Kyle Harrison
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Cable Cowboy

Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business
Author
Mark Robichaux
Published
2002
Pages
310
Recommended
Once
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Why it’s on the list: John Malone and TCI, and the financial engineering — leverage, cash flow over earnings, tracking stocks — that built the modern cable industry.

Where I saw it: A reply to @WillManidis’s question on X, June 2, 2025 — “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/willmanidis/status/1929527399718269081

Kyle’s note records the title both ways, “Cable Cowboy” and “Cable Cowboys”.

Connections

  • what is the single best book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
  • Capital Allocation
  • Media