Berkshire Hathaway Part I

It's time. After 150+ episodes on great companies, we tackle the granddaddy of them all — Berkshire Hathaway. One episode alone isn't nearly enough to do Warren and Poor Charlie justice, so today we present Part I: Warren's story. How did a folksy, middle-class kid from Omaha become the single greatest capitalist of all-time? Why, like Jordan, did he retire (twice!) at the top of his game, only to reinvent himself and come back stronger than ever? As always, we dive in. Let's dance.

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Carve Outs:
• Ben: Year One of Not Boring: notboring.co/p/a-not-boring-adventure-one-year…
• David: Balaji Srinivasan on The Tim Ferriss Show: tim.blog/2021/03/24/balaji-srinivasan