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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
Mohnish Pabrai is the founder and Managing Partner of the Pabrai Investments Funds, the founder and CEO of Dhandho Funds, and the author of The Dhandho Investor and Mosaic: Perspectives on Investing.
Views expressed on Chai with Pabrai are exclusively those of Mohnish Pabrai and not of any affiliated firm or organization.
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