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Posted on June 19, 2009 by Dan Sweet

You, a billionaire, are asked to address a 9th grade graduation…

…obviously you blow them off and continue enjoying the Mediterranean right?  Wrong.  Paul Tudor Jones, a famous Wall St trader, accepts and decides to speak on the topic of “failure.”  Don’t be put off by the 13 pages, it reads in probably 5-10 minutes thanks to the size 25 font.  Hit the “toggle fullscreen” in the upper right of the box below.

Paul Tudor Jones – Failure Speech June 2009

Originally posted by The Investment Linebacker here.  I stumbled on Paul Kedrosky’s repost here.

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2 Comments »

  1. Posted by Ellen Smith

    July 21, 2009 @ 9:11 pm

    Dan – Address is not spelled correctly in your headline.

  2. Posted by Dan Sweet

    July 21, 2009 @ 9:32 pm

    Thanks Ellen, fixed!

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