Investing by the Books #63 Simon Kold: On the Hunt for Great Companies

Investing By The Books

2024-10-15

04:30

Simon Kold is the founder of the Denmark-based investment firm Kold Investments and was previously at Novo Holdings, one of the world’s largest investment organizations. Our conversation focuses on Simon’s upcoming book, On the Hunt for Great Companies, which details how to determine business quality. We cover the aspects we find the most interesting and encourage everyone to buy the book and read it in full. The book will be released on 29 October 2024.

Eddie Palmgren

Niklas Sävås

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This episode was recorded on September 11, 2024.

Books Mentioned

On the Hunt for Great Companies – Simon Kold (to be released on 29 October 2024)
The Little Book that Builds Wealth – Pat Dorsey
The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing – Pat Dorsey
7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy – Hamilton Helmer
Poor Charlie’s Almanack – Charlie Munger, John Collison
The Outsiders – Will Thorndike
Michael O’Leary: Turbulent Times for the Man Who Made Ryanair – Matt Cooper
Factfulness – Hans Rosling
Superforecasting – Philip Tetlock
The Checklist Manifesto – Atul Gawande
Deep Survival – Laurence Gonzales
The Quest of the Simple Life – William J Dawson
Parnassus on Wheels – Christopher Morley
The Clock of the Long Now – Stewart Brand

Companies Mentioned

Alibaba
Arm
TSMC
ASML
Ryanair
John Deere

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