macht’s biography of baseball legend Connie Mack, the Philadelphia A’s which he owned and managed had just lost the 1931 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals. Though Mack would run the team for another eighteen seasons, never again would they win a pennant during his tenure. Macht chronicles the team’s struggles during the Great Depression to stay afloat, as Mack was forced to sell off his best players simply to meet his obligations. By the end of the decade, the improving economic conditions and the adoption of night games improved the financial picture, only for the outbreak of World War II to leave baseball hobbled once more. By the time the A’s contended for the pennant again in1948, the 86-year-old Mack was slowed by strokes and on the verge of a long-anticipated retirement, yet still managing from the dugout as best he could. Macht shows that, despite Mack’s willingness to innovate and experiment, his failure to embrace the farm system early on doomed his team to seasonal struggles to post winning records, while his decision to pass along management of the club to his sons Roy and Earle nearly bankrupted the organization and led to their move out of Philadelphia just a few years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the start of The Grand Old Man of Baseball: Connie Mack in His Final Years, 1932-1956, the third volume of Norman L. Macht’s biography of baseball legend Connie Mack, the Philadelphia A’s which he owned and managed had just lost the 1931 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals. Though Mack would run the team for another eighteen seasons, never again would they win a pennant during his tenure. Macht chronicles the team’s struggles during the Great Depression to stay afloat, as Mack was forced to sell off his best players simply to meet his obligations. By the end of the decade, the improving economic conditions and the adoption of night games improved the financial picture, only for the outbreak of World War II to leave baseball hobbled once more. By the time the A’s contended for the pennant again in1948, the 86-year-old Mack was slowed by strokes and on the verge of a long-anticipated retirement, yet still managing from the dugout as best he could. Macht shows that, despite Mack’s willingness to innovate and experiment, his failure to embrace the farm system early on doomed his team to seasonal struggles to post winning records, while his decision to pass along management of the club to his sons Roy and Earle nearly bankrupted the organization and led to their move out of Philadelphia just a few years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the start of The Grand Old Man of Baseball: Connie Mack in His Final Years, 1932-1956, the third volume of Norman L. Macht’s biography of baseball legend Connie Mack, the Philadelphia A’s which he owned and managed had just lost the 1931 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals. Though Mack would run the team for another eighteen seasons, never again would they win a pennant during his tenure. Macht chronicles the team’s struggles during the Great Depression to stay afloat, as Mack was forced to sell off his best players simply to meet his obligations. By the end of the decade, the improving economic conditions and the adoption of night games improved the financial picture, only for the outbreak of World War II to leave baseball hobbled once more. By the time the A’s contended for the pennant again in1948, the 86-year-old Mack was slowed by strokes and on the verge of a long-anticipated retirement, yet still managing from the dugout as best he could. Macht shows that, despite Mack’s willingness to innovate and experiment, his failure to embrace the farm system early on doomed his team to seasonal struggles to post winning records, while his decision to pass along management of the club to his sons Roy and Earle nearly bankrupted the organization and led to their move out of Philadelphia just a few years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Skandera Trombley became the eighth president of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in July 2015. However, her history with the institution began much earlier. A specialist on Mark Twain, Trombley began conducting research at The Huntington as a young scholar, using rare materials in the Library to help shape her doctoral thesis. She is the author of five books. Her most recent, “Mark Twain’s Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years,” was published in 2010. As a graduate student, she discovered the largest known cache of Mark Twain’s letters, which ultimately became the primary source material for her dissertation and her 1994 book, “Mark Twain in the Company of Women.” Her other books include “Constructing Mark Twain: New Directions in Scholarship (2002)”, “Critical Essays on Maxine Hong Kingston (1998)”, and “Epistemology: Turning Points in the History of Poetic Knowledge (1986)."

Laura Skandera Trombley became the eighth president of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in July 2015. However, her history with the institution began much earlier. A specialist on Mark Twain, Trombley began conducting research at The Huntington as a young scholar, using rare materials in the Library to help shape her doctoral thesis. She is the author of five books. Her most recent, “Mark Twain’s Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years,” was published in 2010. As a graduate student, she discovered the largest known cache of Mark Twain’s letters, which ultimately became the primary source material for her dissertation and her 1994 book, “Mark Twain in the Company of Women.” Her other books include “Constructing Mark Twain: New Directions in Scholarship (2002)”, “Critical Essays on Maxine Hong Kingston (1998)”, and “Epistemology: Turning Points in the History of Poetic Knowledge (1986)."