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Clear all filters- Goldman Sachs17 min
David Katz, Founder and CEO of The Plastic Bank
The Plastic Bank operates a global currency system that enables impoverished communities to exchange collected plastic for essential goods like education, healthcare, and utilities. This model functions as a for-profit enterprise that supplies major corporations with verified recycled materials while providing collectors with an entrepreneurial income stream exceeding traditional wages. The organization is currently expanding its footprint upstream along the Nile River to prevent marine debris at its source by formalizing waste collection in Egypt and neighboring nations.
- Goldman Sachs28 min
Leon Black, Chairman and CEO of Apollo Global Management
Founded by Leon Black in 1990, Apollo Global Management has evolved from a distressed debt specialist into a $200 billion alternative credit giant that uniquely profits across all market cycles through an integrated debt-and-equity platform. The firm currently derives 75% of its business from this credit division and its insurance subsidiary Athene, which leverages a yield-enhancing strategy to significantly boost returns on equity. Black remains committed to the firm's value-oriented philosophy and the private equity model, citing its critical role in supporting underfunded public pensions while simultaneously driving major ESG initiatives and medical research breakthroughs.
- Y Combinator1h 58m
YC SUS: Aaron Epstein and Eric Migicovsky give website feedback
Aaron Epstein, Eric Migicovsky
Aaron Epstein, a YC alum and Creative Market co-founder, evaluates the websites of Startup School founders to identify critical failures in clarity, trust signals, and conversion optimization. The review process prioritizes precise value propositions and user benefit statements over visual aesthetics, exposing common issues like vague positioning, confusing navigation, and a lack of social proof across diverse ventures ranging from crypto tax tools to pet insurance. Epstein concludes with a strategic directive for founders to validate their messaging through external user testing and to align their site content immediately with a single, clearly defined use case.
- Lex Fridman1h 35m
Jim Keller: Moore's Law, Microprocessors, and First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #70
Jim Keller explores the evolution of computer architecture, detailing how modern CPUs leverage branch prediction and instruction-level parallelism to sustain performance gains despite physical limits, while arguing that Moore's Law persists through cascading material and geometric innovations. He contrasts this with the emerging demands of AI and autonomous driving, where specialized hardware must balance the tension between algorithmic specialization and general-purpose flexibility to solve complex safety and optimization challenges. Throughout the discussion, Keller applies a first-principles engineering philosophy to diverse domains ranging from organizational design to the nature of consciousness, positing that the universe itself operates as a computational system driving the emergence of complexity.
- Goldman Sachs30 min
Sustainability - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Asahi Pompei, Margaret Anadu, John Goldstein, David Solomon, Mike May
Goldman Sachs has declared a $750 billion ten-year commitment to integrate sustainable economic growth into its core operations, focusing on climate transition and inclusive development through initiatives like the Urban Investment Group. This strategy mobilizes capital across all divisions to finance green infrastructure, social sovereign bonds, and private impact investments while expanding philanthropic programs such as 10,000 Women to support 50,000 entrepreneurs globally. By leveraging rigorous risk management and standardized data disclosure, the firm positions private capital as a primary solution for global inequality and climate challenges amidst shifting regulatory and market demands.
- Goldman Sachs32 min
Risk Management - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Brian Lee, Karen Seymour, Sarah Smith, Shira Fredman
A panel of four seasoned executives, including CRO Brian Lee and General Counsel Karen Seymour, outlined a risk and compliance framework defined by an independent function that integrates disciplined risk-reward strategies into all new business initiatives. The firm aims to maintain a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio between 13% and 13.5% while deploying robust stress-testing methodologies and enhanced surveillance systems to address geopolitical, climate, and cybersecurity threats. This approach ensures that control functions participate in strategic planning from day one and that the balance sheet retains fair valuation flexibility regardless of accounting designations.
- Goldman Sachs35 min
The Future of Market Structure - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Ezran Ahoum, Liz Martin, Amy Hong
The firm is transforming its global markets structure by leveraging high-frequency technology and regulatory automation to process billions of daily transactions while shifting equity and fixed income workflows toward algorithmic trading and real-time pricing engines. Strategic investments in digital platforms like Marquee and AI-driven natural language processing have enabled 99.9% straight-through processing rates, allowing the firm to capture doubled market share in Europe and become the leading provider of US investment-grade corporate bond electronic trading. As the talent base evolves toward data science and engineering, the organization is capitalizing on securities lending and financing bundles to offset compressing margins and secure a dominant position in an increasingly fragmented, data-intensive financial ecosystem.
- Goldman Sachs31 min
Fixed Income Investor Relations - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Beth Hammack, Kerry Halio, Rajeshri Datta
Goldman Sachs is accelerating a strategic shift to increase unsecured consumer deposits, aiming to replace $10 billion of wholesale debt annually to reduce interest costs and fund a long-term 50-50 debt-deposit mix. Complementing this funding evolution, the firm plans to shorten its wholesale debt weighted average maturity to eight years or less while executing a targeted transition away from LIBOR by the end of 2021. These liquidity and asset-liability management initiatives, supported by robust capital buffers and conservative underwriting, are projected to lower net interest expenses by $1 billion over the medium term.
