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We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Classic 10: Warren Buffett's Book Recommendation - The Outsiders

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

  • 06:25  - Why you want the CEO to think more like a capital allocator than a traditional CEO.
  • 09:23  - How the best capital allocators create arbitrage on their own stocks.
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  • 36:27 - How and why the most profitable companies do not compete on price.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TI-P.

0:02.7

On today's classic episode, we decided to read Warren Buffett's top recommendation

0:07.1

from Berkshire Halloway's annual Sjeho-Los meeting in 2012.

0:10.5

It's the book, Outsiders, and it was originally published as episode 108 back in October 2016.

0:16.8

The book is about the very best CEOs, and perhaps CEOs like Tim Cook and Jaguels comes to mind.

0:23.1

But this book is looking at eight CEOs that surprisingly have done much better

0:27.2

and outlines how it was possible.

0:29.6

You know one of these CEOs very well, that is Warren Buffett.

0:32.4

But the other stories are just as impressive, especially the iconic story of Henry Singleton,

0:37.5

the CEO of Teladine.

0:39.4

So with that said, let's jump to today's classic episode.

0:43.2

We study billionaires, and this is episode 108 of the Investors Podcast.

0:47.8

Broadcasting from Bel Air, Maryland.

0:51.0

This is the Investors Podcast.

0:56.6

They'll read the books and summarize the lessons.

0:59.2

They'll test the waters, tell you what it's called.

1:02.2

They'll give you actionable investing strategies.

1:05.6

Your host Preston Pish and Stig Broderson.

1:11.6

Hey, how's everybody doing out there?

1:13.0

This is Preston Pish and I'm your host for the Investors Podcast,

1:15.6

and it's usually one company by my co-host Stig Broderson, out in Seoul, South Korea.

1:20.3

Today we've got a book for you, and this one was recommended by Warren Buffett.

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