Episode 107: Sebastian Mallaby on How Venture Capitalists and Hedge Funds Achieve Success
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Hedge Funds - Field Research
In the hedge fund industry also there, they have more of a focus on field research. Back in the 60s when the hedge funds industry got going and that's where my book sort of starts. One example: A fun called tiger run by Jordan Robertson who I think died about a year ago. So he would encourage his analyst to really take this boots on the grand thing to heart so one time one of them got a tip that a South Korean car company had, you know, a model of car that it just released, but there was a floor with the engine. They bought two of these cars in South Korea, get them shipped to a mechanic, who they trusted, and the mechanic
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