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#427 How Raymond Plank Built a $50 Billion Oil Company

Founders by David Senra

Aug 1, 202638:10Business

Raymond Plank founded Apache Corporation with just $250,000 in 1954. 50 years later his company was worth $50 billion. This episode examines the life and entrepreneurial philosophy of Raymond Plank through his memoir A S...

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#427 How Raymond Plank Built a $50 Billion Oil Company is an episode from Founders by David Senra. Raymond Plank founded Apache Corporation with just $250,000 in 1954. 50 years later his company was worth $50 billion. This episode examines...

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Published Aug 1, 2026, 38:10 long, audio available.