Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2017-05-09

Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Will Thorndike: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #36 (May 2017)

Will Thorndike - How Skilled Capital Allocators Compound Capital - [Invest Like the Best, EP.36]

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This week’s guest is Will Thorndike, an author and investor whose book The Outsiders is an all-time favorite of mine. Our conversation is in two parts.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended Outsiders, The by William N. Thorndike Jr. and others, and discussed The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Team-Building Tools by Elaine Biech. Will Thorndike recommended The Money Masters by John Train.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Outsiders, The

    William N. Thorndike Jr.; Brian Troxell · at 1:21 · mentioned 19 times

    The Outsiders by William N. Thorndike Jr. and Brian Troxell is a business and investing book profiling eight unconventional chief executive officers and their strategies for capital allocation.

    Recommended
    “This week's guest is Will Thorndyke, an author and investor whose book The Outsiders is an all-time favorite of mine.”
    Where to get it
  2. The Money Masters

    John Train · at 3:31 · mentioned 2 times

    The Money Masters by John Train is an influential investment classic that profiles the strategies, philosophies, and career trajectories of several legendary financial minds, including Warren Buffett, John Templeton, and Benjamin Graham.

    Recommended
    “And there was a book on those shelves, The Money Masters by John Train, which I pulled down and started to read in the first chapter in that book. I'm not sure if you've ever read it, but it's a very good book.”
    Where to get it
  3. The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Team-Building Tools

    Elaine Biech · at 30:39

    Discussed
    “It reminds me of the Pfeiffer book that 3G guys use so much that double your profits in six months or less. And there's the cost they bifurcate into strategic and non-strategic and some spending on content, something that would help you grow and increase your revenue.”
    Where to get it