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TIP540: Lessons in Life and Business from a Self-Made Billionaire w/ Andrew Wilkinson

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The Warren Buffett Way

Tiny and WeCommerce will now both be public. Howard Marks and Bill Ackman are somehow in the mix here. I like to talk through why the move to merge and go public was so successful.

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Trey chats with billionaire entrepreneur and investor, Mr. Andrew Wilkinson. They discuss various topics, including self-care and parenting, as well as exciting deals he collaborated on with Bill Ackman and Howard Marks.

Andrew is the co-founder of Tiny, which has been called the Berkshire Hathaway of Tech companies. Andrew turned his first business, MetaLab, into a not-so-tiny conglomerate in a similar fashion to how Buffett turned an old textile mill into the juggernaut Berkshire is today.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

0:00 - Intro

04:50 - The philosophies behind Tiny and how it operates.

10:49 - How he partnered up with Bill Ackman and Howard Marks on some exciting deals.

30:07 - Andrew’s insights from his conversations with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.

35:56 - What it means to set “Anti-goals”.

54:03 - The art and science of self care, de-stressing and delegation.

59:00 - Andrew’s thoughts on parenting, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, investing and a TON of amazing resources.

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

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets by Felix Dennis.
Khan Academy Website.
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber.
The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns by Mohnish Pabrai.
Tao of Charlie Munger: A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman on Life, Business, and the Pursuit of Wealth with Commentary by David Clark.
Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini.
The Psychology of Human Misjudgment by Charlie Munger Audiobook.
Tiny Website.
Trey Lockerbie's Twitter.
Andrew Wilkinson's Twitter.

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