1/ I said in my recent Infinite Loops podcast that I Iove telling stories and this is one:

"You've got to show strength" was Milken's first comment. "How much you looking for?"

"225."

"We'll have to show strength. We'll go for $275," Milken said. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19930406&slug=1694477 https://twitter.com/PinkPoloShorts/status/1339313432160595977

2/ Once when I was part of a team raising money for a startup Michael Milken advised us to focus in raising money from people who recently became wealthy. He said that “old money” is far too attached to it. “Focus on the recently rich" was his advice. https://25iq.com/2015/12/26/a-dozen-things-i-learned-from-michael-milken-about-finance/

3/ Milken was actually talking to Rufus Lumry.

"Lumry was incredulous. 'How in the world can you get this done when no one else can? When Salomon and PaineWebber can't get this done.'

Milken smiled. 'Your problem is, you went to veterinarians when you wanted brain surgery.'"

4/ Will this experience enable you to tell great stories?

Craig McCaw was meeting with another billionaire. Milken stuck his toupee-less head inside the door and said: "Whoops, wrong meeting room." Visiting billionaire: "What are you up to Craig?" That was completely planned.