329 Charlie Munger (the NEW Poor Charlie's Almanack) — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2023-12-05
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“And so Warren said, "Charlie and I know that the right players will make almost any team manager look good." Again, that…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“So Charlie places a premium of life decisions over investment decisions.”
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People
“Two, be envious of people, all the people around you, people doing better than you.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“It's just one dumb person after another making the same dumb mistakes that if they just learned through other people's experience, they…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“Morgan at the time, and he does it for cash, straight cash.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
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