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Acquired

Kye Fox

Jun 13, 2021 — 1 min read

I never would have imagined I'd listen to nine hours of audio on Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffet, but here we are.

While I have no respect for billionaires as a rule, his hands-off approach to acquired companies means he's relatively harmless. As I learned in this podcast, he buys up successful companies so he can die with more money than anyone else, then leaves the companies alone because he understands he doesn't understand how to run all those companies. He's big on knowing his circle of competence.

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