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July 10, 2022

The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win by Sachin Khajuria

Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win by Sachin Khajuria

The first true insider’s account of private equity, revealing what it takes to thrive among the world’s hungriest dealmakers

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE SUMMER—Bloomberg

Private equity was once an investment niche. Today, the wealth controlled by its leading firms surpasses the GDP of some nations. Private equity has overtaken investment banking—and well-known names like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley—as the premier destination for ambitious financial talent, as well as the investment dollars of some of the world’s largest pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments. At the industry’s pinnacle are the firms’ partners, happy to earn “two and twenty”—that is, a flat yearly fee of 2 percent of a fund’s capital, on top of 20 percent of the investment spoils.

Private equity has succeeded in near-stealth—until now. In Two and Twenty, Sachin Khajuria, a former partner at Apollo, gives readers an unprecedented view inside this opaque global economic engine, which plays a vital role underpinning our retirement systems. From illuminating the rituals of firms’ all-powerful investment committees to exploring key precepts (“think like a principal, not an advisor”), Khajuria brings the traits, culture, and temperament of the industry’s leading practitioners to life through a series of vivid and unvarnished deal sketches.

Two and Twenty is an unflinching examination of the mindset that drives the world’s most aggressive financial animals to consistently deliver market-beating returns.

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Published on July 10, 2022 00:47

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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – The Journey of My Mother’s Son: Volume I (Many Random Thoughts from the Road.) by Dan Clouser


The Journey of My Mother’s Son: Volume I (Many Random Thoughts from the Road.) by Dan Clouser

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You don’t need to be a man, or a son, or even to be traveling the country in an RV to glean beautiful life lessons from reading “The Journey of My Mother’s Son.” Dan, along with his wife, Sandy, opens up his heart and their home on wheels to share the rewards reaped from simply stopping to look, listen and love the planet of which we’re a small part. He imparts the wisdom learned from lending a hand through volunteering and serving those in less fortunate circumstances. He shows that we can gain immeasurable rewards from adopting the “enjoy the moment” attitude of a canine companion. Through his approachable, honest storytelling, he is able to shift the reader’s life perspective. To get them asking themselves the important questions. To teach them that the little things are never really little at all. “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” is a must-read. Beware: you may quickly yearn to put your “bricks and sticks” home on the market to join the RV community.

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Published on July 05, 2022 13:25

July 4, 2022

Pivo Pod One Review

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We got a chance to review the Pivo Influencer tripod mount that works with your mobile phone and provides 360 degrees of face and body tracking. Now you dont need a camera person to follow you as you walk around a setting area that you are filming in. Its a smartphone camera mount that offers you to create more engaging videos. Using intelligent auto-tracking and a suite of powerful apps. You can literaly record yourself on video and move around with the camera automatically folling you. It can follow your head, body, dogs, horses with lots of adjustments and they are constantly updating the apps and making it better. The only issue we had was that our phone mic was picking up the gears sound in portrait mode but they are working to improve it and we actually just shot it upside down so we could add bluetooth mics like our DJI mic which sounded great. It worked amazing brilliantly where it will not only follow you but zoom in and out as needed giving you quite the range on the camera. I highly recommend the product and think they have an amazing group of features to offer in the future.

Pivo, a leading developer of AI-technology solutions for content creators, has released the Pivo Influencer. The Pivo Influencer is a smartphone (iOS or Android) tripod mount that provides 360 degrees of face and body tracking. This means that anyone with a smartphone can now create dynamic solo videos that capture their every move. “For too long content creators had to either rely on someone else to hold the camera or rely on a static tripod mount to make their videos,” states Pivo CEO, Ken Kim. “For solo creators, this imposed limitations on their creativity. With the Pivo Influencer, solo content creators now have the power to capture dynamic movement on their own. The Pivo Influencer makes it easy and affordable to create amazing videos as an independent creator.”

The Body Tracking feature built into the Pivo Influencer focuses on your body to quickly react to your every movement. This works well with dance videos, athletic videos, fashion vlogs and presentations. The Face Tracking feature focuses specifically on your face for more intimate content such as makeup tutorials, musical performances, video calls and much more. In addition to the body and face tracking features, the Pivo Influencer also includes Action Tracking which allows you to track almost anything by simply drawing a box on the screen to select your target.

The even have Studio 360 a portable, ready-made studio technology ideal for professional, product-showcase photography.

Pivo Influencer Special Features:

· Intelligent Body and Face Tracking

· Action Tracking Feature

· Auto Zoom for Smooth and Seamless Framing

· Pose Mode for Easy Hands-Free Still Photos

· Connect Mode to Connect with Other Apps like TikTok

· Fun Create Modes to Make Creative Content

· Portable and Light for Travel

· Affordable and Easy to Use

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Published on July 04, 2022 22:23

July 3, 2022

The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Some of It Was Real by Nan Fischer

Some of It Was Real by Nan Fischer

A psychic on the verge of stardom who isn’t sure she believes in herself and a cynical journalist with one last chance at redemption are brought together by secrets from the past that also threaten to tear them apart.

Psychic-medium Sylvie Young starts every show with her origin story, telling the audience how she discovered her abilities. But she leaves out a lot—the plane crash that killed her parents, an estranged adoptive family who tend orchards in rainy Oregon, panic attacks, and the fact that her agent insists she research some clients to ensure success.

After a catastrophic reporting error, Thomas Holmes’s next story at the L.A. Times may be his last, but he’s got a great personal pitch. “Grief vampires” like Sylvie who prey upon the loved ones of the deceased have bankrupted his mother. He’s dead set on using his last-chance article to expose Sylvie as a conniving fraud and resurrect his career.

When Sylvie and Thomas collide, a game of cat and mouse ensues, but the secrets they’re keeping from each other are nothing compared to the mysteries and lies they unearth about Sylvie’s past. Searching for the truth might destroy them both—but it’s the only way to find out what’s real.

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Published on July 03, 2022 15:26

July 1, 2022

The Chris Voss Show Podcast – First Born: A Novel by Will Dean

First Born: A Novel by Will Dean

From the acclaimed author of The Last Thing to Burn, a psychological thriller about the dark secrets that emerge when a woman’s twin sister is murdered, with his signature “intense, gripping, taut, terrifying, moving, and brilliant” (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author) prose.

Sisters. Soulmates. Strangers.

Molly Raven lives a quiet, structured life in London, finding comfort in security and routine. Her identical twin Katie, living in New York, is the exact opposite: outgoing, spontaneous, and adventurous.

But when Molly hears that Katie has died, possibly murdered, she is thrown into unfamiliar territory. As terrifying as it is, she knows she must travel across the ocean and find out what happened. But as she tracks her twin’s final movements, cracks begin to emerge, and she slowly realizes her sister was not who she thought she was and there’s a dangerous web of deceit surrounding the two of them.

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Published on July 01, 2022 09:39

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