Interview

November 29, 2019

"Technologies and practices change - people never do" - Bookclub with Swoop's Andrea Reynolds

Books on timeless business wisdom from legendary investor Warren Buffett, autobiographies and learning about business from Formula 1.


Chris Sisserian

3 min read

Andrea Reynolds CEO Swoop

Fundraising is notoriously time-consuming for startup founders, and running out of money is the second most common reason startups fail, after not having any market need.

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Michelle Obama, author of "Becoming"
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Warren Buffett and Barack Obama
Legendary investor Warren Buffett and former president of the USA Barack Obama, husband of Michelle (above)
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