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| 4/23/26 |  Mental Models for Running Startups and Businesses, SXSW 2026 on March 16, 2026 | Mental Models for Running Startups and Businesses, SXSW 2026 on March 16, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:28) - Charlie Munger's mental models (00:01:52) - Model 1: The Bedrock model: Take a simple idea and take it seriously (00:02:31) - Model 2: Truth vs. Trust; David Hawkins: Power vs. Force (00:05:43) - Costco (00:07:56) - Model 3: Your deepest desire is your destiny (00:09:40) - Model 4: Heads I win; Tails I don't lose much; Jeff Bezos (00:10:36) - How to start a business without capital (00:12:44) - Model 5: Be a shameless cloner; Sam Walton & Walmart and Bill Gates & Microsoft (00:14:49) - Model 6: Use hacks to improve yourself; Be a harsh grader (00:16:02) - Model 7: Hire slow fire fast (00:16:53) - Model 8: Incentives are more powerful than you think (00:17:51) - Model 10: Pursue quality intensely; Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance by Robert Pirsig (00:18:50) - Model 11: Focus on durable moats (00:19:16) - Model 12: The purpose of business is not to make money (00:19:45) - Model 13: Outsourcing smaller tasks (00:20:39) - The latticework of mental models; Listen to your customer (00:24:07) - Focus on taking larger market share (00:25:19) - Model 14: Go all-in on no-brainers; Founders Podcast, Business Breakdowns & Acquired podcasts (00:28:54) - Book recommendations: Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence & Excellent Advice for Living (00:29:27) - Duan Yongping: Fast is slow (00:30:56) - Lifetime ban at a casino in Vegas; Blackjack (00:33:09) - Exponential effect of implementing the models together (00:34:24) - Benefit of mental models to non-venture backed businesses (00:35:12) - El Cortez casino in Las Vegas; Blackjack (00:41:49) - Mental models for creative professionals; Seinfeld's Is This Anything? The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. Thumbnail Photo credit: Nick Piacente | — | ||||||
| 4/17/26 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at JNV Pune, Maharashtra, India on December 25, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at JNV Pune, Maharashtra, India on December 25, 2025 (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:01:09) - Charlie's mental models: Take a simple idea and take it seriously (00:03:13) - Be a Karam Yogi (00:07:12) - Focus at improving human lives: Narayana Healthcare Systems (00:10:52) - Purpose over profit always wins (00:13:47) - Inner scorecard beats outer approval (00:16:06) - Cloning: Anand Kumar and Super 30 (00:19:56) - Learn to build from zero: The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses (00:23:02) - The Founders Podcast (00:28:40) - Singular focus: Dronacharya & Arjuna - eye of the bird (00:32:18) - Your Deepest Desire Is Destiny (00:34:10) - Adversity is part of life 00:36:30) – Toastmasters (00:37:46) - Usain Bolt from Jamaica; Illustrated Weekly of India: Khushwant Singh (00:44:00) - Take a decision and move forward (00:45:18) - Be the change you wish to see (00:47:03) - Principles create advantage in life; The Founders Podcast (00:50:12) - Focus on relevant things in life (00:56:35) - Rule of 72 (01:00:04) - The wealth creation paradox The contents of this audio are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 4/17/26 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A Session with Dakshana Scholars at Dakshana Valley, Pune on December 26, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A Session with Dakshana Scholars at Dakshana Valley, Pune, Maharashtra, India on December 26, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:37) - Breaking the question pattern (00:03:22) - Overcoming hardships through learning; YouTube & Muskan Soni (00:05:41) - Mental models - take a simple idea and take it seriously; Lyndon Johnson (00:09:57) - Upanishads - Your deepest desire is your destiny (00:13:43) - Belief comes before capability; Elon Musk & the reuse of rockets (00:18:18) - Dakshana: Cloned from Anand Kumar's Super 30 (00:30:47) - Robert Caro's books on Lyndon Johnson (00:37:44) - Be a harsh grader while choosing your circle (00:40:46) - Mistakes are a blessing (00:44:04) - Attraction towards the opposite gender is natural (00:47:30) - World changes if you have a burning desire (00:48:21) - Karam Yogi: You cannot make money if you want to make money (00:51:16) – Google The contents of this podcast are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 1/14/26 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at the Investor's Podcast on April 25, 