The Outsiders

The Outsiders

by William N. Thorndike

10 mentors recommend this

ISBN: 9781491582978

🎯 Who Recommends This Book 10

Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett

Finance & Investing

"The Outsiders is an outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation. It has an insightful chapter on our director, Tom Murphy, overall the best business manager I’ve ever met."

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Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger

Finance & Investing

"Details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management."

Michael Dell

Michael Dell

Business & Entrepreneurship

"A good read for any business leader but especially those willing to chart their own course."

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Michael Mauboussin

Michael Mauboussin

Finance & Investing

"It is, and should at the top of the reading list for CEOs and investors."

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Meb Faber

Meb Faber

Finance & Investing

"@mcuban @Chappy_JC @norbertjmichel @jessefried @charles_cy_wang @WSJ 🤘allgood man! Funny to read how over 100 years ago dividends and buybacks were often mandatory so CEOs wouldn't squander the $. Still my favorite book on topic: The Outsiders And longer reading list"

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Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Finance & Investing

"Contains great lessons for investors because it highlights the importance of capital allocation."

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Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong

Business & Entrepreneurship

"Stories about eight CEOs and how they mastered capital allocation."

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Patrick Collison

Patrick Collison

Business & Entrepreneurship
"And actually there's a book and uh some of you probably have read it, um it's it's kind of famous in in some small little um sort of factions um, uh the outsiders."
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