Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A Session with Dakshana Scholars at Dakshana Valley, Pune on December 26, 2025

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A Session with Dakshana Scholars at Dakshana Valley, Pune, Maharashtra, India on December 26, 2025.

(00:00:00) - Introduction

(00:00:37) - Breaking the question pattern

(00:03:22) - Overcoming hardships through learning; YouTube & Muskan Soni

(00:05:41) - Mental models - take a simple idea and take it seriously; Lyndon Johnson

(00:09:57) - Upanishads - Your deepest desire is your destiny

(00:13:43) - Belief comes before capability; Elon Musk & the reuse of rockets

(00:18:18) - Dakshana: Cloned from Anand Kumar's Super 30

(00:30:47) - Robert Caro's books on Lyndon Johnson

(00:37:44) - Be a harsh grader while choosing your circle

(00:40:46) - Mistakes are a blessing

(00:44:04) - Attraction towards the opposite gender is natural

(00:47:30) - World changes if you have a burning desire

(00:48:21) - Karam Yogi: You cannot make money if you want to make money

(00:51:16) – Google

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