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Sep 13, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
I read King of Capital years ago and thoroughly enjoyed the story of Blackstone/Schwarzman.

Excited to hear it directly from the man himself. #SundayRead Image
“Couldn’t believe I was rejected by Harvard. I called the dean myself and demanded he let me in because I was going to be a super star. He declined. I was on the verge of tears at the prospect of settling for Yale”

Few pages in, dude already sounding like Patrick Bateman lmao.
Schwarzman recalling how he got his first job on Wall Street.

Privilege, there’s levels to this shit lol. Image
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Aug 17, 2023
Copart is one of, if not the most, successful rollups of all time.

Since their IPO in 1994, they’ve 247x.

Here are 5 key ingredients for their mega success: Image
1️/ Fragmented Industry:

The target industry must be filled with smaller mom-and-pop players, offering ample opportunities for mergers.

Copart capitalized on the highly fragmented junkyard industry, finding no shortage of willing local biz owners at a lower cost.
2️/ Strong Platform:

Successful rollups require a winning strategy executed by a sharp, disciplined management team.

Copart's management employed a unique consignment-based approach to avoid inventory risk and align incentives with insurance companies.
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May 11, 2023
I love this chart detailing how capital was allocated for Berkshire Hathaway from 1964 to 1969.

Buffett took control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1964 and went straight to work, reallocating capital to the best available option.

Some quick thoughts on capital reallocation: Image
This chart makes reallocating capital look very easy. Eloquent transition from textiles (low ROI) to insurance and banking (higher ROI) in a span of just 5 years.

The reality is that it's very challenging to reallocate capital within a business.
The chart doesn't show the difficulties of laying off staff, shutting down factories, closing vendor accounts, and canceling projects to shift money elsewhere.

Any business owner that's done any of the above knows exactly how tough this is to do.
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May 10, 2023
Before buying a business, it's important to understand the level of pricing power it has.

Here are some tips that will help you.

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1/ What is pricing power?

A company's ability to raise prices without reducing demand.

Pricing power = the measure of a business’s moat

Even if the business doesn’t increase prices year over year, the mere ability to do so indicates the strength of its moat.
The stronger a business’s moat, the more durable the business is, which ultimately results in higher returns on invested capital for its owners.

A more detailed breakdown of pricing power can be found here:
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May 9, 2023
Our government should rebrand the Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) to the Tax Free Investing Account (TFIA) so ppl use it correctly.

Maxing out TFSA since 2009 (inception), and investing in an S&P500 index would mean a $200k+ value today. Accessible instantly, all tax-free. Image
It's so poorly marketed. Many Canadians think the TFSA is just a savings account, and if it happens to generate some tiny interest amount, cool.

In reality, it's a powerful investment vehicle that can compound $$ tax-free. And, it also transfers to a beneficiary tax-free. Image
After rebranding and better marketing the TFSA, the next step:

Allow people to use the TFSA to invest in illiquid investments like private businesses, real estate, limited partnerships, etc (similar to the US self-directed Roth IRA).
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May 1, 2023
I completely switched my career 4 times before landing on what I currently do (buying cash-flowing businesses). If you're considering making a career switch, this is for you.

Here are 7 lessons I've learned along the way:
1/ Humility

You need humility to be able to acknowledge that you may have chosen the wrong career.

It’s not your fault, statistics are against you, don’t fight math.
There is no shame in admitting:

• You made the wrong choice, or
• You have evolved/changed & want to do something different

Life is too short to hold onto your ego. If you aren't happy, acknowledge it and move on.
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Apr 25, 2023
17 factors that improve/reduce the odds of M&A success:

This chart was put together after studying ~3000 M&A transactions. Though most of the transactions studied involved larger businesses, I think these lessons are relevant for business buyers of all sizes. Many of these… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
This chart was taken from the book Deals From Hell. It’s a great read, I recommend checking it out. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The Coca Cola deal I’m referring to:
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