Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in the world. He was born in 1930 and learned the value of hard work from his parents. After graduating from Columbia Business School, he started buying stocks and built his fortune through honesty, thrift, and perseverance. By 1962 he had taken over a struggling textile company called Berkshire Hathaway which he transformed into a highly profitable multinational conglomerate. Today Berkshire Hathaway owns over 60 companies and Buffett's net worth is over $80 billion, making him the second richest person in the world. His success is largely due to his passion for business, hiring talented managers, and focus on long term investments with a margin of safety.

1. His Journey to success…

2. One of the most
influential people in
the world – Time
Magazine, 2007
Born: 30 Aug 1930

3. Little bit about his parents
Howard Buffett
(Father)
Taught him that
one doesn’t have
to cheat to make
money
Leila Buffett
(Mother) was
quicker than a
calculator
She was very tenacious
and always wanted him
to succeed and win

4. The world’s second richest man
• This is him when he was 11 years old
And well this is meHis father referred
to him as someone
who could see in the
dark.

5. The Story
He devotes his life to make money
He accumulated his huge worth
with honesty, thrift and a can do
attitude

6. Let’s jump into a little bit of history
• 1941, Howard Buffett won an election

7. History part II
• 1947, passed school, wanted to be an investor but his father insisted
he go to college
• 1950, off to business school Columbia University (New York)

8. #Romance
• 1951, he returned to
Omaha and fell in
love…
1952, married, 3 kids
Enough with the romance in 1956 he went into business- from home

9. The Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Probably the greatest investor we have ever seen
1962, He had
his eyes locked
on a textile mill

10. • “When the going gets tough, the great ones party”- Garfield

11. #Successful

12. History part III
• 1965, his father passed
• 1969, predicted the stock market high was bound for a catastrophic
low
• 1970, bought 5% of ‘The Washington Post’
• He used to deliver papers remember?

13. Now we look up to him like someone we could
have nothing in common with but…
He likes burgers and fast food
just as much as we do 

14. He first laid eyes on it in 1980
• Their
motto
was to
“sell
cheap
and tell
the
truth”

15. #HardChoices
• 1985, the textile mill had to be shut
down
• Bought ‘ABC News’ but lost 90
million the first year
• 1987, Dow Jones Industrial Average
fell

16. His best investment so far…
Remember the neighbor who considered him a
slacker?

17. In the meantime
• Berkshire Hathaway kept
growing
• 1995, Disney corporation
bought ABC for 19 billion
dollars
• 2004, his wife dies
• 2006, another marriage
• 2006, bought a 4 billion dollar
share in Metal working
company in Israel

18. #Philanthropy
• Gave away 85% of his income to the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
• Owns 63 companies, writes one letter to the CEO’s of the companies
#BerkshireHathaway

19. #Winning
• He rose to fame when one day the Bershire
Hathaway shares exploded
• They reached 100,000 dollars per share

20. Alright, to sum things up – This is what to do
to be successful
2. Hire Well
4. Love unconditionally
1. Passion
3. Fear

21. 7. Schedule
6. Competitive
advantage5. Margin of safety
4. Read, read, read

22. 9. Model Success
8. Compete