William Green · 2022
A collection of profiles and lessons from successful investors that examines the traits and strategies used to win in markets and life.
David Senra recommends it because it provides a clear overview of how great investors built their partnerships and profiles their unique traits.
The book identifies the specific traits and behavioral strategies that allow the world's most successful investors to achieve long-term victory in both markets and life.
Aspiring fund managers who want to understand the structural mechanics of building a high-performing investment partnership like Nomad.
Skip if you are looking for a technical manual on quantitative trading strategies rather than qualitative profiles of investor character.
Summarized from what was said in 2 conversations; the quotes are below.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“The book is called Richer, Wiser, Happier, How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets in Life. The author, William Green, listened to the episode and he loved it.”
Why: I would heavily recommend buying William Green's book, the one I covered that did the chapter last week on Nick and Zach.
David Senra, Host on Founders#365 Nick Sleep's Letters: The Full Collection of the Nomad Investment Partnership Letters to Partners
“And that is where I'll leave it for the full story. Highly recommend buying the book. This is a no-brainer. I mean, Nick Sleep is telling you, hey, you should read William Green's book. It's excellent.”
Why: There are wonderful profiles on other investors in the book, other traits that other investors have. It's just wonderfully written.
David Senra, Host on Founders#364 Nick & Zak's Excellent Adventure: How Nick Sleep and Qais Zaharia Built Their Investment Partnership
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“That was an excerpt of the book I'm going to talk to you about today, which is Richard, Weiser, Happier, How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life, and is written by William Green.”
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Discussed together in: #364 Nick & Zak's Excellent Adventure: How Nick Sleep and Qais Zaharia Built Their Investment Partnership (Founders)
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Discussed together in: #365 Nick Sleep's Letters: The Full Collection of the Nomad Investment Partnership Letters to Partners (Founders)