I met Warren Buffett once. OK, actually, I stood just a few feed from him and Bill Gates at the 2014 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder’s meeting. (If you ever have the chance to attend the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting—do it!)
Ever since I sat through hours of Buffett and his business partner, Charlie Munger, answer questions and share financial wisdom in Omaha, I anxiously await Berkshire’s annual letter for shareholders.
Here are the top six pieces of advice I pulled out from this year’s letter that is excellent advice for business owners of all types.
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