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The mistakes that cost the most
Buffett says his most expensive mistakes weren't bad bets. They were good bets he didn't make. Munger had a name for it: sucking your thumb.
Jun 14
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Lessons from 60 years of managing great managers
Buffett and Munger’s play: hire great managers, keep them for decades, pay for what they control, then get out of their way and focus on capital…
Jun 7
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May 2026
Buffett on why gold is a poor investment
Buffett’s bet: over decades, productive assets beat shiny speculation. Own businesses and “farms” that produce cashflows, not gold that just sits and…
May 31
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Sleeping Money
A factory owner expands without a buffer. One delayed payment unravels everything his father built. The lesson: always keep sleeping money.
May 24
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One success. Then another. Then another.
One triathlon. One cold call to Guinness. Eighty speaking events at Nike, Microsoft, and Red Bull. You cannot see from the starting line what you are…
May 17
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The 80/20 reality inside your company
How a small minority of people, products, and decisions drive most results in your company, and why you must consciously rebalance opportunity and…
May 10
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Optimism: The Mother Quality
Optimism is choosing the engine room: accept luck, own what you control, plan for failure, and keep betting your effort can still bend the future.
May 3
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April 2026
How to change your company without breaking what works
How founders can change their companies without breaking what works, by treating tradition as a safety filter for new ideas instead of a prison.
Apr 26
Why your company needs an enemy
The moment a company runs out of enemies, it starts to eat itself. Companies need a clear external enemy.
Apr 19
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AI Is Coming for the Analyst, Not the Rainmaker
The more I read Breakpoint: The Crisis of the Middle Class and the Future of Work, the clearer one thing feels: AI isn’t just coming for factory workers…
Apr 12
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Stop Trying to Create Entrepreneurs Out of Job Seekers
How deAsra's Business in a Box flopped until it stopped chasing job-seekers and started fixing real bottlenecks for existing entrepreneurs.
Apr 5
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March 2026
The Real Reason Most Startups Become Fragile
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Mar 29
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