In this conversation, The Dutch Investors and Sonny from Secret Sauce Investing delve into the rise and current state of Duolingo, exploring its business model, financial metrics, and the impact of AI on its future.

We discuss the challenges of user engagement, the risks of disruption from AI technologies, and the competitive landscape in the education technology sector. The conversation culminates in a debate about the long-term viability of Duolingo as a leading language learning platform.

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Ever feel like the world is changing so fast it’s impossible to keep up? In this final episode of our series on Morgan Housel’s Same As Ever, we shift our focus away from the new and look at the timeless forces that drive our behavior. We explore incentives, why we have a weird tendency to choose complex solutions, and the long run vs. the short run.

By looking at historical examples ranging from British convict ships to the math behind a Nobel Prize-winning portfolio, we review the permanent traits of human nature that impact your money and your life.

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In this episode, we continue our deep dive into Morgan Housel’s Same As Ever. Instead of trying to guess what the stock market will do next week, we focus on the human behaviors that have remained unchanged for the last 500 years. We explore five timeless themes that explain why staying on top is often much harder than getting there.

We also cover themes like:

1. The Fragility of Perfection
2. The Price of Admission
3. The Red Queen Hypothesis
4. The Toy Trap
5. The Grass is Greener (on Bullshit)

We are looking for the behaviors that never change. Because those are the only things we can truly bank on.

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In this episode, Mostapha from Compound With AI shares his insights on leveraging artificial intelligence for investing. We discuss his journey from being a value investor to incorporating AI tools into his research process.

Mostapha explains how AI can enhance the speed and depth of your investment research, allowing investors to analyze more stocks in less time. He also answers common misconceptions about AI.

This is the episode for anyone who wants to improve as a long-term investor, save time, and delve deeper than they have in the past.

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PayPal has fallen over 80% from its all-time highs, and the market is pricing it like a business in a permanent state of decline. We wanted to find out if the market has it right or if this is one of the most misunderstood opportunities in finance today. So we sat down with Emir from Type-F Capital, a data-driven equity research analyst who has been following the company's transformation from the inside out.

Emir brings a unique, independent perspective on why the death of PayPal has been greatly exaggerated. Emir covers topics like:

• Is PayPal ever turning around?
• The KPIs he tracks
• The risks and opportunities
• Parts he likes and dislikes about the business
• And much more.

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• Substack
• YouTube
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In this episode, we’re looking at why more isn't always better and why the most important changes usually happen when things are falling apart. We start with a brutal truth: a good idea on steroids quickly becomes a terrible one. Whether it’s the tragic story of the tallest man in history or the 73% stock drop Starbucks faced, we see what happens when something grows beyond its convenient size.

We also cover:

• The Creative Power of Panic: Why the biggest innovations—from labor laws to the Renaissance—didn't come from happy scientists in labs, but from desperate people trying to survive catastrophes like the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and the Black Death.
• Tragedies vs. Miracles: Why it took 40 years to build Silicon Valley Bank but only 36 hours for a panic to burn it down. We look at how "bad news" happens in an instant, while "good news" like Moore’s Law is a slow, boring grind that you only notice after decades.
• The Power of Tiny Things: How a single wrong turn by a driver in 1914 triggered a chain reaction that shaped the entire 20th century.
• The Rational Optimist: Why you should follow Bill Gates’ lead and save like a paranoid pessimist while investing like a dreamer. We compare the survival of Admiral Stockdale to the tragic race to the South Pole to show why pure optimism is often a death sentence.

If you've ever wondered why the world feels so fragile yet makes so much progress, this episode is for you.

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What still holds true, no matter how much the world changes? That is the question we are all left with.

Instead of guessing what comes next, this episode looks at human behavior, risk, and decision-making through a longer lens. It’s about the patterns that stay the same across generations, and what they mean for how you think about money, fear, and uncertainty.

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In today’s episode, I’m joined by Peter from the Margin of Sanity podcast and Substack. We kick off 2026 by pitching two of our favorite high-conviction companies each. We focused on businesses with durable competitive advantages and valuations that allow us to sleep at night.

Our picks span the globe, featuring a monopoly-like business hiding in plain sight, a Polish compounder, and a Chinese master brand that dominates its category. We also analyze an American powerhouse that has cornered the market on pools, a company that thrives on recurring maintenance.

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One year. 34 companies. A handful of lessons every investor should internalize. This episode extracts the recurring themes and investing lessons that surfaced across 2025.

Wishing you a healthy and successful 2026.

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In Part 2 of our 2025 recap, we dig deeper into the invisible mechanics that separate good businesses from great investments. We explore why so-called 'safe' strategies can sometimes be the riskiest moves of all, how the psychology of the ultra-wealthy defies economic rules, and why the most powerful moats are often found in the unsexiest industries.

We uncover the truths learned from over 1,600 hours of research.

Enjoy.

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