
Show Notes
Mohnish Pabrai's Session at The Investor's Podcast on April 1, 2024
(00:00:00) - Introduction
(00:01:44) - TransTech
(00:03:39) - Managing other people's money
(00:08:54) - My journey in investing
(00:11:51) - The happiness equation
(00:17:12) - Learnings from Buffett; Be a harsh grader
(00:22:06) - The importance of truth and candor
(00:24:06) - Bridge vs. Poker
(00:28:59) - Infinite games
(00:30:56) - McDonalds
(00:34:02) - Boeing
(00:36:12) - Processing information from books
(00:40:24) - Pabrai Fund's track record
(00:45:25) - The game of investing
(00:49:20) - The Dakshana Foundation; Philanthropy
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