E-raamat: Streetwise: Getting To and Through Goldman Sachs

A sharp insider's guide to the era of when the financial industry spun out of control before nearly collapsing, then getting larger than ever ... As much as a Wall Street story, it is a wider narrative of culture and leadership: an explanation of how Goldman became such a powerful force by blending individual ambitions with collective purpose -- John Gapper * Financial Times * A pacy, often wry account . . . Anyone with corporate ambition and an interest in recent financial history should read this book -- Lionel Barber * The Spectator * Lloyd Blankfein is scary smart about people, markets, and life generally. His 10,000 Small Businesses idea proved to be a huge winner, and I personally witnessed the time and effort he devoted to its success. During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Lloyd acted decisively, and he tells the story of what happened with unique insights. -- Warren Buffett Lloyd Blankfein has always been a straight shooter, but his journey from public housing to the heights of Wall Street wasn't a straight line. Streetwise is packed with important lessons about leadership, risk-taking, decision-making, and giving back. -- Michael Bloomberg Streetwise is a disarmingly honest account, full of insights about the changes in the business of finance, as down-to-earth and sharp-witted as the man himself, a must-read for anyone who wishes to understand the power dynamics within a giant investment bank. -- Liaquat Ahamed, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Having survived every financial crisis from 1987 to 2008, and all the lesser busts and panics in between, Lloyd Blankfein has written an autobiography that answers the question: How did Goldman Sachs do it? Under his leadership, Goldman did more than survive Wall Street's biggest storms-it thrived despite them. Yet Streetwise is also a very personal story of American social mobility, describing with dry humor the challenges the author faced as he ascended from the housing projects of Brooklyn via Harvard to the heights of Wall Street. As "a worrier, not a warrior," Blankfein came to personify the hallowed Goldman principle of "marking to market," believing in today's prices, not yesterday's promises. Every serious student of financial history will have to read Streetwise. Those who appreciate the gritty realities of the American dream will enjoy it, too. -- Niall Ferguson