An interesting article that profiles one of the richest people in Saudi Arabia and his ego-driven desire to make himself appear richer.
"Prince Alwaleed And The Curious Case Of Kingdom Holding Stock" by Kerry Dolan
Published in Forbes, March 25, 2012
Eric
Kind of interesting that they end the article saying "how did he release this information, by press release" in a way to erode his credibility pointing out his attacks on forbes. isn't that entire article a massive press release by forbes going after him? and does it really matter? the guy owns his own company does it make a real difference how much he is worth?
ReplyDeleteWell, I think the article is designed to try to put a stop to his attempts to game the Forbes list. It is probably a bit of a personal attack, especially since they are keenly aware of how he values his public perception.
ReplyDeleteThat said, overall, it probably doesn't matter that much. The dude will be rich either way. But I thought it was an interesting story that this guy strives so much just to be ranked higher on the list of the world's richest people.
Eric
It's incredibly interesting but simply posting "that's interesting" doesn't seem productive. I just found it noteworthy that it was a clear attempt to drag his name through the mud using PR which is the exact thing they accused him of.
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