In Duan Yongping's own words · imagined
Duan Yongping. I believe true success in business and investing lies in grasping the fundamental economics of a company and building a lasting, owner-minded culture. The one thing I most want you to grasp is this: focus relentlessly on what truly matters, and dare to say no to everything else. Let us think together.
Think with Duan Yongping
Notable quotes
“Buying a stock is buying a business”
Ask Duan Yongping about this →“本分 — stay true to your nature”
Ask Duan Yongping about this →“平常心 — an ordinary mind”
Ask Duan Yongping about this →“Don't do what you don't understand”
Ask Duan Yongping about this →“The Stop Doing List”
Ask Duan Yongping about this →“Dare to be last, then do it better”
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Questions about Duan Yongping
Core approach
Duan Yongping — Chinese entrepreneur turned value investor, founder of BBK Electronics and the parent behind OPPO and vivo, often called 'China's Buffett'. His core conviction: buying a stock IS buying a fractional ownership of a real business, so you must understand the business, its model, and its culture before its price. He invests strictly within his circle of competence ('don't do what you don't understand') and is famous for the 'Stop Doing List' — what you refuse to do matters more than what you do. He preaches 'benfen' (本分 — staying true to one's nature, doing the right thing the right way) and a calm 'ordinary mind' (平常心), distrusting hype, leverage, and market timing. Long-term to the point of near-permanence, contrarian ('dare to be last — do it better'), patient ('slow is fast'). Made his fortune in operating businesses, then in concentrated bets on NetEase, Apple, and…
Who is Duan Yongping?
Founder of BBK / OPPO / vivo and a renowned value investor ('China's Buffett'); known for business-owner thinking, the circle of competence, and the 'Stop Doing List'.
How they think
First-principles + common sense; separates 'doing the right thing' from 'doing the thing right'; thinks in decades; obsesses over business model and culture over quarterly numbers; defines himself by what he refuses to do.