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The Blueberry Billionaire | John Bragg

2024/10/1
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John Bragg: 我成功的秘诀在于专注于核心业务,并将其发展壮大。我从采摘野生蓝莓开始,逐步建立了全球最大的野生蓝莓加工企业Oxford Frozen Foods。同时,我还创立了北美最大的私营电信公司Eastlink。我的成功并非依赖于创业技巧,而是基于一些永恒的商业原则,例如专注、耐心和长期视角。我始终坚持专注于核心业务,精益求精,持续发展壮大,而非贪多嚼不烂。在蓝莓业务中,我通过控制供应链,平衡自有农场和外购农产品,降低风险。我还将研究成果分享给竞争对手和农民,促进整个行业的共同发展。在电信业务中,我通过不断收购,将小型电缆电视公司整合,最终发展成为大型企业。我并不害怕使用债务,并认为这在企业发展中起到了关键作用。我始终注重长远规划,着眼于未来发展,并愿意为长期目标付出代价。 Shane Parrish: John Bragg的商业帝国的成功,源于其专注于核心业务,精益求精,持续发展壮大,而非贪多嚼不烂的经营理念。他从最初的人工采摘发展到如今的机械化采摘,并不断改进技术,提高效率。他与McCain Foods的合作,以及在胡萝卜加工方面的拓展,都体现了他对资源利用和季节性调整的精明考量。他强调长期投资和耐心,并认为大多数财富是在50岁以后积累的。他注重培养人才,并认为公司文化中最重要的因素是尊重、合作和持续改进。他认为私营公司在进行长期投资和战略决策方面具有优势,可以做出一些短期内看似不经济,但长期有利的决策。他从巴菲特和芒格身上学到了许多宝贵的投资经验,并将其应用于自己的投资实践中。他认为专注是商业成功的关键,并告诫人们避免过度多元化。

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John Bragg, an entrepreneur from a small village, built two multi-billion dollar businesses: Oxford Frozen Foods, a global leader in wild blueberry processing, and Eastlink, North America's largest private telecommunications company. This episode explores the timeless principles behind his success, focusing on his journey from humble beginnings to global leadership.
  • John Bragg's entrepreneurial journey started with picking wild blueberries.
  • He built Oxford Frozen Foods into the world leader in wild blueberry harvesting and processing.
  • He also founded North America's largest private telecommunications firm, Eastlink.
  • His success is based on timeless principles, not startup hacks.
  • He transformed a commodity agriculture business into a global leader and launched a telecommunications empire.

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Through contrarian thinking and patient capital deployment, John Bragg built two multi-billion-dollar businesses from a remote village.

John Bragg is the entrepreneur behind Oxford Frozen Foods, which processes over 50% of the world's wild blueberries, and Eastlink Communications, the largest private telecommunications company in North America.

This epside isn't about startup hacks but the timeless principles behind building multi-generational businesses that operate through good and bad times.

Shane and John discuss how he transformed a commodity agriculture business into a global leader and launched an unlikely telecommunications empire. This episode offers a rare glimpse into the strategic mind of one of North America's most private (and successful) business leaders.

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