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In my business investing, you are buying a stock, and someone else is selling the stock. Right there, that's like a debate. Is the stock going up, or is it going to go down?

~David Einhorn

Topics: Business Buying Debate Down Else Go Going Investing Like Right Selling Someone Stock Up You

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After my undergraduate, I've written a thesis that was in the government department, but largely, it turned out almost an economic type of thesis. And I was very interested in that, and I wanted to go get a Ph.D. in Economics.

~David Einhorn

Topics: After Almost Department Economic Economics Get Go Government Interested Largely Out Thesis Turned Type Undergraduate Very Wanted Written

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I worked in investment banking for two years. I was in a program where they kind of just owned you. And you - I didn't realize that I've signed up for that, which was one of the problems. I didn't know anybody who'd done this.

~David Einhorn

Topics: Anybody Banking Done Investment Just Kind Know One Of The Problems Owned Problems Program Realize Signed Two Up Where Which Worked Years You

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Investing in a poker game and investing in stocks, at least the way I do it, it's a very similar skillset.

~David Einhorn

Topics: Game Investing Least Poker Similar Stocks Very Way

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For one thing, Greenlight only hires nice people. By that, I don't mean that we avoid hiring jerks. I mean we actively look to hire people who are nice.

~David Einhorn

Topics: Actively Avoid Hire Hiring Jerks Look Mean Nice Nice People One Thing Only People Thing Who

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In an industry that celebrates personal sacrifice as a symbol of commitment, you might not consider 'making sure everyone gets home for dinner' to be a mark of success, but creating and maintaining that culture is one of the things I'm most proud of.

~David Einhorn

Topics: Commitment Consider Creating Culture Dinner Everyone Gets Home Industry Maintaining Making Mark Might Most One Of The Things Personal Proud Sacrifice Success Sure Symbol Things You

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Obviously, I wasn't expecting Wall Street to be a laid-back place. I was prepared for hard work. Sadly, much of the work the new guys were asked to do and the insane hours we were expected to keep had little to do with making the bank more productive. It felt more like hazing.

~David Einhorn

Topics: Asked Bank Expected Expecting Felt Guys Had Hard Hard Work Hours Insane Keep Like Little Making More Much New Obviously Place Prepared Productive Sadly Street Wall Wall Street Were Work

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My parents are nice people, and they also made a point to have dinner as a family every night.

~David Einhorn

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The enthusiasm for Tesla and other bubble-basket stocks is reminiscent of the March 2000 dot-com bubble. As was the case then, the bulls rejected conventional valuation methods for a handful of stocks that seemingly could only go up. While we don't know exactly when the bubble will pop, it eventually will.

~David Einhorn

Topics: Bubble Bulls Case Conventional Could Enthusiasm Eventually Exactly Go Handful Know March Methods Only Other Pop Rejected Seemingly Stocks Tesla Then Up While Will

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Our view is that just because Amazon can disrupt somebody else's profit stream, it doesn't mean that Amazon earns that profit stream.

~David Einhorn

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: November 20th, 1968

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