Outliers: Henry Singleton—Distant Force [The Knowledge Project Ep. #225]
Studying Henry Singleton and Teledyne should be mandatory for every public company CEO in terms of capital allocation.
From 1963 to 1990, Teledyne compounded at 20.4%, compared to the S&P's 8.0%.
He was a P/E arbitrager, using Teledyne's extremely high multiple to acquire over 130 other... See more
Barry Diller ran, built, and often revolutionized ABC, Paramount, and Fox all by the time he was 49, making more legendary movies and shows than I can list…
And then he really started making money.
He bought QVC, and then went on a tear, investing as an “internet opportunist” in 150+ things... See more
Patrick OShaughnessyx.com
Anti-business billionaires philosophy: prioritizing product quality and company control over financial metrics, exemplified by Dyson's journey through repeated failures
TRANSCRIPT
He's got a very unique philosophy on company building that I think is important to put out there. The way I would describe this is anti billionaires And maybe it anti as usual billionaires but I think anti billionaires is better like branding And it's people that are so obsessed with the quality of the products that they're making and they
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