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...
- Ken Auletta On Charlie Rose
The Auletta segment starts around the 17-minute mark. Link to: Ken Auletta on Charlie Rose ...
- Buffett Challenger Kass Prepares For Meeting, Munger Test
Douglas Kass, the investment manager selected by billionaire Warren Buffett to ask questions at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A)’s annual meeting next week, has hit the books in preparation for the challenge. The fund manager said in an interview yesterday...
- Niall Ferguson On Charlie Rose
I found the Charlie Rose interview with Niall Ferguson pretty interesting (VIDEO 11/3/2009). In it, Ferguson says that he thinks Mr. Buffett is making a mistake buying Burlington Northern. The statement "This is a moment in history when the things that...
- Weekly Roundup - June 29, 2013
This past weekend was wonderful and relatively cheap as well. My wife and I went to the Museum of Natural Science and spent a solid 4 hours walking around and taking everything in. I've been trying to get back to the museum for awhile but other...
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Asking the right questions...
A great comment from Mike Novacek on Charlie Rose in a segment on the American Museum of Natural History. This is from about the 15-minute mark:
One student asked me: What do you think is the biggest challenge for a graduate student? That's a good question for an applicant. And I told her that I think the big challenge is the moment, kind of the eureka moment, where you go through this metamorphosis, like an insect that suddenly sheds one skin and takes on another, where you move from...the fact finding mode of mental attitude to ones that's creative, one that's curious, one that makes inquiry, one that asks the right questions. And that's a fundamental transformation that's required.
- 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...
- Ken Auletta On Charlie Rose
The Auletta segment starts around the 17-minute mark. Link to: Ken Auletta on Charlie Rose ...
- Buffett Challenger Kass Prepares For Meeting, Munger Test
Douglas Kass, the investment manager selected by billionaire Warren Buffett to ask questions at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A)’s annual meeting next week, has hit the books in preparation for the challenge. The fund manager said in an interview yesterday...
- Niall Ferguson On Charlie Rose
I found the Charlie Rose interview with Niall Ferguson pretty interesting (VIDEO 11/3/2009). In it, Ferguson says that he thinks Mr. Buffett is making a mistake buying Burlington Northern. The statement "This is a moment in history when the things that...
- Weekly Roundup - June 29, 2013
This past weekend was wonderful and relatively cheap as well. My wife and I went to the Museum of Natural Science and spent a solid 4 hours walking around and taking everything in. I've been trying to get back to the museum for awhile but other...