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A Week You Don't Want To Miss! | Colossus Weekly

November 19, 2023

Best of the Week

Weekly Episode Recap

Episode Highlights

  1. “The great ones, they risk everything. They don’t try to keep all their options open.” Art of Investing

  1. “If you’re going to do something for a lifetime, you have to design it in a way that brings you joy. You can only sustain championship-winning effort if you love what you do.” Art of Investing

  1. “The most important thing you can do is make sure you get fantastic talent.” Invest Like the Best

  1. “I look for industries that are big, that have businesses to buy on accretive terms, where there are economies of scale, which leads to better cost profiles and happier customers. In a word, I look for scalability.” Invest Like the Best 

  1. “There’s always a play. In every situation, there’s a way to make money. If you stay cool, keep an open mind and don’t take things too personally, you’ll find ways to capitalize on the situation.” Invest Like the Best

  1. “They said, “Ted Turner's nuts. This guy's crazy.” He's not nuts. He's not crazy. He's early.” Founders 

  1. “My net worth, on average, dropped by about $10 million every day for two and a half years.” Founders 

  1. “Coca-Cola has 26 individual billion-dollar brands. They astoundingly sell 2.2 billion servings of their drinks every day, and they sell in all but two countries in the world – Cuba and North Korea.” Business Breakdowns

  1. “There is no distribution network like the Coca-Cola network on the planet. If you manage a drink or invent one and want to push it out, it’s the single best access point. They have 30 million customers of retailers and concessions across the world.” Business Breakdowns

  1. “’Make it more you. That’s the best piece of advice Anna Wintour has ever given me.” Making Media

  1. “Everything digital is ephemeral. People want their projects to be seen in print. It’s lasting. That’s why the magazine [Architectural Digest] holds so much weight.” Making Media

  1. “To create a successful investment product. It takes performance, a good story and an investment philosophy that people like. Then you have to tell that story consistently so people see why you're doing what you're doing.” Making Markets

Breakdowns Research

Read our research on the Coca-Cola Company’s origin story, business model, and competitive position.
Prepared by Mohammad Ruhul Kader ahead of Zack’s conversation with Freddie.

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