# Investing in World Class Companies Early with Jake Barfield of Asheville Capital Management

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Podcast: [Compounders Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/compounders-podcast-6864958)
Published: 2025-11-21T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://compounders.podbean.com/e/investing-in-world-class-companies-early-with-jake-barfield-of-asheville-capital-management/
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## Resource

My guest on the show this week is Jake Barfield, the founder of Asheville Capital Management, a long-only investment firm that seeks to invest in world-class companies before they are broadly recognized as such. Jake is also the host of his own podcast, Quality Investing. In this informative episode, we covered: The founding inspiration for Asheville; The type of companies that Jake is NOT going to invest in; Position sizing and concentration; What Jake finds so interesting about a company called InPost; and Why he decided to start his own podcast. For more information, please check out Jake's website, and Jake's excellent podcast, Quality Investing.

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