The Relentless Pursuit of Leadership Success

This chapter examines the traits of effective business leaders and their insatiable drive for growth, using sports metaphors and the examples of icons like Elon Musk and Michael Jordan. It highlights the importance of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for evaluating investment opportunities and discusses the strategic decisions that contribute to a company's success. The discussion also touches on the complexities of investing in high-quality companies and the psychological challenges investors face during market fluctuations.

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On today’s show, Stig Brodersen talks with co-host Clay Finck. They outline how and why you should invest in high-quality businesses.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:43 - How to identify the best businesses

06:00 - Why you need to focus on barriers of entry when assessing a stock

06:44 - Why competition is for losers

18:28 - When management is important and not important in high-quality investing

23:07 - How you want the management to be compensated

24:41 - Why insider ownership is not only important but even more so how it was acquired.

57:13 - Why you should invest in stocks with two engines

1:03:01 - What is the Berkshire Summit, and how do you attend?

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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Our episode with Christian Billinger about quality investing | YouTube Video.
Our episode on The Outsiders about the best CEOs | YouTube Video.
Our episode about Dino Polska. A compounder with high insider ownership | YouTube Video.
Chris Mayer’s book, 100-baggers - read reviews of this book.
Lawrence Cunningham’s book, Quality Investing - read reviews of this book.
Robert Pirsig’s book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - read reviews of this book.
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