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Mohnish Pabrai 130 Episodes Jul 24, 2026

Mohnish Pabrai, founder of Pabrai Investments Funds and author of The Dhandho Investor, hosts this podcast where he shares his perspectives on investing and other topics. The show features conversations and insights from his experience in the investment world.

Episodes

Mohnish Pabrai's Talk with the My First Million podcast on March 27, 2025
Mohnish Pabrai's Talk with the My First Million podcast on March 27, 2025 Jul 24, 2026 01:49:56 Mohnish Pabrai's Talk with Shaan Puri at the My First Million podcast on March 27, 2025. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:28) - Why the small investor has an advantage (00:02:51) - Investing $10K to make $1 Million (00:08:16) - Frontline (00:17:13) - Berkshire's 12 great decisions in 58 years (00:18:34) - Buffett's selection process: Moody's Manual (00:23:38) - Value Investor's Club
Mohnish Pabrai speaks at Trinity College Dublin - February 21, 2019
Mohnish Pabrai speaks at Trinity College Dublin - February 21, 2019 Jul 23, 2026 01:14:02 Mohnish Pabrai lecture to Trinity Student Managed Fund at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland, on February 21, 2019. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:59) - BULL! A history of the boom and bust, 1982-2004 by Maggie Mahar (00:03:54) - THE DOW (1896 – 2019) (00:07:52) - Market conditions when Pabrai Funds started (00:09:36) - Price matters (00:12:14) - S&P 500 (1
Mohnish Pabrai Lecture at Univ. of California, Irvine (UCI), May 24, 2016
Mohnish Pabrai Lecture at Univ. of California, Irvine (UCI), May 24, 2016 Jul 23, 2026 01:45:10 In this talk, Mohnish discusses the three basic attributes an investor should possess to effectively beat the odds. 1. Patience 2. Decisiveness and 3.Being different from the crowd. Mohnish reviews the multiple mental models behind Berkshire's investment in Coca-Cola. Buffett's lessons from his See's Candies investment played a major role in his decision to invest in Coca-Cola. (00:00:00) - Intro
Mohnish Pabrai Lecture at Boston College on October 14, 2021
Mohnish Pabrai Lecture at Boston College on October 14, 2021 Jul 23, 2026 01:55:09 Distinguished Speaker Series Professor Arvind Navaratnam October 14, 2021 (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:04) - Competition is For Losers, Peter Thiel (00:08:25) - Rain Industries (00:12:39) - Monopolistic business models, Amazon and Google (00:17:14) - Redoing the Spaghetti code, AWS in business (00:19:09) - A Whale only gets harpooned only when it surfaces, Warren Buffett (00:20:00) - AW
Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with My First Million on May 5, 2026
Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with My First Million on May 5, 2026 Jul 23, 2026 01:30:22 Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with Shaan Puri at My First Million on May 5, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:30) - Value investing in the US; Importance of patience in investing (00:02:15) - Mental models: The mistress is always hotter than the wife (00:04:58) - Introduce randomness in your life; Peter Lynch's One Up on Wall Street (00:08:12) - Elon Musk (00:09:42) - From admiring
Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with Knowledge Inside podcast on June 8, 2026
Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with Knowledge Inside podcast on June 8, 2026 Jul 23, 2026 55:04 Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with Kim Kiho at Knowledge Inside podcast on June 8, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:44) - Lunch with Warren Buffett vs. Eric Schmidt; Introduction to Charlie Munger (00:11:47) - Impact of declining population of South Korea; SK Hynix, Samsung & Micron (00:17:19) - KOSPI  (00:17:57) - My Investment checklist - an inspiration from the FAA; Buffett's Dexte
Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with The Investor's Podcast on March 23, 2026
Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with The Investor's Podcast on March 23, 2026 Jun 5, 2026 51:00 Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with Stig Brodersen at The Investor's Podcast on March 23, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:41) - Berkshire Hathaway: Warren Buffett vs. Greg Abel (00:04:39) - Greg Abel vs. Ajit Jain; Compensation at Berkshire (00:08:15) - Investing horizon of 50-100 years; Berkshire Hathaway vs. S&P 500 index (00:09:48) - Running my own company and team; Delegation and
Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at JNV Bangalore Urban on December 25, 2025
Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at JNV Bangalore Urban on December 25, 2025 Jun 2, 2026 01:05:57 Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at the JNV Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India on December 25, 2025.                        (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:31) - Charlie Munger's mental models (00:05:40) - The Karam Yogi model; Mukesh Ambani & Jio (00:09:45) - Books: Time travel for entrepreneurs (00:12:01) - The Founders Podcast (00:16:01) - Giving back through Dakshana
Mental Models by Mohnish Pabrai at Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing on April 21, 2026
Mental Models by Mohnish Pabrai at Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing on April 21, 2026 Jun 1, 2026 51:45 Mental Models for Exceptional Capital Allocation by Mohnish Pabrai at Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing on April 21, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:03) - Charlie Munger's mental models (00:03:54) - Model 1: The Bedrock model: Take a simple idea and take it seriously (00:04:51) - Model 2: Ben Graham's three ideas on markets (00:05:28) - Model 3: Do not overdose on Be
Mental Models for Exceptional Capital Allocation by Mohnish Pabrai at The UNO on May 1, 2026
Mental Models for Exceptional Capital Allocation by Mohnish Pabrai at The UNO on May 1, 2026 May 26, 2026 01:16:32 Mental Models for Exceptional Capital Allocation by Mohnish Pabrai at The University of Nebraska, Omaha on May 1, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:11) - Charlie Munger's mental models (00:03:43) - Model 1: The Bedrock: Take a simple idea and take it seriously (00:04:06) - Model 2: Ben Graham's Fundamentals (00:04:59) - Model 3: Do not overdose on Ben Graham; Poor Charlie's Almanac
Mental Models for Running Startups and Businesses, SXSW 2026 on March 16, 2026
Mental Models for Running Startups and Businesses, SXSW 2026 on March 16, 2026 Apr 23, 2026 45:34 Mental Models for Running Startups and Businesses, SXSW 2026 on March 16, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:00:28) - Charlie Munger's mental models  (00:01:52) - Model 1: The Bedrock model: Take a simple idea and take it seriously  (00:02:31) - Model 2: Truth vs. Trust; David Hawkins: Power vs. Force  (00:05:43) - Costco  (00:07:56) - Model 3: Your deepest desire is your destiny  (00:09:40)
Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at JNV Pune, Maharashtra, India on December 25, 2025
Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at JNV Pune, Maharashtra, India on December 25, 2025 Apr 17, 2026 01:06:24 Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at JNV Pune, Maharashtra, India on December 25, 2025  (00:00:00) – Introduction   (00:01:09) - Charlie's mental models: Take a simple idea and take it seriously     (00:03:13) - Be a Karam Yogi     (00:07:12) - Focus at improving human lives: Narayana Healthcare Systems     (00:10:52) - Purpose over profit always wins     (00:13:47) - Inner

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