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Podcast: The Julia La Roche Show
Episode: #100 Bill Ackman On Activist Investing, The Economy, And Learning From Mistakes
Description: Billionaire investor Bill Ackman (@BillAckman), CEO of Pershing Square Capital, joins Julia La Roche on episode 100 for an exclusive and wide-ranging conversation.
In this episode, Ackman revisits the various eras of his investing career, from his first stock purchase as a Harvard Business School student to his bet against MBIA and his activist stake in Wendy’s. He also discusses his transition to a “quieter” phase of activist investing and his foray into tech investing with the recent addition of Google's parent company, Alphabet.
Along the way, Ackman shares lessons and insights on a range of topics, including raising capita...