Today, we are dropping a special episode in the Invest Like the Best Feed. 50X is back, a fan favorite series from Will Thorndike and the team at Compounding Labs. Will's book, "The Outsiders," is one of the best business and investing books that you'll find. You'll hear him continuing his work in the hosting chair as he looks in detail at investments that have appreciated at least 50-fold.Season two features Asurion. Colossus is excited to partner with Will as he sits down with the management and investors behind this legendary investment. We kick off this special drop with a short interview that I did with Will on everything he learned studying this business, followed by the full three-part series.
Learn more and dive into our research at 50xpodcast.com
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Show Notes
(00:00:00) Welcome to 50X
(00:04:52) Patrick interviews Will Thorndike
(00:18:16) The Early Days (‘95-‘01) with Kevin Taweel
(01:24:44) The Flywheel Era (‘01-‘07) with Kevin Taweel
(02:24:32) Retracing the Path to 100 times 50x with Irv Grousbeck
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