2023 | Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at the Investor's Podcast on April 25, 2023 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:54) - Poor Charlie's Almanack; handling biases (00:02:55) - Investing in Turkey (00:06:12) - Circle the wagons (00:08:54) - Nifty 50 in 1970's (00:11:51) - Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (00:13:57) - Naspers (00:19:09) - Shinoken; share buybacks (00:24:08) - How has my investing changed over the years (00:26:07) - Stock based compensation (00:29:17) - Constellation: Mark Leonard (00:36:43) - Handling investment mistakes (00:40:32) - The importance of truth (00:45:55) - Being open to discuss finances The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. The interview host is an investor in Pabrai Funds and therefore has a financial interest in the funds' performance, which creates a potential conflict of interest. The host was not compensated for this interview. The views expressed are those of the host and Mohnish Pabrai and do not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to invest. | — | ||||||
| 1/14/26 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Session at The Investor's Podcast on April 1, 2024 | Mohnish Pabrai's Session at The Investor's Podcast on April 1, 2024 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:44) - TransTech (00:03:39) - Managing other people's money (00:08:54) - My journey in investing (00:11:51) - The happiness equation (00:17:12) - Learnings from Buffett; Be a harsh grader (00:22:06) - The importance of truth and candor (00:24:06) - Bridge vs. Poker (00:28:59) - Infinite games (00:30:56) - McDonalds (00:34:02) - Boeing (00:36:12) - Processing information from books (00:40:24) - Pabrai Fund's track record (00:45:25) - The game of investing (00:49:20) - The Dakshana Foundation; Philanthropy The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. The interview host is an investor in Pabrai Funds and therefore has a financial interest in the funds' performance, which creates a potential conflict of interest. The host was not compensated for this interview. The views expressed are those of the host and Mohnish Pabrai and do not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to invest. | — | ||||||
| 1/14/26 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at the Investors Podcast on April 15, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with Stig Broderson at the Investors Podcast on April 15, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:59) - Opportunity Cost (00:03:23) - Nifty-50 in early 70's; Walmart (00:06:54) - Advice to 40-year-olds; Long runway (00:12:44) - Stoic philosophy by Marcus Aurelius: Adversity is a blessing (00:14:01) - Money vs happiness relationship (00:19:47) - My mathematical game: The Dakshana Foundation; Chuck Feeney (00:25:25) - Dakshana's selection criteria (00:29:20) - Dakshana's operational model (00:34:22) - Business moats (00:36:24) - Circle of competence (00:37:50) - Warren's "Too Hard Pile" (00:41:33) - Selecting an investment manager The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. The interview host is an investor in Pabrai Funds and therefore has a financial interest in the funds' performance, which creates a potential conflict of interest. The host was not compensated for this interview. The views expressed are those of the host and Mohnish Pabrai and do not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to invest. | — | ||||||
| 12/10/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Fireside chat with Ben Graham Centre on October 14, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Fireside chat with Ben Graham Centre at the 5th European Value Investing Conference on October 14, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:58) - Cloning is the best mental model (00:02:14) - Human aversion to cloning (00:04:00) - Simplicity: Highest level of intellect (00:05:35) - Cloning the Buffett Partnerships (00:09:38) - Learnings from Buffett and Munger: Portfolio concentration (00:14:49) - Asymmetry in investing: Amazon (00:16:41) - Power vs. Force: David Hawkins (00:21:26) - The Dakshana Foundation: Cloned from Super 30 (00:27:06) - Success rate of the Dakshana Foundation (00:29:36) - If you can happily watch paint dry, you can be a good investor! The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 10/14/25 |  Q&A session with Nisaba Godrej & Omar Momin and Dakshana Scholars at Dakshana Valley on July 25, 2025 | Q&A session with Nisaba Godrej & Omar Momin and Dakshana Scholars at Dakshana Valley on July 25, 2025 (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:00:49) - How