Cable Cowboy
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Cable Cowboy
| Full title | Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business |
|---|---|
| Author | Mark Robichaux |
| Published | 2002 |
| Pages | 310 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Mark Robichaux’s history of John Malone and TCI, and the financial engineering — leverage, cash flow over earnings, tracking stocks — that built the modern cable industry. |
Where I heard about it
- On Jay’s investing reading list — a Google Sheet of 92 books by discipline, saved in Kyle’s Roam notes on April 15th, 2020 (Jay’s Investing Reading List). Jay’s reason: “One of the greatest capital allocators of all time”
- Replies to @WillManidis — named in the replies to his question “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?”, June 2025.
Connections
- what is the single best book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- Capital Allocation
- Media
What links here
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