Chai with Pabrai

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) -...

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 a...

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) -...

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: Com...

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. Philanth...

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 g...

Mohnish Pabrai's Session with YPO Delhi Chapter on July 9, 2024 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:03:56) - Manhattan deal by American Indians in 1626; The Rule of 72 (00:08:45) - My daughter's introduction to compounding (00:11:04) - The Three pillars of compounding (00:13:11) - Berkshire's dozen truly great decisions (00:15:34) - See's Candies vs. Coca-Cola (00:19:38) - Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (00:22:43)...

Mohnish Pabrai's Session with CFA Society, United Kingdom on June 12, 2024 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:49) - My grandfather Gogia Pasha (00:10:00) - My journey as an investor (00:14:31) - Anomalies in stock market (00:18:11) - Early years of Pabrai Funds (00:21:47) - Value vs. Growth (00:23:48) - Investing is an opportunistic business (00:26:10) - Coal is not a four lettered word! (00:32:45)...

Mohnish Pabrai's Session with Rotary Bangalore DownTown and Fellowship of Wealth Creators on June 19, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:07) - Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee (00:02:12) - Philanthropy: Social return on invested capital (00:10:36) - Framework of Non-profit organisations; The Dakshana Foundation (00:17:03) - Dakshana scholar: Rajiv Kumar (00:19:49) - Dakshana model (00:25:41)...

Mohnish Pabrai's Session at The University of Nebraska, Omaha on May 3, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:53) - Circle the Wagons (00:08:18) - Intrinsic Value vs. Owners' Intrinsic Value (00:16:47) - Starbucks (00:17:34) - Ken Langone: Home Depot (00:20:13) - Berkshire's 12 best decisions in 58 years; See's Candies vs Coca Cola (00:27:22) - Evaluating the management team (00:32:23) - Advice f...

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana Scholars at the JNV Pune on December 25, 2023   (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:00:51) - One of Dakshana's best alums: T. Ashok Kumar  (00:05:00) - Public speaking, lifelong advantage: Toastmasters  (00:08:27) - Education system in India vs. US  (00:17:48) - Merit over Money  (00:23:39) - Rule of 72  (00:34:12) - Maximizing Social Impact  (00:35:49) - Don'...

Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at My First Million Podcast on April 4, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:34) - Why entrepreneurs make the best investors  (00:03:09) - Buffett's early entrepreneurial adventures  (00:08:13) - Buffett's introduction to Ben Graham  (00:11:39) - See's Candies  (00:17:59) - My entrepreneurial journey  (00:30:25) - Entrepreneurs don't take risks  (00:32:36) - Richard Br...

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at the JNV Bangalore Urban on December 24, 2023 (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:00:29) - Cloning Super 30  (00:03:50) - Rule of 72  (00:09:15) - Ultra-high Social Return on Invested Capital  (00:17:16) - Integrity in Philanthropy  (00:22:38) - Akshaya Patra: The best of the best!    The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment...

Mohnish Pabrai's Session with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Brass Rat Investments on March 12, 2024 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:03) - Berkshire's 12 great decisions in 58 years  (00:05:06) - See's Candies vs. Coke  (00:11:55) - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad  (00:16:54) - The Intrinsic value of a stock  (00:20:52) - Learnings from Charlie Munger  (00:27:24) - The Dakshana Fou...

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at the JNV Kottayam on December 21, 2023. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:53) - Dakshana scholar: T Ashok Kumar  (00:10:49) - The Dakshana model  (00:21:17) - Rule of 72  (00:26:05) - Cloning Super 30; Anand Kumar  (00:35:05) - Giving back to society  (00:37:34) - Be a harsh grader  (00:45:15) - Inner scorecard vs. Outer scorecard  (00:48:18) -...

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at the JNV Bangalore (Rural) on December 24, 2023. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:09) - Introduction to Buffett and Power of compounding  (00:03:55) - Rule of 72  (00:13:38) - Overcoming challenges at Dakshana  (00:21:20) - Caste reservation vs. Income based system  (00:30:24) - Handling the global financial crisis  (00:34:08) - Cloning is a po...

