Today's episode is the first in a series of four on TransDigm, an aerospace components manufacturer that has appreciated over 1,750X since its inception nearly three decades earlier. In today’s episode we are joined by Nick Howley, TransDigm’s founder, long-time CEO and Executive Chairman. We explore TransDigm’s foundations under private ownership, digging into its core value drivers, decentralized culture, differentiated compensation program, and early M&A motion. For the full show notes,...
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Charlie Munger’s Psychology of Human Misjudgment
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Brian Schimpf – Anduril: Building The Future of Defense
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Lou Holtz’s 2015 Commencement Address at the Franciscan University of Steubenville
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Graduate Speaker Pete Davis at the Harvard University Commencement 2018
Remember Me: Jocko Willink on Memorial Day 2018
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Real Vision Interview with Kiril Sokoloff
Tim Ferris’ Interview with General Stanley McChrystal
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Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming: Tim Ferris with Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink’s Interview with Colonel William Reeder, US Army Pilot, Vietnam POW
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Sam Harris’ Interview with General Michael V. Hayden
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Rex Tillerson’s 2018 Commencement Speech at The Virginia Military Institute
Abby Davis’ 2016 Valedictory Address at The University of Notre Dame
Don’t Forget to Smile: Jocko Willink on Memorial Day 2017
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