A Pragmatic, Non-visionary Business Worldview: Lessons from The Outsiders

A Pragmatic, Non-visionary Business Worldview: Lessons from The Outsiders

Will Thorndike is an investor and author of The Outsiders, a study of eight unconventional CEOs who did an exceptional job of allocating capital in their businesses. In this presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, Will shares the essential lessons of the CEOs he profiled in his book, as well as updated insights.

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