youth can build a developed nation (00:02:48) - Grow together, Rise together, Win together (00:04:57) - Excellence with character changes the world (00:07:51) - Big impact starts with small actions (00:09:47) - Private innovation for public good; Arvind Eye Care & Infinite Vision (00:16:26) - Listen to your inner voice (00:17:35) - Curiosity over curriculum (00:20:01) - Integrity above everything (00:22:08) - Better schools for brighter future The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 10/1/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Interview session at The Diary of a CEO on July 13, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Interview session with Steven Bartlett at The Diary of a CEO on July 13, 2025. (00:00:26) - Cloning as a mental model; Bill Gates and Sam Walton (00:05:11) - Entrepreneurs do not take risk (00:09:23) - Focus on offering gaps (00:13:11) - Understand customer requirement; Google Glass vs. Meta (00:16:20) - Make your business cost-effective; Walmart & LVMH (00:18:24) - Getting your music out; Bill Gates & Paul Allen (00:21:40) - Find the calling in your life (00:23:54) - My Owner's Manual (00:29:04) - Capital investment in start-ups; Sir Richard Branson (00:36:59) - Successfully reaching out to stakeholders (00:41:16) - My family startups in the childhood; Cold calling (00:46:21) - Adam Grant: Givers, takers and matchers (00:48:26) - Recruiting the right people; Elon Musk & Steve Jobs (00:50:43) - Fire fast, Hire slow (00:51:54) - The three pillars of investing (00:53:01) - Sale of Manhattan by Indians in 1623 & Rule of 72 (00:58:07) - Rules of investing; Saving the first dollar; Index investing (01:01:52) - The Dhandho Investor; Minimising risk with intact returns (01:06:20) - Heads I win, Tails I don't lose too much (01:07:15) - Offering gaps (01:11:30) - Business moat (01:12:29) - Apple (01:14:07) - Traits of great founders; IKEA (01:16:49) - Fewer, bigger and infrequent bets; Venture businesses vs. Stock markets (01:19:07) - Day trade (01:19:34) - Circle the wagons (01:22:00) - Learning from mistakes; Fiat Chrysler's Ferrari (01:24:31) - Golf The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. Views expressed on Chai with Pabrai are exclusively those of Mohnish Pabrai and not of any affiliated firm or organization. | — | ||||||
| 7/4/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Session with SumZero on June 10, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Session with Divya Narendra at SumZero on June 10, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:57) - Berkshire Hathaway: Greg Abel (00:07:59) - Mag 7 (00:11:16) - Microsoft: Dinner with Bill Gates (00:16:45) - Investing in commodities (00:18:59) - Met Coal & Berkshire's investment in Burlington Northern Railroads (00:23:44) - Thermal Coal vs. Metallurgical Coal (00:26:28) - Learning from mistakes; Selling a stock (00:28:51) - Shipping and Offshore oil drilling businesses; Nobel & Valaris (00:32:09) - Challenges for the coal industry (00:36:11) - Investment in Turkiye -TAV Airports; Laguardia (00:38:25) - Indian Energy Exchange & National Stock Exchange (00:39:28) - Macroeconomic factors and impact on the portfolio (00:43:54) - Book recommendation; Buffett and Munger Unscripted (00:45:08) - Investing in global markets (00:46:06) - Portfolio concentration; Walmart & the Walton family (00:47:59) - Geopolitics The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
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| 6/12/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Sessions at UNO on May 2, 2025 and Columbia Business School on March 25, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Sessions at University of Nebraska Omaha on May 2, 2025 and Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing at Columbia Business School on March 25, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:20) - Walmart vs The Nifty-Fifty (00:05:18) - Berkshire's 12 best decisions in 58 years; Ajit Jain (00:08:05) - Nick Sleep (00:12:06) - Learning from mistakes; Ferrari & Frontline (00:13:30) - Rules of becoming rich (00:16:15) - Walmart & the Walton Family (00:17:51) - Microsoft; Steve Balmer (00:23:21) - Coca-Cola (00:25:32) - Evolution of strategies (00:26:52) - Investment checklist (00:30:36) - Circle of competence (00:33:28) - Macroeconomic factors; Saudi Aramco & Ferrari (00:40:47) - Learnings from Warren and Charlie (00:43:02) - Golf vs. Investing (00:44:50) - Identifying opportunities; Moody's Manual and The Japan Company Handbook (00:50:33) - Duan Yongping: Oppo & Vivo (00:53:53) - Economic moats (00:55:51) - Impact of leverage; The Founder's