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

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Mohnish Pabrai's Sessions at UNO on May 2, 2025 and Columbia Business School on March 25, 2025

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