Finding the Next Starbucks - by Michael Moe (Paperback)

About the Book

In this indispensable guide to spotting growth opportunities, a highly respected stock picker reveals how to find long-term winners ahead of the pack.

Book Synopsis

Michael Moe was one of the first research analysts to identify Starbucks as a huge opportunity following its IPO in 1992. And for more than fifteen years, he has made great calls on many other stocks, earning a reputation as one of today's most insightful market experts.

Now he shows how winners like Dell, eBay, and Home Depot could have been spotted in their start-up phase, and how you can find Wall Street's future giants. He forecasts the sectors with the greatest potential for growth, and explains his four Ps of future superstars: great people, leading product, huge potential, and predictability.

Moe also includes interviews with some of the biggest names in business--like Howard Schultz, Bill Campbell, and Michael Milken--who reveal their own insights into how they discover the stars of tomorrow.

Review Quotes

?This book is big, rich and packs a jolt of high-test investment advice.?
?"Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine"

?This is an important book for both growth investors and entrepreneurs. Investing in growth companies can be very rewarding if done correctly, but it requires doing your homework. "Finding the Next Starbucks" gives a systematic guideline for how to do it better.?
?Peter Lynch, vice chairman, Fidelity Investments

?He shows how looking behind financial statements to the quality of management is the best investment strategy.?
?Michael Milken, chairman, The Milken Institute

?Keen observations and insights from the streets of entrepreneurial America. A must-read for those looking for the next growth industry opportunities.?
?Tony Perkins, CEO, AlwaysOn



This book is big, rich and packs a jolt of high-test investment advice.
"Kiplinger s Personal Finance Magazine"
This is an important book for both growth investors and entrepreneurs. Investing in growth companies can be very rewarding if done correctly, but it requires doing your homework. "Finding the Next Starbucks" gives a systematic guideline for how to do it better.
Peter Lynch, vice chairman, Fidelity Investments
He shows how looking behind financial statements to the quality of management is the best investment strategy.
Michael Milken, chairman, The Milken Institute
Keen observations and insights from the streets of entrepreneurial America. A must-read for those looking for the next growth industry opportunities.
Tony Perkins, CEO, AlwaysOn

aThis book is big, rich and packs a jolt of high-test investment advice.a
a"Kiplingeras Personal Finance Magazine"
aThis is an important book for both growth investors and entrepreneurs. Investing in growth companies can be very rewarding if done correctly, but it requires doing your homework. "Finding the Next Starbucks" gives a systematic guideline for how to do it better.a
aPeter Lynch, vice chairman, Fidelity Investments
aHe shows how looking behind financial statements to the quality of management is the best investment strategy.a
aMichael Milken, chairman, The Milken Institute
aKeen observations and insights from the streets of entrepreneurial America. A must-read for those looking for the next growth industry opportunities.a
aTony Perkins, CEO, AlwaysOn

A great book. Mike Moe's experience provides you with an insight into what makes companies great. (Bill Campbell, chairman, Intuit)

Great insights into the power of growth stock investing. (Jack Laporte, senior vice president, T. Rowe Price)

I believe that we are at the beginning of a new era of innovation and creativity as a new generation of software-as-a-service companies come of age. Moe's "Finding the Next Starbucks" is required reading for people interested in understanding the fundamentals. (Marc Benioff, CEO, salesforce.com)

I have known Mike Moe for many years and I can honestly say that he is one of the best stock pickers in the country. "Finding the Next Starbucks" is the perfect book not only for individual investors but also for the institutional investors, who are always on the lookout for the next Starbucks or Google?Don?t invest without reading this very helpful book. (Gene Marcial, senior writer, "Business Week")

Keen observations and insights from the streets of entrepreneurial America. A must-read for those looking for the next growth industry opportunities. (Tony Perkins, CEO, AlwaysOn)

Michael Moe has combined straight talking finance with the wisdom of the ages in this must-read for any investor. The book identifies market trends and investment strategies that encourage you to get rich slowly. (Tim Draper, founder and managing director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson)

Michael Moe knows that great products don?t make great companies without the indispensable component of human capital. In "Finding the Next Starbucks," he shows how looking behind financial statements to the quality of management is the best investment strategy. (Michael Milken, chairman, The Milken Institute)

One of the most useful and essential guides about navigating our ever- shrinking and interconnected global marketplace to identify the kind of investment ideas that create wealth. (Richard Driehaus, chairman, Driehaus Advisors)

This is an important book for both growth investors and entrepreneurs. Investing in growth companies can be very rewarding if done correctly, but it requires doing your homework, it's not gambling or speculating. "Finding the Next Starbucks" gives a systematic guideline for how to do it better. Michael has also included a collection of insights and interviews with over thirty pros who offer outstanding ideas on investing in very dynamic companies. (Peter Lynch, vice chairman, Fidelity Investments)

About the Author

Michael Moe, chairman and CEO of ThinkEquity Partners LLC, was formerly director of global growth stock research at Merrill Lynch. He has been named to Institutional Investor's All American research team and has been awarded "Best on the Street" by The Wall Street Journal. Quoted regularly by national publications, he is a frequent guest on CNBC and CNN.