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The Outsiders
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William Thorndike on eight unconventional CEOs whose capital allocation crushed the market. Recommended by Michael Mauboussin.
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“Stories about eight CEOs and how they mastered capital allocation”
The page cites Brian Armstrong's Medium reading-list post with a short description quote.
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“An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.”
Buffett praised The Outsiders in his 2012 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letter.
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“A book that details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management”
Listed as a Munger recommendation on Farnam Street's curated list.
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Pabrai repeatedly recommends The Outsiders for its study of capital-allocation discipline in eight unconventional CEOs.
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4 SOURCEs- medium.com · Some Books I Read This Year 5df6878e65cb reading list
- berkshirehathaway.com reading list
- Charlie Munger's Recommended Books (Farnam Street) reading list
- Patrick Collison's Bookshelf reading list
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