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Mohnish Pabrai conducts a Q&A session with Dakshana scholars discussing various topics including mental models and personal development.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at the JNV Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India on December 25, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:31) - Charlie Munger's mental models (00:05:40) - The Karam Yogi model; Mukesh Ambani & Jio (00:09:45) - Books: Time travel for entrepreneurs (00:12:01) - The Founders Podcast (00:16:01) - Giving back through Dakshana (00:20:29) - Upanishads: Your deepest desire is your destiny (00:24:13) - Building Dakshana: Cloned from the Super 30 model (00:33:32) - Follow your passion, success follows naturally (00:35:10) - With hard work think smart (00:36:42) - Clone smartly, compete confidently (00:39:05) - Technology is overrated, follow your passion (00:42:48) - Growth begins outside comfort zone; Toastmasters (00:46:25) - Cloning Dakshana from Super 30; Anand Kumar (00:50:36) - Human reciprocation mental model (00:57:28) - Execution and determination make the idea successful (01:00:29) - Life's reverses; Charlie's No self-pity mode 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…

People in this episode

Host: Mohnish Pabrai

Topics covered

• Q&A session
• Dakshana scholars
• Charlie Munger's mental models
• Karam Yogi model
• Giving back
• Super 30 model
• Personal development

Keywords

• Mohnish Pabrai
• Dakshana
• Charlie Munger
• Super 30
• Karam Yogi
• personal development
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jio, Dakshana, Super 30

Places: Bangalore Urban, Karnataka

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