Money and Finance
- The World's Best Companies Are Built By Fanatics...
In a 2012 interview with Charlie Rose, Bill Gates said: Bill Gates: I think the world's best companies are built by fanatics. And when you're in your 20's and 30's, being fanatical comes...at least it came pretty natural to me....I wanted...
- The Importance Of Culture
From DREAM BIG: How the Brazilian Trio behind 3G Capital - Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Beto Sicupira - acquired Anheuser-Busch, Burger King and Heinz: YOU CAN EXPORT A GREAT CULTURE ACROSS WIDELY DIVERGENT INDUSTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIES. The...
- Burger King In Talks To Buy Tim Hortons In Canada Tax Deal
Link to article: Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons in Canada Tax Deal Burger King Worldwide Inc. is in talks to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc., a deal that would be structured as a so-called tax inversion and...
- The Brazilian Billionaire Who Controls Your Beer, Your Condiments, And Your Whopper
Found via the Corner of Berkshire & Fairfax. After they sold H.J. Heinz to Warren Buffett and a bunch of Brazilians in June, the ketchup manufacturer’s outgoing board of directors met for dinner at Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Club to congratulate themselves...
- Sonho Grande (dream Big)
Two years back, Buffett recommended the book "Dream Big", the story of 3G Capital, which I finally got around to reading. When Buffett recommended it he was referring to 3G's involvement in the Heinz deal and how much he liked doing business over...
Money and Finance
Santangel's Review on the book "Dream Big"
Link to: Book Review and Lessons From Dream Big: A Glimpse Inside the Strategies and Tactics of 3G Capital
This book has long been on my list to read, but unfortunately it had only been published in Portuguese. Last week an English version was released and you can now find it on Amazon. (Kindle version only). What follows is a summary of the book and some key takeaways.
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Book (Kindle): DREAM BIG: How Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Beto Sicupira Acquired Anheuser-Busch, Burger King and Heinz and Revolutionized Brazilian Capitalism
Related book, which I believe serves as a model for what 3G does: Double Your Profits: In Six Months or Less
- The World's Best Companies Are Built By Fanatics...
In a 2012 interview with Charlie Rose, Bill Gates said: Bill Gates: I think the world's best companies are built by fanatics. And when you're in your 20's and 30's, being fanatical comes...at least it came pretty natural to me....I wanted...
- The Importance Of Culture
From DREAM BIG: How the Brazilian Trio behind 3G Capital - Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Beto Sicupira - acquired Anheuser-Busch, Burger King and Heinz: YOU CAN EXPORT A GREAT CULTURE ACROSS WIDELY DIVERGENT INDUSTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIES. The...
- Burger King In Talks To Buy Tim Hortons In Canada Tax Deal
Link to article: Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons in Canada Tax Deal Burger King Worldwide Inc. is in talks to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc., a deal that would be structured as a so-called tax inversion and...
- The Brazilian Billionaire Who Controls Your Beer, Your Condiments, And Your Whopper
Found via the Corner of Berkshire & Fairfax. After they sold H.J. Heinz to Warren Buffett and a bunch of Brazilians in June, the ketchup manufacturer’s outgoing board of directors met for dinner at Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Club to congratulate themselves...
- Sonho Grande (dream Big)
Two years back, Buffett recommended the book "Dream Big", the story of 3G Capital, which I finally got around to reading. When Buffett recommended it he was referring to 3G's involvement in the Heinz deal and how much he liked doing business over...