I've picked 10 Founder CEOs from some wonderful Co.'s in my Portfolio. How many of them can you identify (w/o Googling😀). Mix of easy/hard ones to keep it interesting.
Intentionally left out Bezos, Zuck, Benioff, Dorsey, Lutke etc.
Answers at the end.
My fav pts compiled from the above article. Part1 ⬇️
Part 2 ⬇️
Summary ⬇️
"It is important to: 1) look at the founder’s long-term track record; 2) look for a strong business model with clear long-term competitive advantages; and 3) carefully assess the price of the business, as price always matters."
"A wonderful business, run by a founder CEO with a long track record of compounding the business value, at a great price, is the trifecta." 👏👏👏
Founder-CEOs like these (and the culture they build and the results they deliver) are the primary reasons why I feel confident to invest in their Co's for the very long-term while ignoring the daily stock price chatter and the interim volatility/drawdowns.
Innovators go to where the puck is going. I similarly invest for my capital to go where (Customer/Economic/Intrinsic) Value is being constantly created.
In many cases, good Founder-led Co's are a great vehicle for that if you do your research.
Answers to the Picture quiz
1⃣ Marcos Galperin $MELI
2⃣ Jeff Green $TTD
3⃣ John Foley $PTON
4⃣ Forrest Li $SE
5⃣ George Kutz $CRWD
6⃣ Pony Ma $TCEHY
7⃣ Ben Silbermann $PINS
8⃣ Jeff Lawson $TWLO
9⃣ Anthony Wood $ROKU
🔟Peter Gassner $VEEV
How many did you score out of 10? 😀
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1⃣ $OKTA Okta : A unit used in meteorology to measure cloud cover. ☁️
2⃣ $SNOW Snowflake : Snowflakes are “born in the cloud”. Data warehouse built from the ground up for the cloud.🌨️
3⃣ $SHOP Shopify : Shop(ping) + (Simpl)ify 🛍️✅
4⃣ $VEEV Veeva : Veeva, a variant of the Latin word viva which means “to live,” attests to the company's singular commitment to the Life sciences industry.❤️
"Over decades, a stock will earn a similar return as the business earns. A basket of businesses with sustainable high growth rates have stocks that compound at a similar rate. And selling early can be costly."
"100 to 1 in the Stock Market" by Thomas Phelps is a phenomenal book. Written in 1972, it's packed with lot of timeless principles for the long-term investors.
Excellent compilation by @BigNitin👏
The Blog by @CatanaCapital has recently become one of my favorites to check out some great well written articles. h/t Richard Bowman👏. Great stuff for Beginners.
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