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person2001–2014

Nick Sleep

Disciplines:
philosophy
investing
capital allocation
investing/long-term investing

Summary

British investor who co-managed Nomad Investment Partnership with Qais Zakaria — producing outstanding returns by concentrating in a few 'scale economies shared' businesses (Amazon, Costco, Berkshire) — and whose annual letters are considered among the finest documents of investment philosophy.

Core Contribution

Identified and articulated the 'scale economies shared' business model — companies that continuously pass scale benefits back to customers rather than converting them to profit — as the most durable competitive position in business, and concentrated Nomad's portfolio in its three purest exemplars.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • Scale Economies Shared (the investment framework: businesses that grow and then pass the cost advantages of scale back to customers — rather than converting them to profit — are building customer loyalty through value rather than through switching costs, making the competitive moat get stronger with size)

Notable Works & Achievements

Nomad Investment Partnership Letters

Historical Influences

Qais Zakaria Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger

Intellectual Lineage

British Investment Management Marathon Asset Management Oxford Philosophy

Contemporaries & Peers

Qais Zakaria Li Lu William Green

Minds Influenced

Long-term investment philosophyAmazon thesis articulation Founders podcast investment content

Intellectual Posterity

Nomad Investment Partnership Scale economies sharedNomad Letters Richer, Wiser, Happier

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