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Be the Seventh Player: Joel Block on Risk and the Advantage-Player Mindset
What can professional blackjack teach entrepreneurs about taking risks and making better business decisions?
On Driven: Unscripted Success, Nareman Hamdan sits down with Joel Block, a former professional blackjack player and card counter who went on to work in venture capital, hedge funds and business deals. Joel describes his “seventh player” principle: instead of guessing, learn enough about the game to assess the odds and recognize what others miss.
The conversation explores why Joel prefers business opportunities where he can retain influence over outcomes, how pattern recognition informs…
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