Talking Billions with Bogumil Baranowski Unfiltered Coffee Q&A, April 2026: Finding Compounders, Building Conviction, and Navigating AI, Careers, and Wealth Across Generations
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Apr 30, 2026 Long-term investing tactics for finding durable compounders and using market turmoil to buy quality businesses at better prices. A practical mix of checklists and intuition for building conviction and sizing positions. Thoughts on AI as a research multiplier, career tradeoffs in investing, and contrasts between public markets and private equity. Family wealth, succession, and generational thinking round out the conversation.
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Sitting In On Investment Meetings Jumpstarted His Career
- Bogumil sat in investment committee meetings as an intern by asking to join, which became a recurring practice for later interns.
- Attending those meetings taught him much of his early investing judgment and sparked a habit of listening in on decision discussions.
Aim For Thirty Stocks And Let Winners Run
- Target a diversified concentrated portfolio: Bogumil aims for ~30 stocks and a 3% max purchase position, then lets winners grow.
- Buy gradually and avoid making new money create oversized legacy positions immediately.
Value With Ranges Not Precise Targets
- Use valuation ranges not precise targets to avoid false precision.
- Models should aim to be roughly right; intrinsic value per share precision is resisted because futures are uncertain.
