368: The Billion Dollar Blueprint: Ray Dalio

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Labeled the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Steve Jobs of Investing”</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Ray Dalio is easily one of the most successful investors of our time. The</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Principles: Work & Life</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">author is the larger-than-life mentor we all need in our day-to-day life. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s incredible to learn that the founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world's biggest hedge fund firm which manages roughly $150 billion, began his investment journey at the age of 12 using his pocket money to buy stocks.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen as we delve deep with the living legend himself to hear first-hand accounts of Wall Street in the 70s and 80s, the cycle of Empires and Cryptocurrency, and Dalio’s Ocean X explorer traversing the ocean floor. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Listen to learn:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What happens if you punch your boss in the face (Dalio has first-hand experience in this!) </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Doing business in the 1980s and what it’s taught Dalio about today’s entrepreneur space</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why losing everything and hitting rock bottom is one of the best experiences a person can have</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The inspiration behind Dalio’s book</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Principles: Life & Work</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The secret formula to the ideal composition of a founding team </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: