warren buffet presentation

His Journey to success…

One of the most influential people in the world – Time Magazine, 2007

Born: 30 Aug 1930

Little bit about his parents

Howard Buffett (Father)Taught him that one doesn’t have to cheat to make money

Leila Buffett (Mother) was quicker than a calculator

She was very tenacious and always wanted him to succeed and win

The world’s second richest man• This is him when he was 11 years old

And well this is meHis father referred to him as someone who could see in the dark.

The Story

He devotes his life to make money

He accumulated his huge worth with honesty, thrift and a can do attitude

Let’s jump into a little bit of history• 1941, Howard Buffett won an election

History part II• 1947, passed school, wanted to be an investor but his father insisted

he go to college• 1950, off to business school Columbia University (New York)

#Romance• 1951, he returned to

Omaha and fell in love…

1952, married, 3 kids

Enough with the romance in 1956 he went into business- from home

The Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

Probably the greatest investor we have ever seen

1962, He had his eyes locked on a textile mill

• “When the going gets tough, the great ones party”- Garfield

#Successful

History part III• 1965, his father passed• 1969, predicted the stock market high was bound for a catastrophic

low• 1970, bought 5% of ‘The Washington Post’• He used to deliver papers remember?

Now we look up to him like someone we could have nothing in common with but…

He likes burgers and fast food just as much as we do

Caught on camera… Hence Proved

He first laid eyes on it in 1980• Their

motto was to “sell cheap and tell the truth”

#HardChoices• 1985, the textile mill had to be shut

down• Bought ‘ABC News’ but lost 90

million the first year• 1987, Dow Jones Industrial Average

fell

His best investment so far…

Remember the neighbor who considered him a slacker?

In the meantime• Berkshire Hathaway kept

growing• 1995, Disney corporation

bought ABC for 19 billion dollars• 2004, his wife dies • 2006, another marriage• 2006, bought a 4 billion dollar

share in Metal working company in Israel

#Philanthropy • Gave away 85% of his income to the Bill and Melinda Gates

Foundation

• Owns 63 companies, writes one letter to the CEO’s of the companies

#BerkshireHathaway

#Winning• He rose to fame when one day the Bershire

Hathaway shares exploded• They reached 100,000 dollars per share

Alright, to sum things up – This is what to do to be successful

2. Hire Well

4. Love unconditionally

1. Passion

3. Fear

7. Schedule

6. Competitive advantage5. Margin of safety

4. Read, read, read

9. Model Success

8. Compete