Andrew Wilkinson on bringing the Buffett approach to startups, WeCommerce, Slack & more | E1174

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Show notes:

0:00 Start

0:59 Jason intros Andrew Wilkinson, they discuss how Andrew started Tiny from MetaLab's profits & the Slack design story

7:58 Tiny's approach to buying companies

10:53 LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist

12:28 Andrew on taking WeCommerce public, betting on the future of e-commerce

15:43 Andrew / MetaLab's involvement with Pitch & Christian Reber, Tiny's focus on majority stakes over venture capital, top-performing businesses, acquiring Dribbble

20:17 Going public in Canada vs. US

23:54 Squarespace - Go to https://squarespace.com/twist for a free trial, and use code TWIST for 10% off

25:25 Sourcing & evaluating companies to acquire majority stakes in, avoiding the "swoop & poop"

30:52 Finding standout hired gun CEOs, acquiring Girlboss

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37:41 Ad-based vs. subscription businesses, recent acquisitions of The Hustle & Morning Brew, operating out of Canada & globally, cross-portfolio synergy

43:08 Copycat tendencies in the social space, Twitter's best monetization opportunities

49:54 Thoughts on Clubhouse, crypto & Amazon

57:17 Top lessons from Buffett & Munger

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