#408 How to Make a Few MORE Billion Dollars: Brad Jacobs
Founders
2025/12/29
#408 How to Make a Few MORE Billion Dollars: Brad Jacobs
#408 How to Make a Few MORE Billion Dollars: Brad Jacobs

Founders
2025/12/29
Shownote
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In 2024 Brad Jacobs wrote the book How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
[https://amzn.to/3LbNYUX]. In the book Brad explains how he built 8 separate
billion dollar companies and other lessons from his 40+ year career as an elite
entrepreneur. In the two years since Brad has made a few MORE billion dollars
and so the sequel to his first book is: How to Make a Few MORE Billion Dollars
[https://amzn.to/4pbOZKx]. In this episode I share some of Brad's ideas on
raising tons of money (Brad has raised over $50 billion), mastering his
integration playbook, ideas for organizational integration, org chart design,
and how Brad keeps his mind centered and in a positive place to handle the
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Highlights
Highlights
Building billion-dollar companies isn't just about capital or strategy—it's deeply tied to mindset, structure, and the ability to stay centered amid chaos. Brad Jacobs, a serial entrepreneur with eight multi-billion dollar ventures under his belt, reveals the mental models and operational frameworks that have powered his decades-long success. This conversation dives into the less visible forces behind scale: how leaders think, organize, and recover from setbacks.
Chapters
Chapters
What Does It Take to Build Eight Billion-Dollar Companies?
00:00Who Should You Raise Money From—And Why It Matters
07:12How Do You Integrate Acquisitions Without Losing Momentum?
15:02Can Your Org Chart Become a Strategic Weapon?
23:22Is Mental Clarity the Real Edge in Business?
29:04How Do You Turn Fear Into Rational Action?
34:50What Tools Bring You Back When Everything’s Spinning?
40:15Transcript
Transcript
David Senra: Two years ago, Brad Jacobs wrote a book called How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. I covered it all the way back on episode 335. In the two years since the book has come out, Brad has made a few more billion dollars. So his new book has the app...