Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: belief
4 Mar 2026 Acquired Costco
“I didn't learn a lot, I learned everything. Absolutely everything I know, I learned from Sol.”
Source trail
Everything needed to verify it.
- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 4 Mar 2026
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Costco
Transcript context
…All right. Very credible argument that he is the most important American retail capitalist. Jim Sinegal, of course, co-founder and CEO of Costco, tells the story that a reporter once asked him if he learned a lot from Sol. Jim replied, no, that's inaccurate. I didn't learn a lot, I learned everything. Absolutely everything I know, I learned from Sol. We found this awesome biography of Sol that's really rare. It's out of print. It was written by his son, Robert. If you are a fan of Costco, want to learn about retailing, or just like all these business practices, you absolutely should try to get your hands on this thing. It's self-published too.…
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