Joys of Compounding
Episode 6 Investor, Essentialist, Patriot
Joys of Compounding

Episode 6: Investor, Essentialist, Patriot

Investor, Essentialist, Patriot

Brad Gerstner is the founder of Altimeter Capital. We cover the lessons he's learned across the full arc of his career, the virtues of the S&P 500 as it relates to Invest America, and why essentialism is important to Brad.

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(00:02:12) - (First question) - Tracing Brad's evolution as an investor

(00:08:48) - Reflecting on his parents' tangible contributions to his career

(00:10:43) - Examining the influence of his college and law school experiences

(00:15:16) - Key figures and events shaping Altimeter Capital

(00:19:18) - Crafting a company with substantial impact

(00:21:27) - Choosing an unconventional route

(00:33:09) - Significant relationships that fostered the development of Altimeter Capital

(00:44:47) - Implementing the principles of Essentialism in life and business

(00:51:50) - Launching the Invest America program

(01:04:07) - Evaluating the S&P 500 as an investment tool for Invest America

(01:09:36) - Recognizing and leveraging market trends

(01:27:49) - Contemplating the desired legacy of Brad's life's work

Investor, Essentialist, Patriot

Introduction

Rick
Listen, Brad, it's awesome to have you back in Art of Investing. And I can't think of a more appropriate guest. And Paul and I were just reflecting. It's been, I think, just over a year since you came into class with Patrick O'Shaughnessy, and it was exactly the same week as you were prodding Mark Zuckerberg along to get fit and all of Silicon Valley, really. And at the same time, just shortly after our class together, you were prodding us and encouraging us to think about how we could democratize the Art of Investing and how to open it up to create more opportunities for more people.

So here we are. And for anybody listening, I know my mom has become a regular listener, I don't know how many more people are tuning in. If you like what's happening, you really have Brad and Patrick to thank and if you don't like it, they're to blame as well. But we're talking about a guy who when he first started his investment firm Altimeter, and we're going to talk a lot about, I think, the formation of your firm building culture. We're talking about a guy who literally on the back of the original business cards of Altimeter had the compound interest table.

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