As I'm originally from Bangladesh, this one really touched me, and would share my own experiences of growing up in Bangladesh while simultaneously sharing notes from the episode.
2/ First, let's start with this beautiful "Blue Sweater" story.
Yes, today we are much more connected. One thing I have seen Americans consistently underestimate is how closely America is followed by the majority of the world.
3/ I have Bangladeshi friends who never came to the US (and may never will) and yet their knowledge/interest on 2020 election would be among top 10 percentile in the US.
Of course, Hollywood has incredible influence as well. One thing that surprises me how America failed...
If you are yet to listen to this episode, here's a friendly suggestion: Do not put the audio speed more than 1x. The guest in this episode already talks at 2x speed.
Perhaps that's by design to fit in all his insights.
2/ A few weeks ago, @Jesse_Livermore wrote an intriguing paper on "upside-down markets".
Here he explains what exactly an upside-down market is.
I first heard Lauren Taylor (Impactive Co-founder) at Sohn Conference in 2019.
ESG has most certainly become one of the prominent narratives in recent years, and it's good to listen to someone who talks so passionately about it
2/ Impactive focuses on quality, valuation, time, and activism. Find businesses where time is your friend.
3/ A study showed activist situations typically settle two years out. So it's just better to avoid the battle and cut to the chase by not having adversarial relationship with management.
Bill Ackman was once asked what's the most influential thing Buffett has ever said.
He referred to the following Buffett quote.
2/ "If you want to be successful, look around the room and think about the classmate you most admire and what qualities they have and just decide to adopt those qualities. If you do that, your chances of being successful go up enormously."
3/ Patrick recently asked Michael Seibel how we can get better at execution.
Seibel emphasized the importance of peers/community.