Podcast: IKEA (00:58:51) - Capitalism in investing; Amazon (01:00:33) - Value investing for technology businesses: Amazon (01:05:40) - Index investing (01:07:38) - Microsoft vs. Apple; Bill Gates (01:13:01) - When to exit an investment (01:19:31) - Selecting a stock (01:20:41) - Circle of competence; John Arrillaga (01:23:50) - Investing in Turkiye; Reysas & TAV Airports (01:28:02) - Investing in coal businesses (01:31:58) - You can identify great businesses only after you own them (01:33:42) - Portfolio concentration (01:39:26) - Investing is watching the paint dry (01:42:17) - Coca-Cola; Hetty Green from The Founder's podcast (01:47:36) - Hedging an investment (01:48:45) - Investing in commodities The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 5/23/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Session with Ashoka Investment Club on April 22, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Session with Ashoka Investment Club on April 22, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:47) - Charlie Munger's mental models; Poor Charlie's Almanack (00:07:38) - Cloning is the best mental model (00:08:45) - Sam Walton & Family; Walmart (00:10:36) - Microsoft (00:13:31) - Bridge (00:14:51) - Pabrai Funds: Cloned model from the Buffett Partnerships (00:17:41) - Selecting a stock (00:19:12) - Macro-economic factors; D-Mart & Shrimp farming in India (00:23:32) - Circle of competence; John Arrillaga (00:24:38) - Commodity producers; Saudi Aramco (00:27:26) - Look for anomalies, Investing in Turkiye & Reysas (00:33:54) - Learning from mistakes; Satyam Computers (00:39:35) - Nifty-50 in the 1970s; Walmart The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 5/12/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Talk with the My First Million podcast on March 27, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Talk with Shaan Puri at the My First Million podcast on March 27, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:28) - Why the small investor has an advantage (00:02:51) - Investing $10K to make $1 Million (00:08:16) - Frontline (00:17:13) - Berkshire's 12 great decisions in 58 years (00:18:34) - Buffett's selection process: Moody's Manual (00:23:38) - Value Investor's Club (00:27:33) - The Japan Company Handbook (00:28:46) - Berkshire's investment in Japan (00:36:13) - Thou shall not use Excel (00:40:26) - Leverage: Rick Guerin (00:49:00) - Do not cut the flowers to water the weeds (00:51:21) - Costco (00:56:38) - My interactions with Charlie Munger & Warren Buffett (00:58:23) - Risk vs. Uncertainty (01:00:16) - Coca-Cola Icecek (01:01:42) - Warren's "Too Hard Pile" (01:03:01) - Circle of Competence: John Arrillaga (01:07:03) - Sam Walton: Walmart and Sol Price (01:12:18) - A power nap is good for productivity (01:15:39) - My owner's manual (01:21:52) - The Dakshana Foundation: A mathematical game (01:23:53) - Super 30: Model cloned by Dakshana (01:28:53) - Large inheritances cause more harm than good (01:31:35) - Mohnish's Blackjack System (01:37:46) - Michael Burry (01:41:21) - Rakesh Jhunjhunwala: Titan Industries (01:44:26) - Starting early to lengthen your runway (01:47:02) - Macroeconomic factors (01:47:37) - AI in investing The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 4/25/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at The Money Mindset with Sonia Shenoy on February 15, 2025. | Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at The Money Mindset with Sonia Shenoy on February 15, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:20) - I am a single-player game player (00:03:01) - My friendship with Buffett and Munger (00:04:52) - Lunch with Warren Buffett (00:10:39) - Rick Guerrin (00:13:29) - Lessons learnt from Warren; The Inner scorecard (00:18:12) - Marcus Aurelius; The stoic philosophy (00:22:06) - Wealth is lost, nothing is lost; Health is lost, something is lost; Character is lost, everything is lost (00:26:05) - Index Funds (00:29:23) - Nifty-50; Walmart (00:32:53) - Patience is the best skill in investing; Infosys & Microsoft (00:36:04) - Separate a signal from the noise (00:37:52) - Selecting a stock; Warren's too-hard pile (00:41:14) - Investing in Turkiye; Reysas (00:46:39) - Look for illusionary smoke in the market (00:50:46) - Follow your passion in life (00:52:43) - Give meaning to life (00:55:34) - Money doesn't bring happiness (00:59:28) - Key lessons in life (01:05:54) - Good parenting is a key responsibility The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 4/7/25 | Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana Scholars at Dakshana Valley, Pune on December 26, 2024 | Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana Scholars at Dakshana Valley, Pune on December 26, 2024. (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:00:33) - Starting Without All Answers; Super 30 Model (00:05:08) - Dakshana's breakthrough with NVS (00:09:19) - Helping Millions Through Innovation (00:13:38) - Infinite Vision: Arvind Eye Care (00:20:53) - Trust builds unbeatable business models; Costco & DMart (00:26:43) - Your deepest desire is destiny (00:29:59) - Cloning and trustworthiness are the best mental models (00:35:45) - Power of compounding (00:41:39) - Think small, scale later effectively (00:44:03) - Great entrepreneurs start with nothing (00:44:50) - Honesty is the most lucrative policy The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 4/7/25 | Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana Scholars at JNV Lucknow on July 14, 2024 | Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana Scholars at JNV Lucknow on July 14, 2024. (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:00:32) - Adam Smith and David Ricardo (00:04:03) - Success story of India's shrimp industry (00:09:24) - MSP and farm laws; India vs USA (00:14:37) - Japan's rapid post-war development (00:20:01) - Givers, Takers, Matchers & Dakshana (00:26:13) - Rule of 72 (00:31:53) - Robert Caro: Relentless research, unrivalled narrative (00:33:35) - Dakshana's Mission: Empowering Underprivileged Students (00:37:31) - Secret to success: Focus (00:41:42) - Upanishads on true desire The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 3/21/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at the Capital Compounders Show on February 25, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at the Capital Compounders Show on February 25, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:53) - Move to Austin, Texas (00:09:52) - Age is just a number (00:11:27) - The Dakshana Foundation: A math game (00:15:57) - My 4 games – Bridge, Dakshana, Compounding & Golf (00:17:11) - Bridge with Warren & Charlie (00:21:46) - Bridge teaches probabilistic thinking (00:23:48) - Mosaic: Perspectives of Investing (00:24:44) - Cloning is the best mental model: Sam Walton & Bill Gates (00:31:29) - Sam Walton & Walmart (00:33:23) - Compounding (00:35:16) - The crash of Nifty-Fifty in 1973-74; Walmart (00:37:02) - Fiat Chrysler (00:38:09) - The Waltons' ownership in Walmart (00:42:18) - Frontline & Reysas (00:46:11) - Portfolio concentration; Steve Ballmer at Microsoft (00:49:39) - Uber Cannibals The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 3/6/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Guest Lecture at Microsoft on November 15, 2024 | Mohnish Pabrai's Guest Lecture at Microsoft on November 15, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:49) - Microsoft; Bill Gates (00:03:19) - The future of AI (00:04:27) - Value vs. Growth investing (00:08:58) - IPSCO (00:13:13) - Reysas (00:15:47) - Starting with value investing (00:19:37) - My journey in investing; Introduction to Warren Buffett (00:22:45) - Cloning ideas: Walmart & Microsoft (00:24:35) - Microsoft: Vijay Vashi (00:31:51) - Find out your passion: Poor Charlie's Almanac (00:35:42) - The Dakshana Foundation (00:40:12) - Bill Gates' introduction to Warren Buffett (00:44:15) - Reliability and Trust (00:47:33) - Somasegar at Microsoft The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 2/27/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at MOI Global on January 21, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with John Mihaljevic at MOI Global on January 21, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:47) - Industrial Real Estate: First Industrial (00:06:38) - Boom and bust cycle - Oil & shipping businesses (00:09:14) - CONSOL Energy (00:12:08) - Coal businesses (00:21:08) - Frontline (00:26:03) - Micron (00:27:48) - Portfolio concentration (00:30:17) - Reysas (00:31:56) - Investing in Turkiye (00:34:21) - Evolution in investing style (00:35:40) - Evaluating the company's management (00:37:48) - Capital allocation for coal companies (00:40:55) - Risk vs. Uncertainty (00:42:36) - Circle of competence: John Arrillaga (00:44:32) - Look for anomalies in the market (00:48:42) - Book recommendation: The Joy of Costco The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 2/20/25 |  Mohnish Pabrai's session with CIBS at University of Cambridge on January 31, 2025 | Mohnish Pabrai's session with Cambridge Investment Banking Society at University of Cambridge on January 31, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:38) - Marcus Aurelius: Stoic philosophy (00:04:28) - Learning from