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jeff gramm
@jeff_gramm
author of Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism
brooklyn, ny
dearchairman.com
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    jeff gramm
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    Mar 25, 2020
    I think Ackman is sincere and has good intentions re COVID, but advocating for full lockdown and saying Hilton is “going to zero,” while having a huge credit short on, and then covering said short two trading days later and buying Hilton, is a bad look.
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    jeff gramm
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    May 12, 2018
    I just overheard my 7 year-old whispering to his friend, "my dad is a weirdo" to which she responded "he really is!"
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    jeff gramm
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    Jul 9, 2019
    RIP Ross Perot - here are some maxims passed down from his cotton trader father:
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    jeff gramm
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    Mar 19, 2021
    Front row seats to the Gannett show in Queens:
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    jeff gramm
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    Jan 23, 2019
    Klarman did an interview with the New Yorker and weirdly it has not flooded my (fin)twitter feed:
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    The Investor Seth Klarman, in a Rare Interview, Offers a Warning. Davos Should Listen
    From newyorker.com
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    jeff gramm
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    Sep 17, 2017
    I'm gonna go ahead and call bullshit on this promoted tweet claiming the average CEO reads 60 books a year.
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    jeff gramm
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    Jan 10, 2024
    I'm very excited to be teaching the Shareholder Activism class at Columbia Business School this semester w/Terry Kontos. Here's the course description we wrote:
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    jeff gramm
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    Jun 26, 2017
    I recently became chairman of a public company -- I didn't realize Warren Buffett sent ominous messages out to all new chairmen:
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    jeff gramm
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    Dec 24, 2022
    You folks really think this thing is gonna destroy Google???
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    jeff gramm
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    Mar 13, 2019
    I got into college the old fashioned way - i picked a place in a frozen city with a reputation for misery and a 65% acceptance rate.
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    jeff gramm
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    Sep 30, 2022
    My wife interviewed our 10yo son today for kicks and here was his answer about what I do for a living. It’s a pretty good description of managing a fund:
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    jeff gramm
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    Apr 18, 2019
    Who going?
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    jeff gramm
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    Apr 14, 2022
    The Twitter board clearly needs to go back to Elon and ask for $69.420. No brainer.
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    jeff gramm
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    Mar 10, 2023
    I feel like I’ve spent many a day in my investing career marveling at a Bill Martin home-run. Many congrats to a great investor.
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    Raging Capital Ventures
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    Jan 18, 2023
    Silicon Valley Bank $SIVB reports earnings tomorrow Investors have rightfully been fixated on $SIVB's large exposure to the stressed venture world, with the stock down a lot. However, dig just a little deeper, and you will find a much bigger set of problems at $SIVB... 1/10
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