{"podcast":{"title":"Big Shot","slug":"big-shot-6247527","podcast_index_feed_id":6247527,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dbe3e564/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://bigshot.show","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36791457/36791457-1678042683199-a685533b9321b.jpg","author":"Big Shot","episode_count":40,"summary":"If the walls of Kosher delis could speak, they would (schm)ooze invaluable wisdom and endless laughs. Harley Finkelstein (Shopify) and David Segal (DAVIDsTEA) are Jewish entrepreneurs influenced by the greats who came before them. But, they realized no one was archiving the best behind-the-scenes stories ever told. Before time was up, they set out on a passion project to preserve the memories, mishaps, and wins of the people who have seen it all. Big Shot tells the stories of the people that shaped an entire generation.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T02:17:07.115182+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-shot-6247527"},"episode":{"title":"The Man Who Built New York City With No Money | Larry Silverstein","slug":"the-man-who-built-new-york-city-with-no-money-larry-silverstein","published_at":"2024-05-02T14:13:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-shot-6247527/the-man-who-built-new-york-city-with-no-money-larry-silverstein","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-shot-6247527","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/big-shot-show/episodes/The-Man-Who-Built-New-York-City-With-No-Money--Larry-Silverstein-e2iofqj","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dbe3e564/podcast/play/85785875/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-3-23%2F375263128-44100-2-987c4fa24c6e6.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Big Shot, we sit down with another legendary real estate developer, Larry Silverstein. Best known for the 99-year lease he signed for the World Trade Center, just six weeks before 9/11, Larry’s story is one of persistence and strategic partnerships—and a whole lot of chutzpah. He shares with us today how he leveraged partnerships, refurbished properties on a shoestring budget and built a business that today is valued at over $10 billion. As with many successful Jewish entrepreneurs, family is at the center of it all, and Larry speaks with extreme gratitude about his children and wife Klara. You won’t want to miss hearing about how Larry very narrowly missed being at ground zero during 9/11, and how his wife supported his efforts in rebuilding the World Trade Center. If you'd like to apply to be an executive producer, please complete the form here https://shorturl.at/xLQUW In This Episode We Cover: (03:19) How Larry got established in real estate with no money (09:59) Why Larry turned down a 100k profit on his first contract (12:51) How Larry leveraged investors to land million-dollar properties (14:22) The low-budget, resourceful way Larry’s team refurbished buildings (16:31) How Larry collaborated with competitors in purchasing 711 Fifth Avenue (24:42) Coca-Cola’s purchase of 711 Fifth Avenue (26:43) Why Larry worked with partners (27:33) The beginning of Larry’s journey toward buying the World Trade Center (35:22) How Silverstein Properties built their own electric plant (45:28) The drama of signing Salomon Brothers (52:44) Larry’s accident and acquiring the World Trade Center (58:45) Why Larry was absent from the building on 9/11 (1:00:20) How Larry decided to rebuild the World Trade Center (1:04:21) When Larry knew he made it (1:06:28) Larry’s ph…","meta_description":"In this episode of Big Shot, we sit down with another legendary real estate developer, Larry Silverstein. Best known for the 99-year lease he signed for t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4158,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-shot-6247527/episodes/the-man-who-built-new-york-city-with-no-money-larry-silverstein/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-shot-6247527/the-man-who-built-new-york-city-with-no-money-larry-silverstein.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}