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Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with students at JNV Bangalore (Rural) on December 23, 2022

(00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:57) - Dakshana Donors – Prem Watsa; R.K. Damani (00:07:27) - Harvard's model for donations (00:12:11) - Your deepest desire is your destiny (00:21:51) - Dakshana: Of the alums, for the alums, by the alums (00:22:54) - Fear of failure (00:32:11) - Inspiration behind Dakshana (00:33:19) - Large inheritances do more harm than good (00:37:03) - Truth is the foundation for trust (00:47:40) - Book by Judith Harris: No Two Alike

The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with students at JNV Bengaluru (Urban) on December 23, 2022

(00:00:00) – Introduction (00:00:34) - Charles T. Munger Hall (00:05:32) - Ben Franklin (00:07:51) - Charlie's mental models (00:11:45) - The Cloned Dakshana Model (00:20:07) - Dakshana Scholar T. Ashok Kumar (00:23:55) - Judith Harris: No Two Alike (00:26:18) - Buddha: The key to happiness is elimination of desire (00:28:19) - My journey – from a below average to topper student (00:31:47) - Seabiscuit (00:35:10) - The Dakshana model and objectives (00:52:01) - Giving back to society (00:56:58) - Learnings from Buffett

The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Talk and Q&A session with students at the University of Texas on February 28, 2023

(00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:01) - Buffett's 2022 Letter to Shareholders (00:04:29) - Berkshire's Twelve great decisions (00:09:16) - Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (00:13:27) - Chuck Akre's three-legged stool (00:16:19) - Wally Park at LAX (00:18:35) - My investing journey (00:22:55) - Macroeconomic factors (00:27:04) - Investing in Turkey (00:30:27) - Reysas (00:40:14) - TAV Airports (00:44:02) - When to sell? (00:46:04) - Investing in the US (00:50:13) - Start specializing at age 11 (00:57:08) - Berkshire's Oil Investments (00:58:44) - Buffett's Oxy Bet (01:04:26) - Fiat Chrysler (01:12:31) - Ferrari: Sold too soon! (01:15:05) - The Dakshana Foundation

The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Chat with students at the Rotman School of Management on March 03, 2023

(00:00:00) - Introduction (00:03:53) - Lunch with Warren (00:08:49) - Buffett's 2022 Shareholder Letter (00:17:02) - "Circle the Wagons" approach to investing (00:19:28) - The Nifty Fifty in 1970s (00:22:08) - Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (00:24:55) - How to "Circle the Wagons" (00:31:05) - Finding a great business (00:33:17) - IBM (00:38:54) - Li Lu (00:47:04) - Moutai (00:50:44) - Evaluating management (00:53:33) - Coca-Cola (00:56:02) - Reysas (01:01:50) - Circle of competence (01:03:41) - John Arrillaga (01:06:30) - Satyam Computers (01:10:27) - Investing in China

Mohnish Pabrai's Presentation and Q&A at the Boston College on October 9, 2014

(00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:50) - Pabrai Funds, Dhandho and Dakshana: Cloning 101 (00:09:16) - Insurance companies and float investments (00:13:02) - Buying farmlands in Iowa – negotiated transactions (00:17:44) - Auction driven markets: Park Electrochemical Corp (00:20:35) - Auction driven markets: Premier Gold Mines (00:21:54) - Auction driven markets: Communication Design International (00:25:32) - Service Corp (00:29:23) - Lunch with Warren Buffett (00:31:50) - Rick Guerin (00:35:50) - Inner scorecard (00:37:43) - David Hawkins: Power vs. Force (00:44:44) - How to cultivate patience (00:48:19) - Running a hedge fund (00:51:25) - My reading preferences (00:53:10) - Investment models (00:58:00) - Silicon Valley Bank (01:02:41) - CMGI (01:05:54) - Circle of competence (01:09:28) - Common mistakes investors make (01:12:43) - Valuing private businesses (01:15:53) - Arlington Capital Management: Allan Mecham (01:21:54) - Jammu & Kashmir Bank (01:33:01) - Sears

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session at the SumZero Top Stocks Investor Summit on February 9, 2023

(00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:07) - Turkey earthquake (00:05:05) - Charlie's biggest mistake: Belridge Oil (00:08:44) - Coca-Cola İçecek (00:13:35) - Reysas (00:18:25) - Ferrari: One of my biggest mistakes (00:22:34) - Turkey – FX risk (00:24:07) - TAV Airports (00:27:27) - Brookfield (00:36:18) - Ali Baba vs. Tencent (00:38:03) - Indian Energy Exchange (00:41:51) - Adani Group (00:43:21) - Amazon (00:45:54) - Apple vs Ferrari runway (00:48:11) - Microsoft vs. Apple (00:50:54) - Macroeconomic risks

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A Session with MBA Students at Georgetown University.

(00:00:00) - Introduction

(00:01:38) - Starting of Pabrai Funds

(00:06:16) - Long term compounders

(00:07:17) - International Investment

(00:11:48) - Biggest reason Investments don't work is debt

(00:14:27) - DELTA Financial: Avoid Leveraged Businesses

(00:15:52) - Competitive Advantages

(00:17:32) - Dakshana Foundation

(00:20:51) - Value investing

(00:25:18) - Money manager

(00:30:32) - Rules for investors in Pabrai Funds

(00:37:09) - Stock picking

(00:40:27) - Seritage stock

(00:44:49) - Quality of a business

(00:48:24) - Ideal number of stocks

(00:49:21) - Understanding a business

(00:53:50) - Market trends

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Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A Session with YPO Gold Nairobi in Kenya on October 11, 2022

(00:00:00) - Introduction (00:03:15) - Buying Manhattan from the Native American Indians in 1626 (00:10:05) - My daughter's investment journey with compounding (00:12:51) - Active vs. Passive Investing (00:19:51) - Error rate in investing (00:26:12) - Reysas (00:29:41) - TAV Airports (00:31:43) - Circle of competence (00:35:45) - Macroeconomic factors (00:39:51) - When to sell a stock (00:44:11) - Intrinsic Value (00:46:25) - Global investment opportunities (00:54:06) - Too hard pile (00:58:24) - TAV business model (01:02:31) - Learning from mistakes (01:07:20) - The Dakshana story

Jeff Pintar, CEO of Pintar Investment Company, and Mohnish Pabrai discuss what the world may look like post-Covid 19 and the current investment landscape. Jeff and Mohnish also have some banter about the lifetime ban Mohnish received in 2019 from playing Blackjack at a Las Vegas Casino due his winning system.

(00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:53) - Life after COVID (00:03:24) - Policy decisions during the pandemic (00:06:20) - Capitalism and businesses are fragile (00:10:19) - My Investing Journey (00:12:51) - Lifetime Blackjack Ban (00:19:55) - Las Vegas (00:22:56) - Value investing during the pandemic (00:27:47) - Microsoft (00:30:27) - Long term interest rates vs valuations (00:32:06) - Buffett and Munger during the pandemic (00:35:34) - Forget the macro, Focus on micro (00:38:31) - Live Nation (00:39:47) - Funeral services are great businesses (00:43:12) - Zero Fee Structure (00:47:41) - Investing is a solitary activity (00:49:25) - The Dakshana story