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A personal record of friendship, leadership, and enterprise linking an American four-star general with Silicon Valley’s private equity community. This inscribed copy of Team of Teams is accompanied by a handwritten note from Stanley McChrystal to Mindy and Jesse Rogers, thanking them for their hospitality, acknowledging their friendship, and expressing appreciation for advice as he worked to build his business.
Together, the book, personal correspondence, and addressed envelope preserve something rarely captured in published business histories: the informal relationships behind public careers. For collectors interested in American leadership and capitalism, this group offers a tangible connection between military experience, entrepreneurial ambition, and the Bay Area’s investment and philanthropic circles.
TEAM OF TEAMS
New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
General Stanley McChrystal
With Tantum Collins, David Silverman, and Chris Fussell
Foreword by Walter Isaacson
Hardcover with dust jacket
THE BOOK’S PERSONAL INSCRIPTION
Inscribed to Jesse Rogers and signed “Stan McChrystal,” the substantial handwritten message begins “With thanks and admiration” and explains that the book’s story underlies McChrystal’s beliefs about organization and leadership.
This is a thoughtful presentation inscription addressed to a named recipient whose career involved building businesses and working with their leadership teams. Please examine the photographs for the complete inscription in the author’s handwriting.
ACCOMPANYING HANDWRITTEN NOTE AND ENVELOPE
Found inside the book is a two-sided handwritten note on blue-bordered stationery bearing the printed name “STAN MCCHRYSTAL.” It is addressed to “Mindy + Jesse,” signed “Stan,” and dated “23 September 19,” apparently September 23, 2019.
In the note, McChrystal writes that he and his wife, Annie, enjoyed “the tailgate and game” and thanks the couple for their warm hospitality.
The reverse contains the most revealing passage:
“Your friendship is appreciated and I hope to see you soon as we work to build our business (thanks for your advice!)”
The accompanying envelope is addressed to “Jesse + Mindy Rogers,” with “McChrystal” handwritten at the upper left. Its printed return address is 333 N. Fairfax St., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, matching McChrystal Group’s published headquarters address.
WHY THE CORRESPONDENCE MATTERS
The note adds direct personal context to the book’s expression of “thanks and admiration.” McChrystal explicitly acknowledges friendship, recalls time spent together with his wife, and thanks the recipients for advice in a passage about building his business.
These details support a relationship involving both social hospitality and an exchange of advice. Because the note addresses the couple together, it does not specify whether that advice came from Jesse, Mindy, or both. It does not identify a formal advisory appointment, financial investment, or commercial partnership.
The collector interest lies in the actual words preserved here: a nationally prominent military leader expressing appreciation to members of the Bay Area business community while developing his civilian enterprise.
STANLEY McCHRYSTAL: COMMAND, LEADERSHIP, AND ENTERPRISE
A retired four-star U.S. Army general, Stanley McChrystal commanded Joint Special Operations Command and later U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan.
Team of Teams explores how organizations can respond to complex, rapidly changing conditions through shared understanding, trust, and empowered teams. Its lessons extend from military operations to the challenges faced by executives, investors, and business founders.
McChrystal also co-founded McChrystal Group, applying organizational and leadership experience to businesses and other institutions. The accompanying note’s reference to building a business gives this copy a personal connection to that broader chapter of his career.
JESSE AND MINDY ROGERS: THE BAY AREA CONNECTION
Jesse Rogers co-founded Golden Gate Capital and later Palo Alto-based Altamont Capital Partners. Earlier, he founded and led Bain & Company’s private equity advisory group. He earned his undergraduate degree at Stanford University and his MBA at Harvard Business School.
Mindy Rogers also has a background in business, including Bain & Company and Wells Fargo, alongside extensive educational and philanthropic service. Both have longstanding connections to Stanford, including support for university athletics.
Their documented Stanford involvement provides context for the note’s reference to a tailgate and game, although the particular sporting event and location are not named.
A DISTINCTIVE GROUP FOR A LEADERSHIP OR INVESTMENT LIBRARY
The appeal of this offering is the combination of an influential leadership book, a substantial author inscription to a notable investor, and separate personal correspondence addressed to that investor and his wife.
For a private equity professional, executive, military-history collector, or collector of business literature, the group preserves a human dimension of American institutional life: friendship, hospitality, advice, and the ambition to build an enterprise.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
• The pictured Team of Teams hardcover
• Its dust jacket
• The two-sided handwritten note on Stan McChrystal stationery
• The accompanying envelope addressed to Jesse and Mindy Rogers
CONDITION
Preowned hardcover with dust jacket. Please review all photographs for the book’s condition, jacket wear, inscription, handwriting, and the condition of the note and envelope.
No first-edition or first-printing claim is made. The note’s date applies to the correspondence; it does not establish when the book was inscribed.
You will receive the exact book, note, and envelope pictured.
