“I've never wanted to invest in companies where I was reliant on the latest channel check… I'd rather try and understand that.”

In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · John Armitage: How He Invests, Building Egerton, and What Worries Him About AI

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Reject reliance on data-scientist channel checks and opinion polls, focusing instead on understanding the underlying business fundamentals

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