BACKSTORY: The Capital Hotels founder Marc Wachsberger
We question Marc Wachsberger, MD and founder of The Capital Hotels & Apartments
If you could have dinner with any three people (alive or dead) who would they be? Warren Buffett for the tips, David Blaine for the tricks and Donald Trump for the laughs. What’s your one top tip for doing a deal? Listen carefully and understand your counterpart’s true objectives. What are you reading at the moment? What’s the one book everyone should read before they die? At the moment I’m listening to Measure What Matters by John Doerr about objectives and key results. But don’t waste your time on this book, just download the PowerPoint. Rather read Good to Great by Jim Collins twice! What’s the worst airport you’ve been in? JFK, New York, after 9/11. Nominate your eighth wonder of the world. It’s got to be powder skiing in the Back Bowls of Vail, Colorado. There is no feeling like it on earth, for beauty, adventure and inspiration. Who is your favourite hero of fiction? Bobby Axelrod, the Billions star. What was your first job? Mergers & acquisition adviser at Questco, focused on...
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