Why bookofjoe is like Berkshire Hathaway

Last night while reading Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders, I happened on the following on page 24 in the "Acquisition Criteria" section: "We can promise complete confidentiality and a very fast answer — customarily within five minutes — as to whether we’re interested."

We're even better here: not only do I offer complete confidentiality but also I know within five seconds whether or not something interests me.

Sentence first, verdict afterward — worked fine then, even better now.

Of course, me knowing isn't the same as you finding out; for that, I invoke Buffett again, to wit: "Charlie [Munger] and I frequently get approached about acquisitions that don't come close to meeting our tests: We've found that if you advertise an interest in buying collies, a lot of people will call hoping to sell you their cocker spaniels. A line from a country song expresses our feeling... — If the phone don't ring, you'll know it's me."