Chai with Pabrai

Mohnish Pabrai gives the keynote speech at the 8th Morningstar Investment Conference in Mumbai, India on October 24, 2018 and discusses the 10 Commandments of Investment Management. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:05) - Commandment 1: Thou shall not skim off the top (00:04:21) - Commandment 2: Thou shall not have an investing team (00:06:24) - Commandment 3: Thou shall accept that thou shall be w...

In this talk, Mohnish discusses the three basic attributes an investor should possess to effectively beat the odds. 1. Patience 2. Decisiveness and 3.Being different from the crowd. Mohnish reviews the multiple mental models behind Berkshire's investment in Coca-Cola. Buffett's lessons from his See's Candies investment played a major role in his decision to invest in Coca-Cola. (00:00:00) - Introd...

Distinguished Speaker Series Applied Fundamental Analysis & Worldly Value investing Professor Arvind Navaratnam (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:13) - Bull! A history of boom and bust, 1982-2004 (00:01:32) - The Dow (1896-2020) (00:10:39) - NASDAQ (1971-2020) (00:13:23) - Nikkei (1970-2020) (00:14:30) - Kospi (1980-2020) (00:15:35) - "Old too soon, wise too late"- Charlie Munger (00:17:45) - NVR b...

Mohnish Pabrai's session with EO Gurgaon on January 10, 2023 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:15) - I'm a better investor because I'm a businessman. I'm a better businessman because I'm an investor (00:05:00) - Capitalism is creative destruction (00:08:40) - Earnings reinvestment framework (00:10:58) - The importance of Spawning (00:13:07) - Control is over-rated (00:16:50) - From entrepreneur to...

University of Oxford Sponsored by the Oxford Alpha Fund October 19, 2021 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:08) - Dhandho, Patels & Motels (00:08:25) - Capitalism is Brutal (Peter Theil) (00:10:42) - Business Monopolies (00:17:51) - Reysaş in Turkey (00:24:00) - Shorting (00:27:51) - Managing one's own psychology (00:32:40) - Inner and outer scorecards (00:35:14) - Meeting Warren Buffett (00:43:33)...

Distinguished Speaker Series Applied Fundamental Analysis & Worldly Value Investing Professor Arvind Navaratnam (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:41) - Compounding is the 8th wonder of world (00:14:12) - Wilson's Coin Operated Company (00:22:02) - Warren's obsession about compounding (00:24:38) - Rule of 72 (00:32:18) - Mr. Money Mustache (00:34:28) - Rate of compounding (00:39:09) - Compound 26% (...

Doctors Investing Group Interviewer: Tom Dittrich February 16, 2022 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:31) - From Entrepreneur to Investor (00:06:30) - Value Investing (00:09:05) - Learning to find true value of a business (00:12:32) - Diversified vs. Concentrated Portfolio (00:14:54) - Shameless Cloning (00:17:46) - Business with spawning DNA (00:25:23) - Effect of macro events on investing (00:39:...

Professor Jiang Guohua's Students "Compounding with the Spawners" (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:41) - Choices for an investor (00:09:58) - The Path to Multi-Baggers (00:13:35) - Spawners (00:30:40) - The $50 Billion Rule (00:33:57) - Pabrai Spawning rules (00:36:46) - Set it and forget it (00:42:58) - Conglomerates vs. Spawners in Emerging Markets (00:43:52) - Fake Spawners (01:06:27) - Core tr...

Mohnish Pabrai's Presentation and Q&A with students at the Boston College on October 27, 2022 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:31) - The Uber Cannibals Investing Framework (00:27:45) - Henry Singleton - The ultimate Uber Cannibal (00:37:10) - The magic of buybacks (00:44:03) - Investing in a high interest rate environment (00:47:12) - Rules for philanthropy vs. capitalism (01:02:30) - Figuring out...

NUS MBA Finance Club, NUS Business School January 19, 2022 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:43) - Captive Finance Company (00:13:38) - Funeral Business (00:22:49) - Investment in IPSCO (00:26:53) - High Uncertainty, Low risk; High returns (00:27:32) - Silicon Valley Bank (00:34:46) - Power of compounding (00:36:01) - Value investing is not dead (00:38:30) - Investing as treasure hunt (00:42:58) -...

William & Mary College October 26, 2021 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:16) - Learnings from Charlie Munger (00:02:50) - Avoiding Self-pity (00:07:12) - Investing 101 (00:08:31) - Buffett's investing punch card (00:15:07) - Circle of competence (00:16:06) - Recruiting (00:18:35) - Learning from mistakes (00:21:41) - Startup Tips (00:23:55) - Leverage (00:25:40) - Adventures with Tech Cominco (00:...

