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Conversations with the best investors and business leaders in the world. Patrick explores their ideas, methods, and stories to help you better invest your time and money.

Patrick is the Founder and CEO of Positive Sum. He founded Colossus in 2020 to build on the success of Invest Like the Best.
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Ep.355
A Conversation with Charlie Munger & John Collison
Charlie Munger was the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. In this conversation with Stripe's John Collison, recorded last year, he shares the ingredients for long-term business success, his thoughts on American society writ large, and what makes Berkshire special.
12.05.2023

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Ep.400
Capital, Compute & AI Scaling
Chetan Puttagunta is a General Partner at Benchmark and Modest Proposal is a money manager who is one of the most respected thinkers in financial markets. We cover the current scaling challenges of frontier AI models, the incredible proliferation of open source models, and the investing implications across private and public markets.
12.06.2024

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Ep.394
Building Islands of Innovation
Tobi Lütke is the co-founder and CEO of Shopify. We cover the biggest changes he's observed in the wider tech ecosystem with the advent of AI, his unique way of interpreting and implementing "founder mode" at Shopify, and how we can promote more entrepreneurs to build on "islands of innovation" away from the mainstream.
10.22.2024
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Ep.261
Building Gorilla Businesses
Geoffrey Moore is a tech author, consultant, and venture partner at Wildcat Ventures. We define what makes a company a "Gorilla", explore the lifecycle of technology adoption, and discuss how Geoffrey has updated his thinking over a long career.
01.27.2022

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Ep.260
The Cyclone Under the Surface
Gavin Baker is the managing partner and CIO of Atreides Management. We cover the current state of growth equities, the disconnect between private and public markets, and how semiconductors have evolved.
01.25.2022

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Ep.259
Investing in Immersive Worlds
Sam Englebardt and Richard Kim are general partners at Galaxy Interactive. We cover the digital art market, the social impact of Web3, and elements that create successful game communities.
01.20.2022

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Ep.258
Building an Investment Compass
Ricky Sandler is the founder of Eminence Capital. We cover Ricky's evolution as an active investor, why he thinks this is a stock picker's environment, and what keeps him competitive after a long and successful career.
01.18.2022

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Ep.257
The Art of Software Buyouts
Orlando Bravo is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Thoma Bravo. We cover Orlando’s first software deal, why high growth and high margins are not mutually exclusive, and what he’s learned about selling well.
12.28.2021

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Ep.256
Seven Decades of Investing Expertise
Jenny Johnson is the President and CEO of Franklin Templeton. We cover Jenny’s thoughts on leadership, how she manages the needle-moving problem that afflicts many large companies, and the ways in which she sees private markets becoming more accessible to retail investors in the future.
12.21.2021

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Ep.255
The Evolution of Markets
Doug Colkitt is a high-frequency trader and builder of the decentralized exchange, CrocSwap. We cover the evolution of market infrastructure, the mechanics of Automated Market Makers (AMMs), and the new category of single contract DEXs that Doug is building.
12.14.2021

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Ep.254
Back to the Future
Philip Rosedale is the creator of Second Life and Bill Gurley is a general partner at Benchmark. We cover their key learnings from building Second Life's virtual world, their views on the current metaverse opportunity, and what excites them most about today's focus on virtual realities.
12.07.2021

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Ep.253
Design-led Hospitality
Francis Davidson is the founder and CEO of Sonder. We cover his unique views around customer-centric focus, the nuances of hiring a team, and Sonder's approach to decision making.
11.30.2021

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Ep.252
Developing Every Skill
Niraj Shah is the CEO and co-founder of Wayfair. We cover how the competitive frontiers in e-commerce have changed, what it was like to build out a proprietary logistics operation, and what makes the home goods market more attractive than other physical goods markets.
11.23.2021