Notes by Michael Onghai of the May 16, 2008 Sequoia Fund Annual Investor Day.

I thought Shai Dardasti's personal reflections from 20,000 feet were spot on and worth thinking about. I have a few other companies that are royalties on various activities that I would add to the list, and I bet you do too.

Jeff Matthews recalls his impressions of seeing Bill Gates and Sue Decker at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Maybe Buffett's friendship with Bill Gates has had an impact on how Microsoft operates.

What I’ve done here is used Peter Boodell’s notes from and annotated them with some of my own thoughts.

My giant collection of coverage from the 2008 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting. If you are not able to attend this year's meeting, this might be the next best thing.

Berkshire Hathaway just posted its first quarter report for 2008.

Why Warren Buffett views his job as similiar to painting the Sistine Chapel. This article includes parts of Buffett's talk to Wharton School students last month.

Buffett's municipal bond insurer, Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp., gains AAA rating from Moody's. The competition is acting like there is nothing to worry about by this new entrant, but Buffett and Ajit Jain are not newbies in risk pricing.

Mars Inc. and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. were close to a pact to acquire Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for more than $22 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would remake the global confectionery landscape...

Mars Inc and Berkshire Hathaway Inc were close to an agreement to buy Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co for more than $22 billimn, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Warren Buffett ranks number one on Directorship magazine's new list of the most admired board directors. Its Annual Survey of Exceptional Directors is compiled using "data from proxy firms, reader polls and governance experts."

How well defined is your circle of competence? How honest are you with yourself? Join Geoff as he discusses these topics and current market environment.

Wamu popped 18% today. Will Goldman or Buffett really bail them out?

"Now that the dust has settled a bit, I've been able to create a "Collector's Edition" version which assembles the entire transcript into one easy-to-read and easy-to-download PDF document with a large font and lots of space between the lines of text.

I also put in a photo of Buffett and Becky "on-set" at the Nebraska Furntiture Mart (a Berkshire subsidiary, of course.)

After 13 years at number 1 Bill Gates falls to number three as Buffett moves to number 1.