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2019-03-07

Systems Leadership: Carl Ice, CEO, BNSF Railway Company (video)

Carl Ice, CEO, BNSF

BNSF (domain: BNSF.com) moves 15% of the tonnage of all products between cities in the United States, said BNSF CEO, Carl Ice. Technology is rapidly changing most parts of their business, from logistics to locomotion to dispatch centers. "We can move one ton of freight over 500 miles on one gallon of diesel fuel. The locomotives are basically moving data centers."

During his visit to the Systems Leadership class on May 31, 2018, Ice discussed with Lecturer Robert Siegel how BNSF is working to expand customer outcomes and redefine what it means to be a railroad. Stanford Graduate School of Business video above originally published Jun 11, 2018. Read more takeaways on medium.com.
BNSF's Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC) Intermodal Facility in Edgerton, Kan
Winter operations in Flagstaff after record snowfall

A BNSF double-stack intermodal train emerges from the wintry haze at Flagstaff, Arizona, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. BNSF’s important Southern Transcon route passes through Flagstaff, which received a record 35.9 inches of snow on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. BNSF employees kept the trains running! BNSF Railway video above published Feb 24, 2019.
BNSF Railway (2009)
The BNSF Railway Company is the largest freight railroad network in North America. One of eight North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 44,000 employees, 32,500 miles of track in 28 states, and more than 8,000 locomotives. Parent organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC. Headquarters: Ft. Worth, Texas.


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2018-02-19

Berkshire Hathaway Chair & Vice Chair: Warren Buffet & Charlie Munger

Warren Buffett: Advice For Entrepreneurs (2018)

Warren Buffett: Advice For Entrepreneurs (2018). Interview Date: 13th February, 2018.
Event: 10,000 small businesses summit. Investors Archive video published Feb 15, 2018.

A speech by billionaire and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett. In this speech, Warren tells three stories of entrepreneurs who against unfavourable circumstances, created successful businesses. These stories demonstrate key principle that Warren sees as necessary for a business to succeed.

Video Segments:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Giving speeches
2:28 Buying a business from two women
6:42 Lessons learnt from Jack Taylor creating Enterprise
16:22 Inspire others
17:43 Important decisions in life
18:56 Simple rules

Warren Buffett Books:
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything

Warren Buffett's Favorite Books:
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing
Security Analysis: Sixth Edition
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings

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A Conversation with Charlie Munger and Michigan Ross - 2017

The Ross School of Business - University of Michigan video above published Dec 20, 2017: Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, joins Michigan Ross Dean Scott DeRue for a conversation about Mr. Munger's life, career journey, philanthropic legacy, and his thoughts on a few current global trends. Recorded Nov 30, 2017 in Los Angeles as part of an event for alumni of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Scott DeRue and Charlie Munger are introduced by John E. Conlin, President of NWQ Investment Management Co. To jump directly to the conversation with Charlie, forward to: 2:57.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency:
"I think it is perfectly asinine to even pause to think about them," Munger said. "It's bad people, crazy bubble, bad idea, luring people into the concept of easy wealth without much insight or work. That's the last thing on Earth you should think about … There's just a whole lot of things that aren't going to work for you. Figure out what they are and avoid them like the plague. And one of them is bitcoin. … It is total insanity."
"You know it is one thing to think gold has some marvelous store of value because man has no way of inventing more gold or getting it very easily, so it has the advantage of rarity. Believe me, man is capable of somehow creating more bitcoin. … They tell you there are rules and they can't do it. Don't believe them. When there is enough incentive, bad things will happen."
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2016-05-17

Buffett Invests $1B in $AAPL, Apple Invests $1B in China's Didi Chuxing

Why Warren Buffett Bought $1 Billion in Apple Stock
Unigestion Investment Director Federico Schiffrin weighs in on Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Apple. He speaks on Bloomberg ‹GO› May 16, 2016.

In a May 16, 2016, Form 13F filing with the SEC, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway--domain name: berkshirehathaway.com, stock symbols: BRK.A / BRK.B, market cap US$345B--disclosed its US$1B position in Apple --Principal domain: apple.com, stock exchange symbol: NASDAQ: AAPL, market cap US$515B--as of March 31, 2016.

Apple disclosed on May 12, 2016, it had invested US$1B in a Chinese Uber competitior (vehicles for hire) transportation network company Didi Chuxing, formerly Didi Kuaid, domain name: xiaojukeji.com, a privately-held company also backed by Tencent and Alibaba. Didi is valued (as of February 2016) at approximately US$20 billion

Why Apple Invested $1 Billion in Didi:

Apple is deepening its ties in China with a $1 billion investment in ride-hailing company Didi. Bloomberg's Tim Higgins examines the deal and what it could mean for Apple in China. He speaks on Bloomberg ‹GO›, May 13, 2016.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Takes $1 Billion Position in Apple | WSJ.com comment:
"... Buffett doesn't know much about technology, but I'm sure he can see that smartphone penetration is nearing 90%.  'Hey Warren, buying Apple today is like buying MSFT, DELL & INTC (without the bubble premium) in 2000 when 90% of households had a PC.  There is not going to much growth in Apple, only financial engineering which has not work out so well for IBM since you bought it.'"
Berkshire Hathaway is betting on:
  1. the management (Tim Cook, Jony Ive, et al);  
  2. the stock valuation (see chart); 
  3. "the moat"--Apple products keeping 'happy captive consumers' 
  4. the stock buybacks
  5. the stock dividend
  6. Apple's cash (US$233B
  7. China is not a problem (unlike Carl Icahn)
It may work out. But Warren Buffett is not known for being an astute tech investor (see reference to IBM in the comment above). But he has a great overall track record. What's that? Oh yeah, "Past Performance Is No Guarantee of Future Results."

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2016-05-07

Berkshire Hathaway 2016 Annual Shareholders Meeting Livestream

Berkshire Hathaway 2016 Annual Shareholders Meeting video:
If video above does not play on your device, go here

Berkshire Hathaway 2016 Annual Shareholders Meeting LivestreamFor the first time in the company’s history, Berkshire Hathaway live-streamed its annual shareholder meeting for all of the world to see. Investors and non-investors alike were able to witness history, live, as Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and his right-hand man Charlie Munger shared their unscripted views on the company, the markets, the economy, corporate governance and even happiness. Yahoo Finance was the exclusive host of this momentous event. In case you missed it, enjoy the replay! (Saturday, April 30, 2016)

Warren Buffett's Investing Ground Rules: Old Letters Unearthed:

Berkshire Hathaway shareholders have enjoyed returns based on CEO Warren Buffett's decades-old rules when it comes to investing. Jeremy Miller collected letters Buffett wrote to his business partners in his new book, "Warren Buffett's Ground Rules." Published April 26, 2016






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2016-04-02

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Still Betting on America (video)



Why Warren Buffett Is Betting on America - Warren Buffett reaches a broad audience with his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A and NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders (see below). Bloomberg's Noah Buhayar reports on "Bloomberg Markets" (published Feb 29, 2016).

Domain: BerkshireHathaway.com

Berkshire Hathaway Class B Chart
Berkshire Hathaway Class B up almost 200% in 7 years (source: google.com)


Above: WarrenBuffett's Letter to Shareholders (2015)




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