mistakes (00:09:01) - Ignore Macroeconomic factors (00:11:57) - Value vs growth investing (00:14:58) - Investing in Turkey: Reysas (00:19:22) - Venture Capital: Bill Gurley (00:23:06) - Handling the 2008 financial crisis (00:24:12) - Skills for value investing (00:27:02) - Look for undiscovered opportunities; Warren's Swiss Army knife approach (00:30:22) - Handling the portfolio concentration and risks (00:33:49) - Sam Walton (00:36:31) - All knowledge is cumulative (00:38:43) - Nick Sleep The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 12/2/24 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Talk with GreenHaven Road Partners Fund on October 29, 2024 | Mohnish Pabrai's Talk with GreenHaven Road Partners Fund on October 29, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:08) - Public Charity status of the Dakshana Foundation (00:04:04) - Feedback loops in Capitalism and Philanthropy (00:09:27) - The Dakshana Foundation model: The inversion impact (00:12:09) - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (00:14:13) - Ashok T Kumar: Dakshana Scholar who ranked 63 at IIT (00:18:36) - Operating Mechanics of the Dakshana Foundation (00:19:55) - All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) (00:21:13) - The Dakshana journey (00:23:56) - Dakshana's success rate (00:27:14) - Success Academy (00:29:10) - Stay focused on the cause (00:31:11) - Micro is more relevant than macro (00:34:33) - Error rate in investing The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 11/19/24 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Guest Lecture at University of Nebraska, Omaha on October 15, 2024 | Mohnish Pabrai's Guest Lecture at University of Nebraska, Omaha on October 15, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:02) - Charlie Munger: Costco (00:05:35) - Warren's rejection of opportunities on moral grounds (00:08:27) - Conwood Chewing Tobacco (00:13:52) - Valeant Pharmaceuticals (00:18:10) - Credit Acceptance (00:23:58) - TransDigm (00:30:23) - Berkshire's investment in Gen Re (00:32:38) - Charlie Munger is irreplaceable (00:36:18) - Berkshire Hathaway after Warren Buffett (00:37:44) - Early start to investing journey (00:40:17) - My daughter's introduction to compounding and investing (00:45:01) - Blackstone (00:45:59) - My journey to investing (00:51:15) - Poor Charlie's Almanack (00:53:13) - Advice for beginners; Be a harsh grader The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 10/21/24 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Podcast with Kevin (Age 10) and Justin (Age 6) on September 24, 2024 | Mohnish Pabrai's Podcast with Kevin (Age 10) and Justin (Age 6) on September 24, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:37) - Start investing at a young age; Bill Gates (00:06:38) - Invest in what interests you; Warren Buffett (00:10:26) - The best purchase I've ever made (00:12:16) - Bridge (00:14:16) - Compounding - 8th wonder of the world (00:21:02) - Rule of 72 (00:25:38) - Warren Buffett: Compounding since early years (00:34:49) - Key to wealth and a long life (00:40:25) - Value investing (00:44:56) - My journey as a value investor (00:46:47) - Knowledge is cumulative (00:48:15) - My real-life heroes (00:49:52) - Advice for beginners (00:50:47) - Great entrepreneurs of this age The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 9/25/24 |  Mohnish Pabrai's Talk at Pan IIT Conference, Toronto in June 2014 | Mohnish Pabrai's Talk at Pan IIT Conference, Toronto in June 2014. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:14) - Philanthropy (00:03:40) - The Dakshana Foundation; Anand Kumar's Super 30 (00:07:42) - Philanthropy in India (00:12:14) - My inspiration for philanthropy (00:14:13) - Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (00:16:30) - Social ROI; Bills & Melinda Gates Foundation (00:18:22) - Entrepreneurship vs. Philanthropy (00:20:00) - The importance of feedback loops in philanthropy The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
| 9/19/24 |  Mohnish Pabrai's keynote address at TiECON Southwest on November 9, 2013 | Mohnish Pabrai's keynote address at TiECON Southwest on November 9, 2013. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:02) - The IndUS Entrepreneurs (00:04:49) - Non-venture-backed start ups (00:06:26) - My first startup: Non-venture-backed (00:09:04) - Philanthropy: Focus on a specific cause for maximum returns (00:12:36) - The Dakshana Foundation: Cloned from Anand Kumar's Super 30 (00:18:44) - Dakshana's goal: 2020 in 2020 The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. | — | ||||||
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