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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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Invest Like The Best
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

Invest Like The Best
Ep.427
The Gift and The Curse of Staying Private
Bill Gurley is a former General Partner at Benchmark Capital. We cover the breakdown of incentives that created over a thousand "zombie unicorn" companies, how late-stage venture firms have largely eliminated the need to go public to access funding and liquidity, and the investing implications if AI turns out to be the single greatest platform shift of our lifetime.
06.10.2025

Invest Like The Best
Ep.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.
03.11.2025

Invest Like The Best
Ep.52
The Wu Tang Clan of Finance
Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, and Barry Ritholtz are bloggers, podcasters, and advisors at Ritholtz Wealth Management. We cover how their team came together, what clients need to know, and what they're currently working on and thinking about.
08.29.2017

Invest Like The Best
Ep.51
Buying Companies With Economic Moats
Pat Dorsey was the longtime director of equity research at Morningstar and is the founder of Dorsey Asset Management. We cover all aspects of economic moats, the power of brands, and how Pat identifies the best investment opportunities.
08.22.2017

Invest Like The Best
Ep.50
Business vs. Investing
Morgan Housel is a partner at Collaborative Fund and Jason Zweig is the Intelligent Investor columnist for the Wall Street Journal. We cover what it takes to start a business, their approach to dealing with stress, and some general principles for learning.
08.15.2017

Invest Like The Best
Ep.49
Just Manageable Challenges
Brad Stulberg is the co-author of the book, Peak Performance. We cover the growth equation and the components that can lead to success, how to get the most out of your time spent training, and how you should design your day for optimal performance.
08.08.2017

Invest Like The Best
Ep.48
Sink or Swim: How to Combine Quant and Traditional Asset Management Techniques
Leigh Drogen is the co-founder of Estimize, which is now the largest financial estimates platform in the world. We cover how traditional managers can compete with quantitative funds, building factor models, and management structures in an investment firm.
08.01.2017

Invest Like The Best
Ep.47
Compound Your Face Off
Wes Gray is the founder of Alpha Architect. We cover the nature and landscape of quantitative investing, the impact of the shift to passive investing, and his approach to factor investing strategies like value and momentum.
07.25.2017

Invest Like The Best
Ep.46
Esoteric Assets
Rishi Ganti is the founder of Orthogon Partners. We cover market (in)efficiency, basics and examples of esoteric assets, and most memorable experiences and reflections in esoteric investing.
07.18.2017

Invest Like The Best
Ep.45
The Deployment Age, Power Laws, and Venture Capital
Jerry Neumann is a New York City-based venture capitalist. We cover the Deployment Age, the power laws that govern venture capital, and what makes a good venture capitalist.
07.11.2017

Invest Like The Best
Ep.44
Ten Lessons After Almost a Year of Podcasting
This episode marks the first anniversary of the podcast. Patrick covers his rule that started the whole podcast, the ten lessons he's learned over the past year, and a fun story about his recent dinner with Warren Buffett.
07.05.2017

Invest Like The Best
Ep.43
Seek to Learn That Which Cannot be Taught
Scott Norton is the co-founder of Sir Kensington’s which was acquired by Unilever. We cover his observations on culture, the importance of relationships in sales, and competitive edge.
06.27.2017