Becoming Berkshire
The history of the stock market, iconic companies, and American business through the lens of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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Intel: Before the Microprocessor
From Shockley and the Traitorous Eight to Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel’s first bet on memory.
Intel? But Jay, Buffett never invested in that company. Why is it in the timeline? How does this fit into the chronological rundown of Berks...
From the Archives: Buffett, American Express, and the Salad Oil Scandal
I started Becoming Berkshire because I truly wanted to learn the history of Berkshire Hathaway and how Buffett and Munger built it.
At the time, I was mostly trying to become a better investor and use what I learned to help me think throug...
Episode 6: Episode 6: The 1965 Buffett Partnership Letter ; The 12½-Cent Takeover
In Episode 6, I revisit Warren Buffett’s 1965 partnership letter and the year he took control of Berkshire Hathaway.
What began as a cheap cigar-butt investment became personal after Seabury Stanton offered Buffett 12½ cents less per share...
Hochschild, Kohn & Co.
Welcome to Issue #51 of Becoming Berkshire!
I originally wrote a couple of paragraphs about Hochschild-Kohn back in Issue #8, but since it was the first investment Munger and Buffett had made together, I figured I’d dive a bit deeper and g...
Inside the 1978 Capital Cities Annual Report
“Be sure to pick a business you enjoy. Do not go for the biggest buck, but go where you will be happiest, because if you are happy, you are successful. And do yourself a favor: get yourself involved in your community. Put something back. Wh...
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