Sam Namiri - Understanding How to Value a Company
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My guest today is Sam Namiri, Co-founder and Co-portfolio Manager of the Ridgewood Select Fund - a focused fund that concentrates on investing in publicly traded small and micro cap companies. In our wide ranging conversation, Sam talks about his upbringing as a Persian American Growing Up in Los Angeles, his experiences starting and running a successful business and how his journey to becoming an investor in small and micro cap businesses shaped and continues to shape his approach to investing.
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Please enjoy my conversation with Sam Namiri.
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SHOW NOTES
[00:01:20] - The son of Persian immigrants, Sam’s Namiri reflects on growing up in the Los Angeles area
[00:05:40] - The Zoroastrian tenants and how they shaped the person he is today
[00:09:27] - Tips for beating the curve and how to separate yourself from the pack at Berkeley
[00:12:36] - What Fortune 500 executives major in
[00:14:37] - An undergrads journey to six figures
[00:20:52] - Navigating academia at Columbia business school
[00:24:59] - The art of conversation in business
[00:30:44] - Proposition 13 and California’s property tax process
[00:35:45] - Insight into the world of large caps vs micro caps
[00:40:28] - What makes Ridgewood Select Value Fund different
[00:43:59] - Tips for aspiring investors
[00:47:07] - Key players in the early years of LD Micro
[00:53:36] - Understanding the history of human behavior
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