[2][3][4][5] The founder of Blue Ridge Capital, John Griffin, is believed to have been a "right-hand man" to the billionaire money manager Julian Robertson.

Key factors in the consideration of industry-relevant matters are the power of stakeholders, barriers to market entries, ingredients of success, and business development opportunities.

Analysts at Blue Ridge also need to address the business model, the management, the financial structure, and the risks of the company they're considering; a detailed time line is also created, which attempts to pin down catalysts for a changed valuation in the share price.

In 2008, Blue Ridge Capital's division in China started a joint venture with Equity International investing in Xinyuan Real Estate.

[8] Blue Ridge donated $100,000 to Restore Our Future, the Super PAC supporting Mitt Romney's presidential candidacy.