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What can Startup Founders learn from Bank Robbers?
April 07, 2025 · 37 min

In this episode, we explore what aspects of the criminal mindset -- and prison life -- can be applied to the journey of startup founders -- both in funding and growing their businesses. Graceann Bennett interviews author Gregory Roberts as he relates colorful stories of both his successful string of startups, as well as how he actually funded one of his companies with a bank robbery. It then moves into prison, where Roberts deals with some of the more powerful gangsters in America, and compares their leadership styles to those of capitalist CEOs.

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