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mrjivraj

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About mrjivraj

https://playingfordoubles.substack.com/

Recent public activity

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    Comment #48868472

    +1 The best companies succeed because they are able to adapt to changing business environments and more importantly, to changing customer needs. Companies that lose their leadershi…

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    Comment #28830285

    That's great. Let me know if you end doing so! Why Multiple coffee cans? A few reasons 1) As new money comes in, I build new coffee cans based on current circumstances and prices o…

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    Comment #28806178

    Working on my Investment Scorecard: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tBrZEMFK9XNWxiqOxE8o...

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    Comment #28641531

    I invest. I share more about it here. https://playingfordoubles.substack.com/p/invest-like-a-vc-in...

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    Comment #28621570

    dunking on them? seriously? I literally had one line where I made a joking comment and then applauded their ability to clone and adapt. you may assuming cloning is a bad thing.

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    Comment #28615239

    Cool - didn't know about that! But, yes Shameless Cloning Can Lead to Financial Success :) I actually wrote about it here: https://playingfordoubles.substack.com/p/shameless-clonin…

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    Comment #28611369

    https://www.cnbc.com/id/218.html This reminds me of a study which showed that even if you bought the same stocks a month after Buffett and his holding company Berkshire Hathaway di…

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    Comment #28339556

    I think that's absolutely doable. Not easy but doable. And for anyone thinking along those lines, I'd argue that the goal isn't to get to $1M/yr but rather to a place of financial …

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    Comment #28240212

    https://playingfordoubles.substack.com/p/the-coffee-can-port... This article references something called The Coffee Can Portfolio. The idea of a coffee can is simple: You try to fi…

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    Comment #28064064

    Newsletters like Substack?

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    Comment #28054664

    Been working on codifying my investment strategy: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tBrZEMFK9XNWxiqOxE8o... You can read more here: https://playingfordoubles.substack.com/p/i…

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    Comment #27943657

    Wow, that actually looks pretty cool. I wish they had physical distribution so that I can go try it out...doesn't seem like they do. But they do have a 30 day return trial.

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    Comment #27930627

    thanks, i will look that up nonetheless.

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    Comment #27923669

    Do you have a simple system to keep track of the notes you take? I ask because I also started taking notes, primarily because I want to write about some of the things I come across…

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    Comment #27921251

    100 lol.. I think i have printed probably about 30 so far, 2 pages per sheet + double sided so 4 on a page

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    Comment #27918930

    I sometimes fall into the trap of bookmarking interesting content but failing to go back to read it, especially long form content, although I find such content to be the best for l…

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    Comment #27866568

    It's a similar paradox that today's DTC brands face, especially those selling digital products or consulting services. They usually have to give away a lot of IP upfront...for free…

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    Comment #27711107

    Congrats to you as well! I'll look into powerbi - thanks for the suggestion. It sounds like you're using it to track your budget & net worth. I actually disagree with tracking my i…

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    Comment #27711059

    that's cool - do you write about it anywhere?

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    Comment #27597300

    Some of these have been pretty good: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tBrZEMFK9XNWxiqOxE8o... A couple of years ago, I started this spreadsheet to share my investments with …

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    Comment #27597134

    I hacked together this spreadsheet to help me better visualize my investments in a different manner: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tBrZEMFK9XNWxiqOxE8o... Been contemplat…

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    Comment #27506235

    ok so this is odd... after looking into it further, it shows up as black text on desktop but white text on mobile for some reason ?...

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    Comment #27498703

    Yeah, I tend to update regularly, usually within a few days unless i am super busy for some reason. But since these are meant to be held for a minimum of three years, so a few day …

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    Comment #27487923

    i also find writing helps clarify thought

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    Comment #27486392

    Thanks. Yes, I believe that many investors are in a hurry to concentrate their investments. I prefer taking a large number of bets with high upside potential, thereby getting the b…