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Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and the Principles of Entrepreneurship

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Over the years, I’ve invested hundreds of hours in trying to absorb the worldly wisdom of Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger. (Saved here are the best Munger / Buffett materials...continue reading
Personal, Public Market Investing December 2, 2018October 3, 2020

My Personal Why – Switching from Hedge Fund Investor to Software Entrepreneur (Part 1 of 3)

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(Note, Part 2 has been published: "Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and the Principles of Entrepreneurship") I enjoyed my last job as a hedge fund investor. I found the work highly...continue reading
Personal, Public Market Investing November 3, 2018October 3, 2020

Business Tips from David Cohen – Founder & CEO of Techstars

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Backstory 3 years ago, I co-founded a start-up around the concept of lease-to-own domain names. David Cohen, the co-founder of Techstars, was one of our first customers. To our chagrin...continue reading
Interviews September 23, 2018

Counterintuitive Takeaways from an MIT Nobel Laureate’s Research

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Does more information in a market = a better functioning market? Sounds true – but not always, according to the latest work from MIT Nobel Laureate Bengt Holmström. After reviewing...continue reading
Business Analysis June 16, 2018June 17, 2018

3 Takeaways from Alfred Chuang – Former CEO of BEA Systems

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Originally from Hong Kong, Alfred Chuang came to North America for higher education. After graduating in the 1980s, he joined Sun Microsystems and rose through the ranks. In 1995, Alfred...continue reading
Interviews April 30, 2018June 16, 2018

Priority Pass – A Great Business Model with Strong Network Effects

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Summary: Priority Pass is a fantastic business with 1) strong network-effect barriers to entry in a growing industry and 2) plenty of new opportunities. I would invest in them if...continue reading
Business Analysis March 24, 2018March 25, 2018

$100,000 in Year 1 Revenue as Student Entrepreneurs – Our Personal Story

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Starting a company is not easy. Business school is not cheap: $140,000 in tuition over 2 years, 2-4x that amount in foregone income. Plus, our classes and all those MBA...continue reading
Personal February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

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17 Jan

Not a fan of @Twitter suggested topics. Anyone else seeing this? I find myself unfollowing EVERY topic they suggest ... I really hope this is a beta feature that they roll back 😕

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CapitalistChuckCharles Barr@CapitalistChuck·
13 Jan

Charlie Munger's December 2020 remarks @ CalTech https://mcusercontent.com/0370be2b6c8924496bcb7853a/files/89ec417f-8199-4b92-b38e-af3c4bc6e8cf/Munger_Conversation_with_Charles_Munger_2020.pdf?mc_cid=2095966bb4&mc_eid=d5f18e39c8

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YishiZuoYishi Zuo@YishiZuo·
13 Jan

super interesting - this is another example of #lotteries as a business model (link to previous thread in next tweet)

Lillian Li@lillianmli

1) Let's talk about something that a lot of people find weird and don't get.

Pop mart

It's a $14 billion dollar company that sells miniature figurines in 'blind' boxes. So called as you don't know what you're getting until you open it.

Yeah, that's all they sell

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chriswmayerChris Mayer@chriswmayer·
12 Jan

For those trying to grasp what corporate culture is all about, this 40-page deck from 2015 by Peter Kaufman has some good bits. (re-tweeting with open access now)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GE6PFqb_8NRM8Vu9PCgMDy9ZXXOBuNA2/view?usp=sharing

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