A bit disappointing book: 1. The entire book is very dry. Difficult to read. Simply not very interesting. He should learn from Buffett, who is very good at making simple ideas interesting. 2. The ideas are too simple and obvious. I don’t think he has proposed anything new or any investors who don’t know. 3. He didn’t talk about even one example where he made a wrong decision. In the book, he is correct 100% of the time, which is impossible. I think he should have a session on mistakes he has made and why. That’s why I don’t think he is being completely honest. 4. He should talk more about how he has made all the deals, which are not available to other investors. He is able to invest in good private companies, get discounted placement, and etc.
Another "humble brag" autobiography, though whose values I cannot agree with more. People who's never read an investor biography perhaps would find this very helpful, or just a reminder of the stuff that everyone knows but forgets occasionally: integrity, and refraining from fear and want. In one sense it is one of the best modern autobiographies by a Chinese author. As of the autobiography quality, the book is neither the most honest (in the amount of actual failures or incompleteness of the author, such as Sam Walton's Made in America) nor the most succinct (in summarizing principles, such as Schwarzman's biography or Dalio's Principles). None of which is to deny Lei's incredible stamina and his accomplishments.
Great book to read! A young Chinese, studied in Yale, worked & learnt from a great Investment manager from Yale Endorsement Fund, came back to China and started his own investment fund, became super successful in Neo-value investing.
Not well organized and written. The whole book can be summarized in one page. Please, save yourself some time by reading a synopsis of the book rather than the whole thing.