How the Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life | William Green | TEDxBerkshires
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Published 2021-10-27
As a journalist, William has written for many leading publications, including The New Yorker, Time, Fortune, Forbes, Barron’s, Money, Worth, Bloomberg Markets, and The Economist. He has reported in places as diverse as China, India, Japan, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Mexico, England, France, Monaco, Poland, Russia, and Italy. He has interviewed presidents and prime ministers, prize-winning authors, inventors, criminals, the CEOs of some of the world’s largest companies, and countless billionaires.
While living in London, William edited the European, Middle Eastern, and African editions of Time. Before that, he lived in Hong Kong, where he edited the Asian edition of Time. He now lives in New York with his wife, Lauren, and their two children, Henry and Madeleine. Over the last quarter of a century, William Green has interviewed presidents and prime ministers, inventors, criminals, prize-winning authors, the CEOs of some of the world’s largest companies, and countless billionaires for The New Yorker, Time, Fortune, Forbes, Barron’s, Fast Company, Money, Worth, Bloomberg Markets, and The Economist amongst other publications.
His most recent book Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life is is based on some of his work in which he has interviewed many of the world’s best investors, exploring in-depth the question of what qualities and insights enable them to achieve enduring success.
Born and raised in London, Green was educated at Eton College, studied English literature at Oxford University, and received a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in New York with his wife, Lauren, and their children, Henry and Madeleine This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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Thanks a lot for your wonderful TED talk. Key Takeaways: 1) Simplify - Reduce complexity. 2) Learn art of subtraction. 3) Reduce mental clutter. 4) One-pointed attention. 5) Less is more. 6) Unclutter your schedule. 7) Focus on one thing relentlessly. 6) Reduce standard stupidities. 7) Avoid idiotic behaviour. 8) Simply avoid catastrophe. 9) Invert, always invert. 10) Keep things simple. 11) Survive - Stay in the game. Follow above rules to be Richer, wiser and happier.
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Sam - appreciate your honesty and humility. Happy to hear your success stories and most importantly empowering others they can do it too!
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So many pieces of advices in one lecture. Thanks man Stay blessed
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Wow excellent Talk. Thanks William. I enjoy all your talks. Thanks for educating us. God Bless
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"What is the downside if I am wrong?" Very important in every aspect of life.
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Summary Reduce complexity Focus on one thing Learn art of subtraction One pointed attention Survive in the game Reduce catastrophe Avoid idiotic behaviour
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Bravooo William it is a great speech, it is obvious that by emulating greatness you became great. After watching your podcasts I found out about your book and currently reading Richer, Wiser, Happier. Thank you.
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Everyone should listen to your speech and live by it to have a happy life.
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Love William Green!
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As someone who managed to become financially independent I couldn't agree more with everything he said. Avoiding idiotic behaviour is so extremely important, and focusing on the few things that matter: health and good relationships
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“You have to survive. You have to stay in the game.” 15:39
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Great talk with the best tip right at the end! Thankyou
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What a wonderful talk. Than you.
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Great talk William, thank you! The book is awesome and is bound to be an investment classic.
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William, really benefitted from your talk and your fantastic book, thank you very much.
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Even though I’m gonna think exactly the opposite but Mr Sam Deymon helped clarify many points in my mind thank you.
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william is a fantastic writer.
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Greetings from Taiwan, Hi Mr. Green, your book is so informative/inspiring and fun to read. This TED talk is also top notch, thank you!
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Very nice talk. I read your book and loved it. This is very inspiring. I liked that you added in this talk some other personal stories. Your advice are great. To everyone interested in value investing, you should definitely read William's book. It is fabulous.
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Very inspiring, thank you for sharing, and an amazing book, highly recommend it!