Mohnish Pabrai's session with YPO's Mosaic Chapter on March 20, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:05) - Friendship with Charlie Munger (00:04:22) - Tom Peters; Humans aren't good cloners (00:07:39) - Microsoft (00:09:24) - Berkshire's investment in See's Candies (00:11:18) - Charlie was Ben Franklin reincarnated! (00:16:56) - Charlie's influence over Warren Buffett (00:21:14) - Charlie's ment...

Mohnish Pabrai's Session with Columbia Business School (CSIMA) on February 14, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:28) - Berkshire's 12 great decisions (00:04:52) - Burlington Northern Railways (00:07:49) - See's Candies: Berkshire's big home run! (00:12:48) - Evolution of my investment philosophy (00:16:04) - Berkshire without Charlie (00:20:06) - Be a harsh grader (00:21:49) - Auto dealership...

Mohnish Pabrai's Session at the SumZero Virtual Investor Summit 2024 on February 8, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:05) - Meta (00:03:59) - Google vs. Microsoft (00:08:17) - Dinner with Bill Gates  (00:12:30) - TAV Airport (00:20:23) - Investing in coal; David Einhorn (00:25:23) - Auto OEMs  (00:27:15) - Reysas (00:30:14) - 20% Office Vacancy Rate! A 45-year high! (00:33:32) - Macroeconomic...

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A with Value Education Society at London School of Economics on January 30, 2024. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:59) - Seinfeld: Is this anything?  (00:04:26) - The Dhandho Investor  (00:05:34) - Ferrari: Sold too soon  (00:06:46) - Evaluating management; Fiat Chrysler  (00:11:48) - Stellantis: Carlos Tavares  (00:12:50) - Elon Musk vs. Chuanfu Wang  (00:16:27) - Learnings fro...

Mohnish Pabrai's Presentation and Q&A at FLAME University on December 25, 2023.   (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:52) - Coca-Cola Icecek vs. Varun Beverages (00:05:45) - Varun Beverages (00:12:47) - Anadolu Efes & Coca-Cola Icecek (00:28:07) - Investing in Turkiye (00:33:02) - Reysas (00:44:01) - Valuations matter - Microsoft (1999-2015) & Coca-Cola (1998-2011) (00:49:30) - Thou shall not have an...

Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at Morningstar, The Investor's Mind on December 1, 2023. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:52) - Lunch with Buffett; Be a harsh grader (00:07:42) - Impact of personal experiences in investing (00:11:44) - Handling the global financial crisis (00:15:45) - Breaking Bread with Charlie Munger (00:19:25) - 2009 Financial Crisis (00:22:51) - The inner vs the outer scorecard (00...

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A at Oxford University - Oxford Alpha Fund on November 21, 2023.   (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:00:49) - My introduction to investing (00:04:29) - Circle of competence; John Arrillaga (00:08:14) - Nick Sleep (00:10:22) - Learning from mistakes (00:14:53) - Assessing management team (00:17:01) - Transdigm (00:21:15) - Japanese markets (00:25:19) - Uncertainties in investing (00...

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A at Clemson University - Wall Street South Investment Club on November 13, 2023. (00:00:00) - Auction-driven markets (00:02:07) - Berkshire's PetroChina investment (00:04:34) - Anomaly-based investing (00:05:27) - Reysas (00:08:36) - Macro-economic factors in investing (00:11:29) - Clemson to Austin (00:14:32) - Finding anomalies; Investing in Turkey (00:17:24) - Funeral home b...

Mohnish Pabrai's conversation at Schroders - The Value Perspective podcast on October 10, 2023   (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:45) - My introduction to Warren Buffett (00:04:28) - Chuck Feeney: The Billionaire who wasn't (00:06:28) - The Dakshana Foundation (00:08:28) - Learnings from my childhood (00:14:21) - Cloning is a powerful mental model  (00:15:50) - Microsoft: The most relentless clone...