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Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James

2026-05-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·1h 23m ·by Andreessen Horowitz
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
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David Haber speaks with Tony James about building enduring firms across multiple eras of finance. From joining DLJ when it was a subscale firm to helping grow Blackstone into one of the largest asset managers in the world, James reflects on the decisions, structures, and cultural principles that ena