Because of the podcast I get to meet a lot of super successful people. I'm always asking them "Who is the smartest person you know" and "Who do you think has the best business?". "Ken Griffin" is a very common answer. I've heard Ken described in two ways: "Winner" and "Killer".  For years I've come across interesting anecdotes about Ken. Like when he appears as a 19 year old kid in <a href="https://amzn.to/4ldz0uy">Ed Thorp's excellent autobiography A Man For All Markets</a>. Or when <a href="https://x.com/JohnArnoldFndtn/status/1888642915494244717">John Arnold describe Ken's intense competitive drive following the blowup of Enron</a>. And then consider the fact that I'm obsessed with people who run their business for decades (Ken founded Citadel 35 years ago and Citadel Securities 23 years ago) — and I knew I had to make an episode about his life and work. The only problem was there's no great biography of Ken. So to make this episode I transcribed<a href="https://youtu.be/_76ZkKpdLAw?si=YM68pGBwPUcQlHCA"> this talk that Ken gave at Yale</a>. And for additional context I read the book Ken recommends: <a href="https://amzn.to/3QVg4Dd">Hardball: Are You Playing to Play or Playing to Win</a>. ----<a href="https://ramp.com/">Ramp</a> gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud <a href="https://ramp.com/">by going to Ramp and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save more</a>. ----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.  <a href="https://www.foundersnotes.com/">Get access to Founders Notes here</a>. ----Join my free email newsletter to <a href="https://davidsenra.com/">get my top 10 highlights from every book</a> 
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