VV Show #28 - John Bogle of The Vanguard Group
Venture Voice – interviews with entrepreneurs
English - February 24, 2006 03:55 - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsCareers Business Technology entrepreneur venture capital technology entrepreneurship startup business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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If you’re making lots of money in a fat industry for doing relatively little, then the last thing you want is a competitor like John C. Bogle. He founded The Vanguard Group in 1975 and revolutionized the mutual fund industry by slashing management fees. By creating the world’s first index fund, John showed investors they could invest in the market without giving a large portion of their earnings to fund managers. While it sounds easy in hindsight, it was a difficult path. John was fired along the way and made many enemies in the industry. But John, like any good entrepreneur, is a fighter. And at age 75, he’s still ready for a challenge.
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