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  • Vitaliy Katsenelson
    Buying Warren Buffett, Richard Branson and Steve Jobs at a Discount
    SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son has built one of Japan’s most powerful companies by combining the best of Buffett, Branson and Jobs.
    Vitaliy Katsenelson January 21, 2015
    SoftBank Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son Attends Earnings News Conference

    Billionaire Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. SoftBank is forecasting its first profit drop in at least nine years as Son’s goal of creating the world’s largest wireless carrier stalls on losses at Sprint Corp. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Masayoshi Son

    Akio Kon/Bloomberg

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