Mohnish Pabrai Lecture to Univ. of Puerto Rico MBA Class – Sept. 26, 2016

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.

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.

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.  

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.  

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.