Invest Like The Best
Episode 414 Investing At Lone Pine
Invest Like The Best

Episode 414: Investing At Lone Pine

Invest Like The Best

Episode 414

Investing At Lone Pine

Kelly Granat is the co-CIO and Managing Director of Lone Pine Capital. We cover the building blocks behind Lone Pine's investment decisions, why the market frequently misprices the ability to execute, and the investing industry's problems with aligning incentives and duration.

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Show Notes:

(00:06:09) Market Structure Evolution

(00:08:39) The Impact of Passive Investing

(00:10:21) Collaboration & Team Dynamics

(00:13:48) Excitement in Periods of Extreme Change

(00:14:21) The Role of Competition & Curiosity

(00:22:00) Fundamental Research & Data Integration

(00:27:34) Investment Philosophy

(00:35:31) People-Centric Investing

(00:42:24) Succession Planning

(00:49:32) Facing the Pressure of Early Success

(00:50:31) Burnout & Rediscovery

(00:57:08) Learning from Industry Leaders

(00:58:04) Evaluating Talent and Competition

(01:11:29) Lessons in Investment

(01:27:27) The Kindest Thing Anyone Has Ever Done For Kelly

Investing At Lone Pine

Introduction

Patrick
My guest today is Kelly Granat. Kelly is the Co-Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director at Lone Pine Capital, one of the most storied and successful hedge fund and investment firms of the last several decades. We explore how investing has evolved since Kelly joined the industry and she shares insights into Lone Pine maintaining its edge through deep fundamental research and a collaborative culture. We discussed what makes great businesses and great investments, how leadership can transform companies, and Kelly's perspective on how the market often misprices management and corporate change. Please enjoy my conversation with Kelly Granat.

Investing Then and Now

Patrick
Kelly, maybe the fun place to begin is the playing field of investing as you see it. I'm especially curious about how it feels most different—not in terms of AI and where the opportunities are, but in the structure of the market itself and in the game of investing large dollars to earn excess return within that structure.

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