{"product_id":"capital-instincts-life-as-an-entrepreneur-financier-and-athlete-hardback-9780471214175","title":"Capital Instincts; Life As an Entrepreneur, Financier, and Athlete (Hardback) 9780471214175","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCapital Instincts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLife As an Entrepreneur, Financier, and Athlete\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard L. Brandt (Author), Thomas Weisel (Contributions by), Lance Armstrong (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471214175, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 February 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 15.6 x 3 cm, 0.635 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSan Francisco investment boutique Thomas Weisel Partners just offloaded another 100 employees (spurring more rumors the firm will be sold), but its 62-year-old founder is busy charging up other hills. Weisel, a renowned cyclist, has been promoting his new autobiography, \u003ci\u003eCapital Instincts: Life as an Entrepreneur, Financier, and Athlete\u003c\/i\u003e, and doling out the tome to clients. The book isn't exactly flying off the shelves (Amazon rank: 9,136), but it's packed with testosterone-charged tales of Weisel's athletic, business, and art-collecting exploits--including his recent $40 million sale of abstract impressionist art. Chapter 1: \"Never Underestimate Thom Weisel.\" (\u003ci\u003eFortune Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, March 31,2003)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insider's view of the investment banking world from someone who is actually shaping it\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePowerful, controversial and determined, Thomas Weisel is known for his unwavering focus on winning the race, whether he is competing in a national cycling championship, sponsoring Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong or negotiating with business competitors. For twenty-seven years he ran one of the major investment banks on the West Coast, bringing public companies such as Applied Materials, Siebel Systems and Yahoo! and was instrumental in establishing San Francisco as an alternative financial center to Wall Street. In 1997 he sold his company to NationsBank, which later merged with Bank of America. Unhappy with his treatment after the merger, Weisel trumped Bank of America by negotiating a separation package that included $500 million in stock options and the ability to hire away crucial Bank of America management. Within two years, the investment bank he started, Thomas Weisel Partners, reached half a billion dollars in revenues and negotiated high-profile deals such as Yahoo!'s merger with Geocities. Power Investor weaves Weisel's approach to success, his competitive nature and love of cycling into a fascinating inside account of the cutthroat world of investment banking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Weisel\u003c\/b\u003e (San Francisco, CA) is the founder, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Thomas Weisel Partners, a research-driven merchant bank exclusively focused on the growth sectors of the U.S. economy. He is founder and president of Tailwind Sports, which manages the U.S. Postal Service cycling team, and was an Olympic-class speed skater and the former chairman of the U.S. Ski Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard Brandt\u003c\/b\u003e (San Francisco, CA) has twenty years' experience as a leading business journalist. He was a senior reporter for BusinessWeek for fourteen years and editor in chief of the technology business magazine Upside for four years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNever Underestimate Thom Weisel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife on the Edge of a Precipice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf Midget Boys and Men.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking Away.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Goof Place to Be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassion Is Good.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkiing, Cycling, Selling Stocks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostal Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Buildup.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and Art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Big Sale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Big Boom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Age and Old Age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Finance \u0026amp; accounting [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Finance \u0026amp; accounting\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Finance%20\u0026amp;%20accounting%20%5BKF%5D%22\"\u003eKF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52286309499160,"sku":"9780471214175","price":27.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471214175.jpg?v=1781549545","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/capital-instincts-life-as-an-entrepreneur-financier-and-athlete-hardback-9780471214175","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}