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How to Think (and Work) Like a Billion Dollar Investor | Adam Karr

2024/11/12
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Adam Karr 阐述了他个人的成功框架,涵盖了生活和商业的各个方面。他分享了如何招聘最优秀的CEO(即使只有十分钟的谈话时间),以及他避免与哪些CEO交谈,他认真对待的简单想法,人们的写作与绩效之间的关联性等等。本期节目充满了关于如何作为投资者和商人取得成功的实用智慧。他强调了在投资中选择合适的“游戏”的重要性,并根据所参与的“游戏”类型调整投资策略。他认为,清晰地认识并适应所处的“游戏”环境至关重要,长期投资者和短期交易员所需的技能和环境截然不同。他还分享了他对巴菲特投资风格变化的看法,以及如何根据自身资本规模和市场环境调整投资策略。他认为,成功的关键在于专注于自己真正热衷的事情,并为此付出不懈的努力。他还强调了与拥有相似时间视野的客户合作的重要性,以及如何通过沟通来引导客户的预期。他分享了如何寻找痴迷于自身事业的管理者,以及在与CEO沟通时如何有效地了解其价值观和长期愿景。他认为,长期投资需要与公司管理层的长期愿景相一致,并以所有者的身份与公司互动,关注资本配置和业务防御能力。他还讨论了公司管理层的更替对长期投资价值的影响,以及如何避免短期行为对公司长期发展的损害。他分享了他在困境反转投资中的经验,以及如何应对市场对长期努力的低容忍度。他建议,在公开市场上进行困境反转投资难度较大,建议私有化后再进行重组。

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Adam Karr discusses the importance of defining the game you're playing in life and investing, emphasizing the need to approach different games differently based on their time horizons and strategies.
  • Different games require different approaches.
  • Long-term investors need different skills than day traders.
  • Being clear about the game you're playing is crucial for success.

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Adam Karr outlines his personal framework for finding success in both life and business. He shares insights into how to hire the best CEOs (even if you have just ten minutes to talk with them) and what CEOs he avoids talking to, the simple ideas Karr takes seriously, the correlation between people's writing and their performance, and more. This episode is packed with practical wisdom on how to succeed as an investor and business person.

Adam Karr is the President and Portfolio Manager at Orbis Investments. Prior to Orbis, Karr was a partner at Palladium Equity and a financial analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette.

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