{"product_id":"a-compounding-life","title":"A Compounding Life","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on fifteen years co-leading Princeton University’s private equity and venture capital program, Ted Karns translates the principles behind endowments—principles he lived long before he had the language for them—into insights for building a life aligned with what matters most. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Compounding Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003einvites readers to see their life and career decisions the way leading endowments see capital: as something to steward carefully, deliberately, and with a long-term horizon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndowments grow by aligning actions with mission, choosing partners wisely, embracing uncertainty, and compounding small advantages over decades. This book shows how those same habits can help individuals design a life that deepens in purpose and clarity. Karns approaches these ideas with honesty, humility, and a bit of humor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrounded in long-term investing and lived experience, \u003cem\u003eA Compounding Life\u003c\/em\u003e offers a long-term mindset for thinking about time, ambition, and alignment in a world that rewards immediacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove all, it encourages readers to act with intention, to choose partners and paths with care, and to let the quiet power of compounding shape the character, capital, relationships, and purpose that define a meaningful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/2580\/4464\/files\/father_bartley_bench_photo_1.jpg?v=1770396396\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damn Gravity Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover + free ebook","offer_id":44950852829360,"sku":null,"price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback + free ebook","offer_id":44950853222576,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/2580\/4464\/files\/book-squarewhite_1_1.jpg?v=1770395792","url":"https:\/\/www.damngravity.com\/products\/a-compounding-life","provider":"Damn Gravity Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}