Masters in Business

William D. Cohan on the Rise and Fall of GE

Feb 3, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
How Did You End Up Become an Investment Banker?
02:33 • 2min
3
G Capital - Was It a Financial Engineering Firm or a Credit Finance Firm?
04:23 • 2min
4
The Difference Between GE Capital and Lazard Capital
06:01 • 2min
5
Lazard vs Merrill
08:01 • 2min
6
GE Capital and the Chicago School Philosophy of Jack Lazard
10:25 • 3min
7
Jack Welch's Power Failure
13:11 • 2min
8
Jack Had the Media Eating
14:52 • 2min
9
How Effective Was Jack Welsh as a Media Spokesperson?
16:27 • 2min
10
LinkedIn Jobs - The Best Way to Find Qualified Candidates
18:34 • 2min
11
The History of GE
20:43 • 2min
12
General Electric - What Is It?
22:40 • 2min
13
GE and M&A
24:39 • 3min
14
Did Edison Profit From When GE Goes Public?
27:54 • 2min
15
Colusion Is Not Great and Is Illegal
29:59 • 3min
16
GE's Role in World War I
32:34 • 2min
17
The Biggest M&A Deal of All Time
34:29 • 3min
18
General Electric, You Know, Was the Largest MNA Deal Up to That Point
37:06 • 2min
19
Protect Your Business From Identity Theft With Lifelock
39:04 • 2min
20
How Did You Get Your Book Published?
40:35 • 2min
21
Jack Welch and Phil Mickelson
42:46 • 3min
22
How Did John Byrne and Jack Welch Write a Book?
46:07 • 2min
23
Jack Magoo's Convertible
47:57 • 4min
24
Jack Welsh's Dad Punched Your Ticket
51:29 • 3min
25
The Rabbi Tells Him When the Building Blows Up
54:10 • 2min
26
Jack's Deal With General Electric - The Hudson Valley PCB Problem
56:01 • 3min
27
GE's 'Asbestos'
59:13 • 2min
28
The CEO of RCA Building in Pittsfield, New Jersey
01:00:53 • 2min
29
Jack Welch's Coaching Tree Is Large and Influential
01:02:29 • 4min
30
Jack Imelz - I'm Paying for the Hudson Clean Up, I'll Pay for the SEC Accounting Scandals, and All This Other Stuff
01:06:15 • 2min
31
The Black Box of GE Capital
01:07:56 • 2min
32
GE's Annual Report
01:10:16 • 2min
33
Is There a Pony in Here?
01:11:47 • 2min
34
Jack Welsh Cursing Me Out on Twitter
01:13:42 • 3min
35
Brex - The Corporate Cards and Spend Management Software Loved by Teams
01:16:32 • 2min
36
Bankrupt Hertz - A Pandemic Zombie Stock?
01:18:14 • 2min
37
What Happened With Hertz?
01:20:10 • 2min
38
Nelson Peltz and Tryon Partners in GE Capital
01:21:47 • 4min
39
How Did Goldman Sachs Come to Rule the World?
01:25:21 • 5min
40
You're the Only One That Gets Along With Donald Trump?
01:30:27 • 3min
41
Donald Trump's Not a Great Businessman. Is He a Good Businessman?
01:33:52 • 4min
42
What's Your Favorite Netflix Product?
01:37:39 • 2min
43
Is Every Page Rich With Research and Details?
01:39:49 • 2min
44
The Divider by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser
01:41:34 • 3min
45
Investment Banking or Journalism? What Kind of Advice Would You Give to a Recent College Grad?
01:44:28 • 4min
46
I Want to Buy 10 Shares of Berkshire Hathaway
01:48:20 • 4min
47
Bakers Think Bigger!
01:52:09 • 2min