Blackstone's Stephen A Schwarzman joins us on the inaugural episode of Capital Ideas, a new podcast series on the most riveting success stories from the business world, to talk about Blackstone's India business, his early days, and why he has a soft spot for IIT graduates
For someone who never enjoyed math in his early days, Stephen A Schwarzman, who comes from a middle-class family that owned a small retail store, went on to co-create Blackstone Group with assets under management of $560 billion. On this first episode of Capital Ideas, Schwarzman talks about his early days, why he likes hiring IITians, life during Covid-19, Blackstone's India business and more