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31 Oct, 12 tweets, 7 min read
A compilation of my 10 favourite investing learnings from this week.

They include:

• Breakdown of Shopee $SE

• Traits of high quality businesses

• Analysis of $ROKU's current direction

• Nick Sleep's 2003 letter to Nomad shareholders

• Many more...

Enjoy!
1. Breakdown of Shopee by @punchcardinvest

He writes great breakdowns of Sea Limited’s 3 dragon heads.

This specific article covers Shopee.

It was actually published in early Oct.

But I only just completed reading it as it's pretty in depth.
punchcardinvestor.substack.com/p/sea-ltd-part…
2. What a great company founder looks like

@stjohnhuo and MJ host some of the best interviews with Asian investors.

I learnt a lot from this episode's guest:

Ng Zhu Hann

He shares his thought process on what he looks for in a management team.
3. Nick Sleep's 2003 letters

@heycjwilson is one of the rare investing youtubers I follow closely.

In this episode, he breaks down Nick's thought process around year to year volatility.

And also Nomad's investment in Weetabix.
4. $ROKU 10 year thesis by @FromValue

I’ve been following Kris on SA since the early days of Shopify.

This article shares why Roku still has a long runway.

Even if user growth does slow...

They can start monetizing more as AVOD gains more traction.

seekingalpha.com/article/446042…
5. Traits of high quality companies by @SteadyCompound

Thomas breaks down the 5 top traits among some of the best companies in the world.

- Apple
- Netflix
- Amazon
- Berkshire
- Starbucks

Helps you develop pattern recognition.
6. Quotes from top investors and what they mean by @MnkeDaniel

Daniel breaks down many of the classic quotes by top investors like:

Buffett, Munger, Lynch, and Pabrai.

Helps you understand how they can be applied in your own investing.
7. Financial metrics that matter in a business by @ladhatweets

As investors, you're buying a business.

So we need to understand what are the key metrics that make it tick.

Ali's thread covers many useful ones like growth, churn, CAPEX, and more.
8. Why you can easily beat professional investors by @wealthyhealthyl

This thread explains the structural disadvantages that professionals have.

You'll be surprised.

It's also why retail investors like you and me can do well in the market.
9. Spiffypop in $TSLA by @EugeneNg_VCap

This is inspiring.

Eugene has held onto Tesla since 2017 without selling a single share.

Not an easy feat.

A good reminder on why it's so important to hold on tight to the best quality companies.
10. "What does Upstart do?"

I put this as the last, to end off with a nice cherry on the cake.

Just watch the last 30 seconds, after the 2:00 mark.

It will be a good way to end your week.

I watched it 3 times.

That's how good this is.
That's it!

If you found this helpful, follow me here at @heymaxkoh

I tweet about how I attained financial freedom before age 30...

By investing in great businesses.

Also check out these bite-sized summaries of my top 18 investing books:

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30 Oct
Confession:

I've often failed to hit many of the goals I set for myself. Because I didn't get clear on the true price I need to pay.

I took a long time to learn this.

If you struggle with this too, I hope it helps you feel a little better.

(STORY + 2 LESSONS)
STORY:

Some years back, I was chatting with an old friend at a hotel lounge over drinks.

She spontaneously ran over to the grand piano and started playing it.

She was flawless.

Playing song after song from memory. I watched in awe.
I started playing a mental movie in my mind of myself doing the same.

"How cool would it be if I could be like her and play songs on the piano at command?"

Must be such an enjoyable feeling.

I felt motivated in the moment to learn this skill.

But I never did anything.
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29 Oct
What makes Peloton special?

They're like WWE, live theatre, church combined.

I started buying positions since June 2020.

But 99% of investors don't get it

It's not about the digital subs or low churn.

None.

Here's 5 reasons why $PTON holds a special place in my portfolio:
1. Connection to instructors like Hollywood stars

2. Proven system for creating crowd pullers like WWE

3. Live theatre in disguise

4. It's all about the music

5. People work out to be entertained

Here's a breakdown of each:
1. Connection to instructors like Hollywood stars

Looking at their FB group...

I was amazed to see the level of connection people had with specific instructors.

You see users going gaga when they bump into instructors in NYC.
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28 Oct
5 hacks to research a company with only 30 minutes daily:

I've been lucky to be financially free before age 30.

And I did it by investing in stocks...

While still working 9-5.

The secret?

Learning how to allocate my TIME to research the companies I invest in.

Here's how:
Quick back story:

Recently I got over a dozen DMs from people.

The #1 common question?

They wanted me to share my daily schedule with them.

I found it funny.

Turns out, they were interested in how I find time to invest and research my companies given I work in a 9-5 job.
I guess the better question to answer here would be:

"How do I allocate my time so that I can research companies?"

That's what I'll answer here.

But before that, in case you are curious...

here's what my daily schedule looks like on a weekday and weekend:
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27 Oct
10 principles to spot great management teams to invest in

Bob Iger served as Disney CEO from 2005 to 2020.

His best-selling book is a masterpiece in leadership.

It taught me how to identify high quality leaders who I can invest with.

Here's the 10 lessons and quotes from Bob:
Some background on Bob Iger

During his tenure as Disney CEO:

- Acquired Pixar from Steve Jobs

- Bought over LucasFilms

- Spearheaded Disney's move into streaming

As long term investors, our wealth is tied to the actions of the company's leaders.

So here's how to spot them:
1. Great leaders are willing to say "I don't know"

You have to be humble.

You can’t pretend to be someone you’re not...

Or to know something you don’t.

You’re also in a position of leadership, so you can’t let humility prevent you from leading.
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26 Oct
18 of my favourite investing books.

Summarized in 18 short tweets:
1. Joys of Compounding - Gautam Baid

Achieve financial independence so I can view the world honestly.

It's not about making quick returns.

It's about above average returns over long periods.

Margin of safety is found not just in valuation...

But also in the business quality
2. Education of a value investor - Guy Spier

Inaction and patience are key to success in investing.

Don't check stock prices everyday.

It’s not enough to rely on one’s intellect to filter out noise.

You need the right environment to do so.

Don't just rely on willpower.
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Salesforce $CRM is the pioneer of SaaS.

I spent the last few weeks studying its founder, Marc Benioff.

Was expecting to learn about building a cloud software business...

Instead, I received a masterclass in:

• Guerilla Marketing
• Category Creation
• Sun Tzu's Art of War
Here's 5 lessons I learnt from Marc Benioff

1. Don't let competitors make you angry

2. Create your own category

3. Play the visionary card

4. Leverage on competitors' brand

5. Use the power of PR

Let's get started:
1. Don't let competitors make you angry

“He who is quick tempered can be insulted”

Marc Benioff is a big fan of Sun Tzu.

In the early days of Salesforce...

He deployed Guerilla tactics to "throw dirt" at Siebel Systems, their #1 competitor then.

He gave them silly labels.
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