- Goldman Sachs42 min
A Conversation with David Solomon - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
David Solomon, Julian Wellesley, Brennan, Mike, Kiana Wilson, Doug, Christian Bolu, Glenn, Betsy, Devin, Steve, John, Gerard Cassidy, Matt O'Connor, Jeff Hart
Goldman Sachs is executing a strategic pivot to diversify its Global Markets client base and expand Consumer and Wealth Management operations, specifically targeting a $1.3 billion expense reduction while simultaneously building toward $125 billion in deposits. CEO David Solomon and leadership team emphasized a "One Goldman Sachs" ethos to break internal silos, with management deferring specific payout ratios in favor of a CET1 target of 13% to 13.5% to fund accretive growth. The firm projects a three-to-four-year J-curve for new lending and transaction banking initiatives, planning to report progress against these capital allocation and efficiency milestones on an annual basis rather than quarterly.
- Goldman Sachs18 min
Innovation - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Marco Argenti, Stephanie Cohen, David
Marco Argenti, former co-CIO of Goldman Sachs, leads a technology transformation designed to evolve the firm into a "vertical cloud" provider by prioritizing modular APIs and externalizing services like Marquee and Apple Card. Chief Strategy Officer Stephanie Cohen reinforces this strategy by shifting engineering focus toward differentiated capabilities, resulting in a dynamic framework that combines buying, building, partnering, and investing to capture a $60 billion retail deposit base and expand quantitative trading volumes through external broker-dealers. This approach leverages Goldman Sachs' heritage in equity markets and deep pre-IPO relationships to create a self-reinforcing platform that enables developers to embed financial services directly into client workflows while generating durable, fee-based revenue.
- Goldman Sachs21 min
International Strategy - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Goldman Sachs International CEO Richard Nutter detailed a five-decade strategy that expanded the firm's international footprint to over 40% of total revenue, supported by a diverse leadership team of 80 nationalities and the cross-border "One Goldman Sachs" model. The firm achieved market leadership in China and global M&A while driving growth in underpenetrated regions like South Africa and Europe through specific launches in fixed income, digital banking, and alternative investments. Looking ahead, Goldman plans to secure full ownership of its China joint venture, expand its international private wealth advisory force by 50%, and target $100 billion in new fundraising to capitalize on projected revenue pools.
- Goldman Sachs20 min
Consumer & Wealth Management - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Goldman Sachs is executing a "Realign to Focus on Individuals" strategy to restructure its consumer and wealth management division, leveraging a technology-enabled platform to serve Ultra-High Net Worth, High Net Worth, and Mass Affluent segments across $2.3 trillion in client assets. The firm integrates its flagship Private Wealth Management unit with the former United Capital and Advisors' Capital Organization platforms to drive revenue from $5 billion toward long-term targets of $700 million in pre-tax income and $125 billion in deposits. This approach aims to capture significant global market share by expanding international advisor bases, increasing lending penetration, and deploying a fully digital mass affluent bank through the Marcus brand.
- Goldman Sachs31 min
Asset Management - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Goldman Sachs executives Julian and Tim O'Neill presented an overview of the firm's $2.3 trillion asset management platform, highlighting its global multi-line capabilities and consistent investment track record across diverse strategies. The company outlined a five-year growth target of $350 billion in net organic assets while pivoting its balance sheet toward less capital-intensive credit investments to unlock $4 billion in capital efficiency. This strategic realignment aims to generate an incremental $1.6 billion in annual management fees, ultimately delivering a more durable revenue profile and improved return on equity.
- Goldman Sachs26 min
Global Markets - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Jim Esposito, Ashok Varadhan, Mark Nachman
Under the leadership of Jim Esposito and Ashok Varadhan, Goldman Sachs' Global Markets division is executing a strategic pivot to become the preeminent global franchise by leveraging high-barrier-to-entry scale and regulatory advantages. The firm is accelerating this transformation through technology-driven automation, the expansion of its Marquee platform, and a shift toward lower-volatility financing activities that have already captured 30% of revenues. By systematically closing over 1,000 client gaps and reducing operating expenses by nearly $1 billion, the division projects to exceed an 11% return on tangible equity while narrowing its revenue gap with top-ranked peers.
- Goldman Sachs30 min
Investment Banking - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Greg Lemkaw, Dan Dees, John, David, Jim Esposito, Ashok Varadhan
Co-led by Greg Lemkau and Dan Dees, the investment bank reinforces its position as the global market leader in M&A and underwriting through a strategy targeting mid-cap growth, financial sponsors, and transaction banking. The firm leverages a vast network of over 10,000 clients and a culture of mentorship to drive record revenues, recently exemplified by landmark deals like the Spotify direct listing and the Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger. Looking toward 2025, leadership plans to expand coverage of $500M–$2B companies and launch a high-tech transaction banking platform to diversify revenue streams and achieve 1% global market share within five years.