TIP540: Lessons in Life and Business from a Self-Made Billionaire w/ Andrew Wilkinson

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Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Trey chats with billionaire entrepreneur and investor, Mr. Andrew Wilkinson. They discuss various topics, including self-care and parenting, as well as exciting deals he collaborated on with Bill Ackman and Howard Marks.

Andrew is the co-founder of Tiny, which has been called the Berkshire Hathaway of Tech companies. Andrew turned his first business, MetaLab, into a not-so-tiny conglomerate in a similar fashion to how Buffett turned an old textile mill into the juggernaut Berkshire is today.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

0:00 - Intro

04:50 - The philosophies behind Tiny and how it operates.

10:49 - How he partnered up with Bill Ackman and Howard Marks on some exciting deals.

30:07 - Andrew’s insights from his conversations with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.

35:56 - What it means to set “Anti-goals”.

54:03 - The art and science of self care, de-stressing and delegation.

59:00 - Andrew’s thoughts on parenting, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, investing and a TON of amazing resources.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to TI-P.
0:03.4	My guest today is billionaire entrepreneur and investor, Mr. Andrew Wilkinson.
0:08.3	Andrew is the co-founder of Tiny, which has been referred to as the Berkshire Hathaway
0:12.4	for tech companies.
0:14.3	Andrew turned his first business, Medalab, into a not-so-tiny conglomerate in a similar
0:18.9	fashion to how Buffett turned an old textile mill into the juggernaut Berkshire is today.
0:24.2	It is truly remarkable what Andrew has built and is building, and we touch on a wide
0:28.6	range of topics.
0:30.2	In this episode you will learn the philosophies behind Tiny and how it operates.
0:34.4	Andrew's insights from his conversations with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, how
0:38.6	he partnered up with Bill Ackman and Howard Marx on some exciting deals, the art and science
0:43.9	of self-care, distressing, and delegation, what it means to set anti-goals.
0:49.7	Andrew's thoughts on parenting, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, investing, and a ton of amazing
0:54.5	resources, most of which I was unfamiliar with, all of that and a lot more.
0:59.6	Andrew is one of the clearest thinkers I've chatted with in recent memory.
1:03.2	He's extremely thoughtful and intentional with how he runs his life, his health, and
1:07.1	his businesses.
1:08.4	There is a lot to learn from this one, so without further ado, please enjoy this conversation
1:12.6	with Andrew Wilkinson.
1:14.4	You are listening to THE Investors Podcast.
1:21.3	We study the financial markets and read the books that influence self-made billionaires
1:25.6	the most.
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