One Decision. $760 Billion.

A single decision that accounted for $760 billion, in the context of valuation or investment outcomes. Watch the full video — free, no account needed.

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A single decision that accounted for $760 billion, in the context of valuation or investment outcomes. It emphasizes the significant financial impact of a particular choice.

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You had a chance to invest with Jeff Bezos very early and you didn't. Why? >> I'm so [music] stupid. Don't embarrass me. I'm I'm so much regretting my life. He and He and I were just one-on-one in a small small hotel in Switzerland and talking a couple of hours investing and uh He and I almost agreed and you know >> What year was this? >> Before his IPO. Before his IPO. So, I was we were talking, you know, SoftBank invest $100 million to own 30% [music] of his company. And so, the valuation we were talking was like $300 million and he said, "No, Masayoshi, you're crazy. We're not $300 million company." He said, "We are $350 million company." >> [laughter] >> So, >> [clears throat] >> the the gap was only $50 million. So,

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