“We recruited the team that managed a mass, a much larger business. A bit like bringing in an asset manager who was managing $100 billion to go manage a billion dollar portfolio.”

Bill Ackman · Equity Mates Investing Podcast · Bill Ackman on building the next Berkshire, AI & his next 10-bagger

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Recruit a team that previously managed a $100 billion asset to run a $1 billion portfolio

$100 billion, $1 billion

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