Mark Robichaux's biography of John Malone — one of the best accounts of cable industry building and unconventional capital allocation in American business history.
The Malone method documented: Cable Cowboy is the source for understanding how Malone built TCI through leveraged acquisitions, operating for cash flow rather than earnings, and continuous tax-efficient structuring. William Thorndike's The Outsiders subsequently made Malone part of the broader 'outsider CEO' canon, but Cable Cowboy remains the more detailed primary source on the specific financial mechanics.
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