Notes – The Snowball, By Alice Schroeder: Part III, Chap. 20-33
The following are reading notes for The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, by Alice Schroeder (buy on Amazon.com). This post covers Part III: The Racetrack, Chap. 20-33 Racing On The...
View ArticleQuotes – The Value Of Consensus
When two people in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary. ~William Wrigley, Jr.Filed under: Investing, Philosophy Tagged: business, contrarians, quotes
View ArticleProgress Requires Innovation, Innovation Requires Freedom; No Freedom, No...
Joe Quirk on seasteading: Benjamin Franklin participated in several major innovations in his day. He helped discover and control electricity, and he helped design the US Constitution. The control of...
View ArticleInterview With Jim Chanos On Shortseller Psychology, China (#ChinaCrash,...
Jim Chanos interviewed by Opalesque TV, discussing the differences between long and short investor psychology, and the economic dynamics in China: Filed under: Investing Tagged: China, contrarians,...
View ArticleNotes – The Snowball, By Alice Schroeder: Part IV, Chap. 34-42
The following are reading notes for The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, by Alice Schroeder (buy on Amazon.com). This post covers Part IV: Susie Sings, Chap. 34-42 Buffett unwinds,...
View ArticleReview – Nintendo Magic ($NTDOY, #videogames, #business)
Nintendo Magic: Winning the Videogame Wars (buy on Amazon.com) by Osamu Inoue, published 2009, 2010 (translated from Japanese) A “valueprax” review always serves two purposes: to inform the reader, and...
View ArticleNotes – Doing The Hugh Hendry (#debt, #diversification)
Below is some commentary from Hugh Hendry I found in an FT.com editorial I since can not access as I don’t have a login. But I thought it was interesting when I first read it awhile back and I still...
View ArticleReview – The Outsiders (#management, #capital, #business, @HarvardBiz)
The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success (buy on Amazon.com) by William N. Thorndike, Jr., published 2012 A “valueprax” review always serves two...
View ArticleThis Just Blew My Mind: The Moneyball Secret & Warren Buffett...
I read Michael Lewis’s Moneyball a few months ago after having seen the film. I would’ve preferred to do it in the other order (if I had ended up seeing the film at all) but I hadn’t gotten to the book...
View ArticleNotes – The Snowball, By Alice Schroeder: Part V, Chap. 43-52
The following are reading notes for The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, by Alice Schroeder (buy on Amazon.com). This post covers Part V: The King of Wall Street, Chap. 43-52 [These...
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