Mohnish Pabrai meets with members of the UCLA Student Investment Fund at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:41) - Starting of Pabrai Funds (00:12:43) - Change in Investment Philosophy over time (00:31:18) - Sell-side research (00:36:35) - Inner and Outer Map  

Knowledge Speakers Series May 12, 2021 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:03) - Value vs Growth Investing (00:29:23) - Investments in India (00:38:25) - Learnings from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger (00:43:19) - Dakshana Foundation (00:48:18) - Impact of COVID on businesses (00:52:03) - Indian hotels business (00:56:28) - What's a great business? (00:58:17) - How to select Best Value Proposition?...

Distinguished Speaker Series Professor Arvind Navaratnam October 14, 2021 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:04) - Competition is For Losers, Peter Thiel (00:08:25) - Rain Industries (00:12:39) - Monopolistic business models, Amazon and Google (00:17:14) - Redoing the Spaghetti code, AWS in business (00:19:09) - A Whale only gets harpooned only when it surfaces, Warren Buffett (00:20:00) - AWS, clon...

Ramesh Damani (Chairman of Avenue Supermarts) and Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Millennium Mams.' Millennium Mams' is a Kolkata-based non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women through financial literacy. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:09:32) - Economic recovery post-Pandemic (00:15:30) - My Heroes in Life (00:23:28) - Learnings from Buffett and Munger (00:27:48) - Li Lu's Journey (0...

This event was sponsored by the LBS Investment Management Club and the LBS Indian Students Club (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:47) - Changes in our Economy post-COVID (00:08:21) - Entrepreneur's Advantage (00:15:11) - Advise to New Investors (00:19:37) - Inner Scorecard (00:24:09) - Evaluating Management (00:30:42) - Investment in Graftech (00:38:56) - Portfolio Construction (00:43:46) - Mumbai...

University of Georgia Host: Charlie Warren Oberman November 18, 2021 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:06) - Buffett: when he has his first stock tip, call me collect (00:03:47) - Relationship with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger (00:12:41) - Circle of competence (00:15:16) - Sources for Investment Ideas (00:17:08) - Handling Underperformance (00:18:49) - Leverage in Businesses (00:23:05) - Micro...

Mohnish Pabrai speaks at the HBS Investment Conference on Sunday, April 3, 2022. It's an hour-long fireside chat moderated by an HBS professor. The Investment Conference is one of the biggest conferences arranged by HBS students each year. It is attended by 400+ students across MBA programs who have a background or interest in the investment management industry. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:12...

Distinguished Speaker Series Applied Fundamental Analysis & Worldly Value investing Professor Arvind Navaratnam (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:13) - Thou shall not skim off the top (00:04:11) - Thou shall not have an investing team (00:05:20) - Thou shall accept that thou shall be wrong at least 1/3 of the time (00:07:06) - Thou shall look for hidden P/E of 1 stocks (00:13:13) - Thou shall never...

Few Bets. Big Bets. Infrequent Bets. In his talk at the University of California at Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business, Mohnish discusses five decisions by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger over a 20-year period (1968 – 1988) that moved the needle for Berkshire. Mohnish also talks about some of the intense difficulties that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger faced along the way. No pain, no ga...

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A Session with Students at Indiana Univ. Kelley School of Business –April 1, 2021 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:31) - Investment checklist (00:08:18) - Circle of competence (00:11:08) - Shipping Industry (00:21:56) - Portfolio Management (00:23:35) - US Markets vs. Other markets (00:25:38) - Short selling (00:29:24) - Research process (00:30:42) - Holding a stock (00:33:10) -...

Professor Anuroop Duggal's Value Investing Class Columbia Business School Columbia University (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:03:46) - Laws of investing (00:06:24) - Following Warren Buffett (00:07:39) - Finding long term compounders (00:09:05) - Early-stage businesses (00:13:54) - 10 bagger business ideas (00:17:30) - Copart: From Junk to Gold (00:28:04) - Uber Cannibals (00:33:13) - Investing is a...

Business Analysis and Valuation Course Professor Andrew Sandoe, Harvard University April 7, 2020 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:40) - Purchase of Stonetrust Insurance (00:8:30) - Insurance Business Model (00:11:05) - Sale of Stonetrust Insurance (00:22:47) - Valuing an Insurance company (00:25:12) - Being a harsh grader (00:30:40) - Circle of Competence (00:42:03) - Start early with investing (0...

The Wall Street Lab Podcast Interviewer: Andreas von Hirschhausen January 5, 2022 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:07) - Dhandho meaning (00:02:22) - The story of Patels (00:04:50) - Mohnish's Journey as an Investor (00:09:55) - Difference between Great Compounder and Growth Stock (00:13:09) - Studying Businesses (00:22:25) - Learning from mistakes (00:28:35) - Chinese Market and Investment (00:32...