Bernie Marcus
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Bernie Marcus: The Story of Home Depot
- Published
- December 16, 2025
- Duration
- 1h 0m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
Discusses investing.
Summary
Bernie Marcus co-founded Home Depot and served as its first CEO. This is the wild and crazy story of how he and his co-founders got fired and went on to build one of the best-performing businesses in history. ----- Approximate Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:00) Part 1: An Accidental Miracle (09:29) Part 2: A Golden Horseshoe Kick (25:49) Part 3: Bui…
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Bernie Marcus co-founded Home Depot and served as its first CEO. This is the wild and crazy story of how he and his co-founders got fired and went on to build one of the best-performing businesses in history. ----- Approximate Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:00) Part 1: An Accidental Miracle (09:29) Part 2: A Golden Horseshoe Kick (25:49) Part 3: Building From Nothing (38:53) Part 4: Orange Everywhere (49:40) Part 5: The Legacy (54:17) Lessons ----- Upgrade: Get a hand edited transcripts an
Themes
- investing