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Posted: 16/Jun/2010 at 9:32am
Is that book as good as Outliers? Wanted to check up before placing an order?
'The Thoughtful Investor: A Journey to Financial Freedom Through Stock Market Investing' - A Book on Equity Investing especially for Indian Investors. Book your copy now: www.thethoughtfulinvestor.in
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Posted: 16/Jun/2010 at 10:26am
Originally posted by basant
Is that book as good as Outliers? Wanted to check up before placing an order?
Hi it is available in softcover for about Rs 100-150 i think.
The book is good, however the examples are American , so after it I had to sit and think out the India relevant examples but the framework is relevant
Also Gladwell has his own website where all of his previous articles are there plus he writes for New Yorker. http://www.gladwell.com/archive.html
is the link
Please check out the other articles absolutely fascinating, for example in Sure Thing he explains how Entreprenuers are risk reducers not risk takers and gives the example of Ted Turner. Very Cool
Finally like a true cheapo value investor I know some free ebook sites where you can get this stuff, however this is not the platform , so please mail me/pm me will send you the links
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Posted: 25/Aug/2010 at 10:50pm
Apple computers - Always made good products but it took the genius of Jobs to make it a successful stock.
Gillette - There is a quote about how Gillette invented razors and spent a century making them worse. Gillette apparently started minting money only after they popularized the disposable razors.
Good management aka marketeers really help a company make much more money.Look at Titan - i feel if it was not for its super management/marketing lead by Bhasker Bhat it would have ended up like HMT i guess.
Edited by prabhakarkudva - 25/Aug/2010 at 10:53pm
Take your chances and keep them in a box until a quieter time.
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Posted: 25/Aug/2010 at 10:56pm
prabhakarkudva, I feel you are wrong about Apple.Success is due to highest quality products- as you acknowledge,absolutely loyal following and not any marketing gimmicks.Steve Jobs is fanatical about product quality. What you say about Gillette may be true. Looking at Gillette from a new angle!
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Posted: 25/Aug/2010 at 8:20am
None of the three product lines mentioned above (Apple, Gillette, Titan) can be classified as mediocre products that have become great success merely due to a genius sales team.
Actually, the way I look at it, all three represent a combination of high quality (relative to price) products supplemented with maybe above average sales effort.
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