The Beginning
Concentrated capital allocation in public markets, documented in public.
Stewarding Capital, In Public
I’ve spent nearly two decades building, buying, and operating businesses.
Now I’m doing something different.
I’m allocating capital - primarily in public markets - with a concentrated, long-term approach rooted in patience, discipline, and stewardship.
This Substack is where I document that journey in real time:
What I’m buying (and why)
What I’m avoiding (and why)
Where I’m wrong
How I think about compounding capital over decades
No noise. No predictions. No performance theater.
Just decisions - documented.
I invest millions of dollars of my own capital in a highly concentrated portfolio.
Why Listen to Me
I’m not coming from Wall Street.
I’ve operated in the real world - where payroll has to be met, customers have to be served, and mistakes have consequences. I’ve built companies from scratch, acquired others, negotiated deals, managed through stress, and experienced both meaningful wins and painful losses.
That experience shaped how I think about risk.
Not volatility - but permanent loss of capital.
It also shaped how I evaluate businesses:
Do they actually create value?
Do they endure?
Are they led by people I trust?
Those questions matter more to me than any spreadsheet.
Why This Approach Is Different
Most of modern investing optimizes for the wrong things:
Activity over thought
Prediction over patience
Noise over signal
Diversification over concentration
Quarterly optics over long-term reality
Assets are traded, not owned.
Businesses are modeled, not understood.
What passes for investing is often financial theater.
I’m not interested in playing that game.
There’s a quieter path - proven over decades by people like Buffett, Munger, Nick Sleep, Li Lu, Guy Spier, Pulak Prasad, and Mohnish Pabrai.
It’s slower.
Less exciting.
Far more effective.
My Investing Philosophy
1. Buy Great Businesses at Fair Prices
I care far more about durability and compounding than I do about buying something “cheap.”
High returns on capital. Strong moats. Leadership I respect.
Fewer, better companies - held for longer.
2. Clone What Works
Originality is optional. Returns are not.
If a proven model produces exceptional long-term results - and I understand it - I’ll follow it.
3. Avoid the Obvious Risks
I start with downside:
Is the business understandable?
Does it have long-term optionality?
Can I trust management?
If those fail, nothing else matters.
4. Concentrate When Conviction Is Earned
Diversification protects ignorance.
Concentration builds wealth - when done right.
Few positions. Deep understanding. Long holding periods.
5. Ignore the Noise
I don’t trade.
I don’t follow headlines.
I don’t care what happens next quarter.
I invest as if I’m buying the entire business.
Why I’m Doing This Now
For years, I told myself I’d focus on investing after I retired from operating businesses.
But I realized something simple:
This is the game I’ve always wanted to play.
Studying businesses. Allocating capital. Thinking independently. Letting compounding work over time.
So instead of waiting - I started.
What You’ll Get Here
Deep, institutional-quality investment memos
Transparent thinking and decision-making
A long-term record - good and bad
A focus on compounding, not speculation
This is not about beating the market.
It’s about building something that lasts.
The Long Game
Investing isn’t a math game.
It’s a behavior game.
The edge isn’t IQ - it’s temperament:
Patience
Discipline
Judgment
This approach will look wrong at times.
It will be misunderstood.
It will feel slow.
But over time, results compound - and truth reveals itself.
This is a decades-long pursuit.
I’ll be doing it in public.
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