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charmingly self-deprecating story—Buffett
used to dread public speaking until
he took a Dale Carnegie course—he
told the crowd, in painstaking, brilliantly
analyzed detail, why the techfueled
bull market wouldn’t last. Buffett
had studied the data, noted the danger
signals, and then paused and reflected
on what they meant. It was the first
public forecast he had made in thirty
years.
The audience wasn’t thrilled, according
to Schroeder. Buffett was raining on
their parade. They gave him a standing
ovation, but in private, many dismissed
his ideas. “Good old Warren,” they said.
“Smart man, but this time he missed
the boat.”
Later that evening, the conference
wrapped up with a glorious display of
fireworks. As always, it had been a
blazing success. But the most important
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