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KKR went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010 in the depths of the global financial crisis. (Photo by Takuya Imai)

Making mistakes is the mother of innovation: Henry Kravis (27)

KKR could have been a mistake

It's not the most elegant phrase, but we like to say, "Throw enough stuff at the wall, and something will stick." George and I had no idea what we were doing in the beginning. We followed a passion for a certain type of investing, and we took a risk.

We thought private equity investment was a great idea, but no one was doing it, and success was not guaranteed.

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