Bernard Arnault: The wolf in cashmere

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What I learned from reading The House of Arnault by Brad Stone and Angelina Rascouet.  ---- Founders Notes gives you the superpower to learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. You can search all my notes and highlights from every book I've ever read for the podcast. ...  عرض المزيد

We tell the full history of LVMH, and how Bernard Arnault turned a $15m investment in a bankrupt French textile company into the world’s largest individual fortune. It’s a story that’s equal parts Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Jobs and Barbarians at the Gate… and wholly under-appreci ...  عرض المزيد

Depuis quelques semaines, l’homme le plus riche du monde est français. Il s’appelle Bernard Arnault, il a 73 ans, et il est à la tête du groupe LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy), leader mondial du marché du luxe.

En France, certains le considèrent ...

Now merged with luxury drinks company Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton finds itself being squeezed out, overpowered in the merger. In an attempt to regain control, Louis Vuitton’s CEO forms an alliance with Bernard Arnault, one of France’s most ambitious businessmen. Louis Vuitton ...