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The Outsiders Book Club Discussion with author Will Thorndike

2020/9/3
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Will Thorndike详细讲述了创作本书的历程，从一次公司内部会议的演讲开始，到与哈佛商学院学生合作进行深入研究，最终成书。他谈到最初的预期与最终发现的差异，以及写作过程中的挑战和乐趣。他还分享了对书中案例的总结性观点，以及对一些关键问题的看法，例如：如何衡量成功、如何适应当今的商业环境、如何进行并购整合以及如何进行资本配置。 其他参与者就书中内容以及当今商业环境中的相关问题与Will Thorndike进行了深入的讨论，包括：如何将书中的经验应用于现代科技公司，如何设定合适的指标，如何进行并购整合，以及如何看待财务工程等。他们还讨论了一些具体的公司案例，例如腾讯、迪士尼、Constellation Software等，并分享了自己的经验和见解。

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Will Thorndike discusses the origins of his book 'The Outsiders', detailing how it evolved from a series of talks and independent studies with Harvard Business School students into a comprehensive exploration of outsider CEOs.

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Hello ACQ2! Posting the audio recording of our Book Club Zoom session with Will Thorndike from The Outsiders in digestible podcast form. Big thank you to Will and to all of you who made this a really special experience. For those of you who weren't able to attend, we hope you get as much out of the recording as we did live!

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Book notes public post:  https://medium.com/@AcquiredFM/book-club-notes-the-outsiders-569175957ab4)

GDoc version of book notes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gipiBGB_xnuQkPFVJVZ-XxSVjy6DSxwEloEN3qnloyA/edit)

 

Outsiders Book Notes

  • This fantastic book consists of eight case studies of “Outsider” CEOs who, borrowing the words of Warren Buffett’s quote on the cover, “excelled at capital allocation” and created enormous shareholder returns during their tenures.
  • Btw, how crazy is it that Warren Buffett gave the cover quote? That rivals Reed Hastings writing the forward for 7 Powers. 😀
  • All of the CEOs profiled (with the exception of Buffett himself) operated in the pre-internet and, in most cases, pre-private equity eras.

 

Thanks as always for being on this journey with us,

  • Ben & David