What Have You Learned Through That?

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Munger: I think that charliey munger has been fastening a watch, am from a distance. He doesn't overdo all of the a, you know, crufty public company stuff. We were learning on the job. Multiple times, bill kind of grabbed us somewhere's like, what do you gus thinking? Munger: My networth would increase or decreased by 20 million dollars on any given day and that scared the hell tof me. But once i thought about it, i realized that unless you're selling, it just doesn't matter what the stock price does.

My guest is businessman and investor Andrew Wilkinson, who has made a successful career out of channeling his entrepreneurial spirit, but he knows that sometimes that energy can be a double-edged sword.

We discuss the lessons learned acquiring 40 companies, why he struggled to find happiness and what changed, mimetic desire, competing with venture-backed companies, hiring and firing CEOs, getting back up after million dollar mistakes, and so much more.

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